Citizenship
Nearly one in five Americans are either immigrants or were born in the United States to at least one parent from abroad, the Census Bureau
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I will remember the summer of 2010 as
the season when our New Routes model became my personal touchstone
for what is important to me about the... read more
The Immigration Policy Center released its complete series of 50 state fact sheets which highlight the political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos, and Asians... Visit website
Tuesday, almost two-dozen young people began sit-ins at the offices of five powerful senators.
The youths are demanding passage of the DREAM Act, a bill that... read more
Senator Dick Durbin, Co-Sponsor of the DREAM Act, is asking for stories from youth who would be eligible for the DREAM act. Send stories to:... read more
The New York office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services naturalized about 90,000 people last year; the process is far
from simple. (New York Times.... read more
"The Library of America anthology Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing is daunting, weighing in at 724 pages -- however much a hardcover wrapped... Visit website
Thuong Nguyen, 50, lives on his shrimping boat in Venice, La., and cannot fish because of the oil spill. read more
Cities of Migration seeks to improve local integration practice in major immigrant receiving cities worldwide through information sharing and learning exchange. There are online resources... Visit website
On May 1, protesters marched, hoping to add momentum to their call for Congress to act on an immigration overhaul. (By Julia Preston of the... read more
Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco is 22 years old, and since she began participating with SALUD she has received a bachelors degree in Gender and... read more
What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates,... read more
Malin Tom, a Chinese immigrant living in Santa Clara, California is an "emotional man," which explains why he kept his journey through Angel Island mostly... read more
Sagal Radio, WRFG 89.3 FM, Office of University-Community Partnerships and community organizations asking the questions surrounding United States citizenship. Listen to audio
After almost nine years, Nigerian immigrant Emakoji Ayikoye is on the brink of becoming an American, just waiting to say the words of the citizenship... read more
New Yorkers of Haitian descent in Cambria Heights, Queens, home to one of the city's largest Haitian communities, shared their concerns for family and friends,... read more
The issue of illegal immigration has been on the forefront of political controversy and discussion for the past decade, while the stories of the legal... Visit website
Mallika Dutt examines the fundamental problem of the immigration reform debate. Can we bring back due process rights for non-citizens? Sandip Roy interviews the award... Visit website
This summer at Radio Arte, as part of the SALUD: Healing through the Arts project 11 youth, 14-23 years old, have been working on writing... read more
After declining steadily between 1960 and 1990, the
number of older immigrants (those age 65 and over) in the United States
nearly doubled between 1990 and 2007,... read more
More than 1 million immigrants became U.S. citizens last year, the largest surge in history, hastening the ethnic transformation of California's political landscape with more... read more
A Queens family is struggling with the limited opportunities that
illegal immigrants face and the burdens and possibilities of a son’s
American citizenship.
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Obama’s effort would include looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said. (Source: Julia Preston in the New... read more
It's a bit cold here in Philadelphia but the energy and enthusiasm surrounding our project continues to grow.
Yesterday, I cleared my calendar and went to... read more
This story puts a very human face on the difficult subject of foreign born children raised in the United States. They face monumental struggles trying... read more
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