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In the Palmer Raids of 1919-1920, immigrant leftists and labor agitators were arrested and deported, mainly to Italy and Eastern Europe.

In the McCarthy era of the late 1940s and ’50s, federal workers, Hollywood workers, academics, and labor leaders alleged to be communists were fired, blacklisted, hauled before Congress, and sometimes jailed.

“When a segment of the population is first targeted, it’s not going to stop there,” said Carl Rosen, president of the United Electrical Workers.

“Eventually it’s going to be used against the labor movement and any Americans who want to stand up for justice. So we were happy to join together with other unions in saying, ‘We are going to resist this.’”

The above was a quote from Labor Notes

https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/04/ten-national-unions-call-anti-trump-resistance

Labor Notes · Apr 8Ten National Unions Call for Anti-Trump ResistanceTen national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #immigration