Immigration

The National Immigration Forum, an immigration advocacy organization, along with a diverse coalition of labor union leaders, religious groups and civil rights organizations is challenging... 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. read more
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
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The New York Times has published an important story about how immigrants influence US health care facilities. Usually, for a news story, I simply write... read more
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Rigoberto Padilla has been a student of journalism and media at Radio Arte since February of 2009. Between the time he was accepted into this... read more
On March 25, Amnesty International released a new report "Jailed without Justice" that exposes the immigration detention system in the United States as broken and... read more
Amazing things are happening across the country. And they can be seen in the stories of newcomers to the United States. New Routes to Community... View video
YouTube Video clip and transcripts of Obama’s recent speech on immigration reform. read more
First in a series: Where Education and Assimilation Collide A record influx of immigrants has put classrooms on the front lines of America’s battles over whether... read more
How do immigrant issues touch me? I often read blogs and comments about immigrants and immigration for my work on the New Routes project. I... read more
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"Stopping racism and judging can be a step closer to making a better world in which people can live together in peace," says Javier. This... View video
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Through the history of his family and his personal story of violence, immigration, and healing, Tulio helps us to understand personal evolution and his connection... View video
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Francisco, a digital storytelling participant, describes a journey ("el viaje") he took in his life. This story is part of a collection of stories available on... View video
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Tali unveils her painful experiences at home, afraid of her abusive father and worried for her mother. After Tali’s mother finds courage to stand up... View video

the brave women of Abriendo las Cajas

the brave women of Abriendo las Cajas
This group of Abriendo las Cajas participants shared stories of domestic violence and healing.
Michelle Chen, in the blog RaceWire, writes that decent immigration reform may help the U.S. economy. Comments invited. read more
Good friends Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, Rissel Sanderson, Fabiola Hamdan and Brenda Gonzalez, all from Madison, pose at the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. ...Despite the size... read more
The new whitehouse.gov website is up and running today with the administration's agenda on many topics from civil rights to women.  The page on immigration... read more
Despite the trouble in the United States economy, there is no hard evidence of a return migration tied to the recession, researchers said. (Source: Nina... read more
Immigration officials investigating the death of a Chinese man in their custody last summer said that supervisors had denied the ailing man appropriate medical treatment.... read more
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