Immigration

Los Medios de Comunicación Creados Por y Para Los Inmigrantes: Nuevas Voces Para la Salud Comunitaria
Este informe ofrece una guía para organizaciones comunitarias y para aquellos que invierten en el cambio social y entienden el poder de los medios de... read more

Cities of Migration: Best Practices in Immigrant Integration
Cities of Migration website showcases good practice in the integration of urban migrants and promotes innovative ideas that create equity, social cohesion and urban prosperity. Visit website
Webinar: Healthy Communities - Improving Immigrant Access to Health Care
Staying healthy means knowing when and where to go for medical help and having access to experts who can speak your language, culturally and linguistically.... read more
Central American Immigrants in the US: Fact Sheet from MPI
The 2.9 million Central American immigrants living in the United States were more likely than both the native born and the foreign-born population overall to... Visit website
From Charting New Routes to Building New Bridges
This “Lessons Learned” publication summarizes the principles and practices gleaned from the New Routes to Community Health project. Learn about the immigrant health and media... read more

Immigration to U.S. Rises After a Dip
The flow of immigrants to the United States has resumed after falling to the lowest level in decades during the recession, a new study finds.... Visit website
US melting pot? Black residential segregation drops but isolation persists for Hispanics
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's neighborhoods became more integrated last year than during any time in at least a century as a rising black middle class... Visit website
English-Language Learner (ELL) Information Center
MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy has created the English Language Learner (ELL) Information Center, to provide informative fact sheets, maps, and state-level data resources that chronicle... Visit website
Listen to Immigration Specials on the Public Radio Exchange
Getting to—and staying in—America. A curated playlist from the editors of PRX. Featured stories include: American Dreamer from Long Haul Productions and Latino USA follows... Visit website
Students Spared Amid Increase in Deportations
The Obama administration, while deporting a record number of immigrants convicted of crimes, is sparing one group of illegal immigrants from expulsion: students who came... read more
Fear influences attitudes in national immigration debate
A recent campaign ad supporting Arizona Sen. John McCain's bid for re-election features a chat with a uniformed police officer who complains about the trouble... Visit website
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
A federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday blocked key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect as scheduled Thursday, granting in part an... read more
The Impact of Immigration on American Cities
A perennial concern for Congress, immigration has come to the forefront as a major domestic policy issue in the past few weeks. Next American... read more
Deportation by Default
“This 98-page report says that immigrants with mental disabilities are often unjustifiably detained for years on end, sometimes with no legal limits. The report documents case after... Visit website
America Now: Children of the Harvest
What are your kids doing this summer? Swimming, playing, going to camp? For some children in America-- hundreds of thousands of them-- summer ... read more
Becoming a Citizen the Naturalized Way
The New York office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized about 90,000 people last year; the process is far from simple. (New York Times.... read more
Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing
"The Library of America anthology Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing is daunting, weighing in at 724 pages -- however much a hardcover wrapped... Visit website
The President's Remarks on Immigration Reform
....immigrants have always helped to build and defend this country -– and that being an American is not a matter of blood or birth.  It’s... read more
California Formally Endorses Immigration Rights for Same-Sex Couples
The California State Senate passed a resolution with a 23-12 vote that included bipartisan support, endorsing a federal law that would permit U.S. citizens and... read more
Packing for Vacation? Remember the Sunscreen, Camera, and the ACLU Know-Your-Rights Card
Summer vacations to the Grand Canyon will require a little extra preparation this year. Along with your camera and hot-weather gear, make sure to pack... read more
Hispanics leave AZ over immigrant law
All over Phoenix, you'll find yard sales, like this one -- Silvia Arias sells the possessions of four Hispanic families. They're undocumented, so they're moving... read more
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health
This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles... View video
Once struggling to learn English, student now heads for Harvard med
"Next stop, Harvard University in August. Carlos also was accepted at Madison, the Medical College and the University of Chicago. He hasn't decided on a... read more
Ten Steps to Advocacy in Healthcare Published by International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses recently published a guide to healthcare advocacy, "Promoting Health: Advocacy Guide for Health Professionals."   The guide covers the following 10... read more
Courage in Arizona
Four students risked everything to urge passage of an immigration reform bill. Too bad nobody in Washington has been able to muster the same kind... read more
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