The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is pleased to announce the launch of a health care resources component within our Language... Read More
The earthquake in Haiti has thrust Haitian American media in an unprecedented leadership role. Many are funding their own trips to Haiti to keep their... Read More
Depression is a serious problem among ethnic elders who are often less likely than white seniors to get appropriate and effective treatment. Poverty, lack of... Read More
Unique perspectives of the earthquake and its aftermath from New York’s foreign language newspapers. Read More
The situation at the Varick Detention Facility in Greenwich Village shows just how complicated and painful the immigrant detention system is for those who are... Read More
Paul VanDeCarr's blog offers "conversations and commentary on storytelling in its many forms". On February 8, 2010, he highlighted New Routes projects in Boston (Twa... Read More
The suspected burden that undocumented immigrants may place on the U.S. health care system has been a flashpoint in health care and immigration reform debates.... Read More
New Report: Immigrants Largely Left Out of Federal Health Reform New York, NY – New York is home to more than two million non-citizens, and... Read More
A new North Carolina immigration organization has formed. While it focuses on a hot issue of the day, it differs from most other immigration groups... Read More
To counter the many reports and images of desperate Haitians looting stores, I offer these first-hand reports:
From Amber Munger, working with KONPAY, in Port-au-Prince, Jan... Read More
The Obama administration extended a special immigration status that protects Haitians from deportation for 18 months and allows them to work. Read More
New Yorkers of Haitian descent in Cambria Heights, Queens, home to one of the city's largest Haitian communities, shared their concerns for family and friends,... Read More
The NYT would like to help connect people inside and outside Haiti who are searching for info about the quake. Read More
Officials warned that casualties could be substantial from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which left the Haitian capital in a shambles. 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
A Haitian immigrant who has already served time for crimes committed 20 years ago suddenly finds himself facing deportation. Congressmen and church leaders point to... Read More
By all accounts, Frances Vasquez ought to be a diabetic. At age 47, she was overweight and had high blood sugar. But she radically changed... Read More
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.... Read More
Being an immigrant in the U.S means constantly engaging in the protection and promotion of one’s culture by building voluntarily and sometimes involuntarily a close-knit... Read More
This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief provides an overview of key questions related to immigrants' health coverage and health reform, addressing subjects such as how... Read More
Working in a hotel can be hazardous to your health, especially for women and ethnic minorities, according to a recent study of occupational injuries among... Read More
A report by Marshall Fitz outlines a 21st century immigration system that will stimulate innovation, enhance competitiveness, and cultivate a high-skilled U.S. workforce. Read More
“The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational
initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States
that aims to help two members... Read More
“The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning, delightful treasure, a vivid portrait of... Read More
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