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ICE raids on homes panic schools, politicians
Immigration arrests at homes in Berkeley and Oakland on Tuesday sent a wave of panic among parents in both cities, as authorities mistakenly believed immigration... read more
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Illegal Farm Workers Get Health Care in Shadows
Before working with the New Routes project, I managed the interpreter services department of a well-known physician practice here in Madison, WI. I have lived... read more
Illegal immigrants worth $1.8 trillion to US economy
If the 8.1 million undocumented immigrants who cut lawns, bus tables and perform other jobs disappeared overnight, the nation's economy would lose nearly $1.8 trillion... read more
Illegal Migrants Dissect Details of Senate Deal
This New York Times story includes the opinions of migrant workers, activists, and policy experts regarding the complicated legislation crafted in the Senate. read more
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Immigrant and Refugee Issues and Community Media
A few days ago I participated in what planners hope will be the first annual “Community Media Summit” in Chicago. The Benton Foundation, the Chicago... read more
Immigrant Health Care: Access and Barriers: April 20 in Washington D.C.
Immigrants and their families experience great variability in their access to health care. Language, citizenship status, insurance status, program availability all influence immigrants' access to... read more
Immigrant Media in My Town: Madison, Wisconsin
I picked up two publications at Manna Café this week that I thought warranted a mention in our blog. Both appear in print and have... read more
Immigrant Members of Military Wait . . . and Wait . . . to Become U.S. Citizens
Despite a 2002 promise from President Bush to put citizenship applications for immigrant members of the military on a fast track, some are finding themselves... read more
Immigrant Professionals Learn to Market Skills
Jennifer Luden, of All Things Considered, reports on highly-skilled immigrants trying to obtain professional work that they are trained for. the story highlights a small... read more
Immigrant Seniors on KQED's The California Report
The great majority of immigrants to the U.S. are young and of working age. But in recent years, an increasing number of immigrants are in... read more
Immigrants and Health Care: Some Hospitals Resort to Deportation
Yesterday The New York Times published a long, poignant article that centered on the plight of Luis Alberto Jiménez -- an undocumented immigrant who was... read more
Immigrants Help with California Emergencies
From the editors at Alternet comes a report of the many immigrants fighting California fires as day laborers.   California's ablaze with fires spreading along the coast... read more
Immigrants in Hiding in the United States
Over the last year, illegal immigrants and their families have retreated from community life and gone into hiding because of the pressure from tougher federal... read more
Immigrants less likely to be incarcerated than US citizens
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
Immigrants now 40 percent of dairy workforce in Wisconsin
Dairy farmers face challenges hiring immigrant workers By Jacob KushnerWisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism "Just 10 years ago, 5 percent of workers on Wisconsin dairy farms were immigrants... read more
Immigrants Pull Weight in NY Economy
“Immigrants contribute nearly one-fourth of the economic output of New York State, according to a study to be released Monday.” Reported in the New York... read more
Immigrants Rush to Seek Citizenship
NPR's Morning Edition reports on the 60 percent increase in the number of applications submitted for citizenship. read more
Immigrants Who Die in Custody
Word spread quickly inside the windowless walls of the Elizabeth Detention Center, an immigration jail in New Jersey: A detainee had fallen, injured his head... read more
Immigrants Working in Nail Salons Suffer
“Employees at nail salons work long hours for minimal pay and often suffer from health problems related to the harmful chemicals involved in the job,... read more
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Immigrants' impact on state economy report: Nebraska’s Immigrant Population: Economic and Fiscal Impacts
This recent report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha quantifies the multi-billion dollar effects that immigrants have on the state's economy. From the Executive Summary Immigration... read more
Immigrants' Use of Health Care System Lower than Expected
“Illegal immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries are 50% less likely than U.S.-born Latinos to use hospital emergency rooms in California, according to... read more
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Immigration and Policy explored on public radio program "Justice Talking"
The issue of immigration has been a flashpoint in the Presidential debates. Border fences, identification for illegal immigrants, and other reforms have all raised questions... read more
Immigration being unfair to Haitians
Wilbert Benoit, father of two, taken away on a dark morning. Marie Thelusma arrested in front of her baby boy. Francieuse Lafortune, new mother, locked... read more
Immigration Bill Crushed
The Washington Post Reports "The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was crushed yesterday in the Senate, with the forces... read more
Immigration Bill to Go to Senate
Bipartisan group crafts bill that gives immigrants a path to citizenship. "The agreement we just reached is the best possible chance we will have to... read more
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