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“This March 2008 poll finds health care ranks third as the issue that they want presidential candidates to discuss during the campaign -- named by... read more
Immigrants are far less likely than the average U.S. native to commit crime in California, according to this issue of California Counts. For example, among... read more
“Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. ET http://www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics/12mar08
Immigration and health care rank among the top issues for voters in the 2008 presidential election. On... read more
This presentation was made at the Refugee Public Policy Forum in Decatur, Georgia on January 30, 2008. This session looks at historical and current trends... View video
This panel was part of a daylong Refugee Public Policy Forum that took place in Decatur, Georgia on January 30, 2008. This session looks at... View video
“Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is seeking permission from the federal government to expand the state's immigration enforcement powers.” (Source: Judith Davidoff in The Capital... read more
”The Bush administration announced plans on Wednesday to overhaul the notoriously inefficient federal guest worker program for agriculture, seeking to provide more legal workers to... read more
As we begin a new year, health care is center stage, spinning in a tight pas de deux with the economy as the dominant domestic... read more
The Georgia Refugee Public Policy and Education Initiative Presents, Strengthening Georgia: Policies that Support Refugees' Path to Becoming Successful New Americans
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Maloof Auditorium,... read more
Big Media is pushing the FCC to relax ownership rules again to give conglomerates more control over what Americans read, see, and hear. What most... read more
Churches, civic groups and businesses in Arkansas, including Tyson Foods, have formed the Arkansas Friendship Coalition to lobby on behalf of immigrants in the state,... read more
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
The mission of the Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota (CSCM) is to strengthen the capacity of Somalis in Minnesota to become contributing members of... read more View project media
Salud: Healing through the Arts
Latinos Progresando (LP) serves immigrants through the highest quality, low-cost legal immigration services, community education and engagement, and advocacy/organizing around policy that affects immigrants. Luis... read more View project mediaHEARMe (Health Education via Airwaves for Refugees)
The Office of University-Community Partnerships (OUCP) of Emory University is the centralized resource for integrating Emory's core teaching and research endeavors with service that benefits... read more View project mediaDomestic Worker Safety & Dignity Project
La Colectiva de Mujeres (Women's Collective) of the Day Labor Program at La Raza Centro Legal is a democratically run membership organization by and for... read more View project mediaDomestic Worker Safety & Dignity Project
The Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) is a program of UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Its mission is to improve health and safety conditions... read more View project media
The administration is quietly relaxing visa regulations because farmworkers are in critically short supply. Read the entire story in the LA Times.
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In many towns that have enacted laws to target illegal immigrants, the local economyies faltered as immigrants left. Business has worsened for everyone. And some... read more
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented-immigrant youths could become eligible to join the military to offset shortages of qualified recruits under a bill pending in Congress.... read more
Meatpackers union, representing employees of six Swift & Co. meatpacking plants where a massive illegal alien raid was conducted last year, is seeking an injunction... read more
In The Synthesis Report, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents new insights from research results. Issue 12, September 2007, presents findings on the size and... Visit website
Mexican-food trucks are outlawed in a New Orleans parish. Is it racism wrapped in a health issue? Read the article by Miguel Bustillo in the... read more
The Applied Research Center works to advance racial justice through research, advocacy and journalism. Watch their short video discussing how race and racism inform our... Visit website
The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) is a joint program of the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Children’s Hospital Boston, with over 150 staff.... read more View project media
Here's your Catch-22 of the morning: Report being assaulted, and you risk being deported. According to NOW, that's how things may turn out for illegal... read more
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