Immigration
A fact sheet from Migration Policy Institute provides info on population size and distribution, a demographic and socioeconmic overview, legal and unauthorized population numbers. 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
Interesting immigration stats from New America Media. Visit website
A study has found mistreatment of the mentally ill held in immigration detention. Nina Bernstein in the New York Times. read more
New American Media commentator Sandip Roy talks with NAM's Frank Sharry about how the lessons of health reform can be applied to immigration reform efforts.... Listen to audio
In Washington, tens of thousands of demonstrators called for legislation this year to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. (Julia Preston, the New... read more
Some of the nation's leading immigrant rights activists describe the lessons they are carrying forward from the last failed attempt at comprehensive immigration reform. New... Visit website
From the dark days of the Chinese Exclusion Act to post–September 11 crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, immigration detention has a controversial history in both our... Visit website
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Hussien Mohamed, Producer of HEARMe project interviewed Mayor Howard Tygrett of Clarkston, Georgia. Listen to audio
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
Since Edy Dominguez began participating at Radio Arte, he has graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a major in Communication, Media, and Theater with a... 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
Americans want their leaders to step up and solve tough problems, and immigration reform provides a perfect opportunity to deliver, write Gebe Martinez and Marshall... Visit website
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
“Officials, some of them still on the job, used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.” Nina... read more
Recently obtained documents shed light on immigrant deaths that occurred while immigrants were held in detention. They foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention. Nina... read more
The story of Nashville's growing Somali immigrant community. Over 5,000 Somali refugees now call Nashville their home. They left a war-torn country and many still... View video
With a national debate on the impact of foreign workers on jobs and the economy heating up for 2010, it’s time to brush up on... Visit website
When Peter Aldeza first arrived in Illinois from the Philippines, he filed U.S. Immigration paperwork to allow his older brother and sister to join him.... Visit website
Sanctuary for Families tells victims of domestic violence that the police or vengeful spouses cannot turn them over to immigration authorities. Visit website
Black church leaders have come up with answers both idealistic and pragmatic. Brian K. Woodson Sr. pastors a church, the Bay Area Christian Connection, that... read more
Arizona's new law requires state workers to report undocumented immigrants who apply for public benefits, like health care, even when it's for their citizen children.... Visit website
Find interesting data in easy-to-understand chart form: Age-Sex Pyramid of Immigrants, Age Distribution of Immigrant Population, Median Age Sex Ratio. From the Migration Policy Institute.... Visit website
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