The 2020 presidential elections were historic in many ways. They also brought an important fact to consider: A record number of immigrants were eligible to vote.
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Climate Change Affects Migration WorldWide (Out of Africa, III)
By Thomas L. Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author, and columnist for the New York Times
Migrants and refugees: The unlikely key for economic development
By Dany Bahar, senior fellow and migration economist at the Brookings Institution
Domestic Violence: Immigrants Are Particularly Vulnerable
By Erica Rudolf, Staff Attorney at Ayuda
For immigrants who are experiencing domestic violence, COVID-19 is causing an unseen crisis as people are forced to stay home. For someone in an abusive relationship, home is not a place of refuge and safety, but a place of violence and fear.
Read MoreHealth is the Human Denominator. Where is the Access?
by Dr. Sofía Gómez, Public Health Researcher and Practitioner
Health equity in the U.S. remains an economic, social, and political issue. If there is any small silver lining in COVID-19’s dark clouds, it is that the pandemic has beckoned us as citizens to reflect on our society’s common denominator: our health.
Read MoreWe Can’t Talk About Immigration without Acknowledging Black Immigrants
KOVIE BIAKOLO wrote this article for YesMagazine.org
With strong, rich roots in the U.S., Black people are part of this country’s immigration narrative.
Read More“How DACA Changed My Life”, An Essay by a DACA recipient from Brazil
by Juliana Macedo Do Nascimento, DACA recipient + State/Local Policy Manager at United We Dream
DREAMers’ futures are on the line. Any day now, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of nearly 700,000 young people in the DACA program, but also their families and communities. Learn more about what’s at stake with this momentous Supreme Court decision in this month’s Think Table.
Read MoreWhat are ‘sanctuary’ cities and why is Trump targeting them?
By Reuters reporters Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administration’s fight in recent weeks against Democratic-led “sanctuary” jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Read MoreTrump’s immigration policies have already put lives at risk
By Washington Post editorial board
It remains unclear how many lives — of immigrants and native-born Americans alike — will have been risked in the meantime as a result of the administration’s scare tactics.
Read MoreAsylum In The U.S.: What’s Going On?
by Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute
Andrew Selee, President of MPI, explains the history of asylum in the United States as a safe haven for those fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.
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