Immigration
After fleeing violence in Jamaica, gay man seeks refuge in America
Anti-gay prejudice is written into Jamaican law. A colonial-era rule criminalizes male intercourse and LGBT activists say talk of jail ti ...
9 years ago
Listen 11:06What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America
How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...
9 years ago
Trump signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas [updated]
[updated 11:51am] President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withst ...
9 years ago
Pa. students protest anti-sanctuary campus bill
On Thursday, college students rallied outside of nine state representative’s offices across Pennsylvania today, calling for them to ...
9 years ago
Chesco unauthorized immigrants told to make a family plan in case of deportation
Latinos living in Pennsylvania’s rural southern Chester County packed a recent community meeting in Kennett Square to discuss their ...
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ListenEarlier this week the Department of Homeland Security released plans to ramp up the deportation of undocumented immigrants. Thursday̵ ...
9 years ago
Targeting of nationalities and not individuals is why Trump’s travel ban fails
There is a general consensus in the U.S. that we need to protect ourselves and not allow people who wish us harm to pass through our bord ...
9 years ago
DHS weighed Nat Guard for immigration roundups [updated]
The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, ...
9 years ago
Quandary over U.S. travel policy spurs rush for naturalization
As uncertainty continues around President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, those with green cards are flocking to immigrati ...
9 years ago
Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban [updated]
A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nat ...
9 years ago
Stress stemming from fear of raids, deportation appears to influence immigrants’ health
New research is looking into how deportation and immigration enforcement actions affect health. University of Michigan researchers ...
9 years ago
ListenThe Mongols are coming! The Mongols are coming!
Donald Trump’s wall is sure to become a geo-political trivia question, which will likely be phrased, “What humongous ego tha ...
9 years ago
A view of Trump’s wall from our neighbors to the south
During a recent vacation week in Playa del Carmen, a tourist town 30 miles south of the Cancun airport, I chatted with dozens of locals, ...
9 years ago
For a refugee, making it work in America means not being afraid to ask for help
I don’t find myself very special. I know there are thousands of people like me who work hard to survive, to make money to support their ...
9 years ago
Earlier this morning, Sarah Assali’s mother was already planning a big dinner. Makes sense, since Assali had been anticipating the ...
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