Nov 11 Deportation fears grip immigrants after Trump’s election By Astrid Galvan and Amy Taxin, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation. Continue reading
Oct 19 Ride the ‘border wave’ with this Mexican artist By KLRU Austin artist, Gerardo Arellano, blends expressionism and pop art to create what he calls "Border Wave" -- a style of imagery that is influenced by life on both sides of the U.S. and Mexican border. Continue reading
Sep 26 Seeing a culture of fear, poet explores the immigrant dream By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Tishani Doshi has long reflected on the idea of immigration and creating a new home in new land. But she has become alarmed about the “culture of fear” that has developed toward immigrants in the United Sates and Britain. Continue reading
Sep 08 Young voters from newer immigrant families lean more liberal, poll shows By Kathleen Ronayne and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Young Hispanic and Asian-Americans who are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration, a new GenForward poll shows. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future By Mori Rothman, Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from… Continue watching
May 19 There is a push to insure immigrants before Obama leaves office By Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News California state legislators and advocates are racing to get federal approval in the waning months of the Obama administration for a proposal to allow immigrants living in the U.S. illegally onto the California insurance exchange… Continue reading
May 17 GOP reinstates usage of ‘illegal alien’ in Library of Congress’ records By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans on a powerful House panel Tuesday narrowly defended a tea party-fueled move to tell the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 4:15 U.S. to step up arrests, deportation of undocumented immigrants By PBS News Hour Responding to a surge of Central Americans coming to the U.S. in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security has planned a month of raids on immigrants found to have crossed the southwest border illegally. Reuters reporter Julia Edwards, who… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 3:23 Generation gap translates to different political priorities By PBS News Hour The 2016 primary race has been one of the most divisive elections in recent memory. One family of Muslim immigrants in Virginia exemplifies this divide -- and the growing intergenerational gap in political priorities. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 7:51 Individual coaching demystifies college for first-generation applicants By PBS News Hour Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change that by… Continue watching