Oct 21 Immigration clampdown adding to mental health stress for Central American migrants By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Doctors Without Borders told The Guardian that its doctors found that nine out of 10 migrants suffered from anxiety or depression, a number that has tripled in two years. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:41 Putting policy in context at the final presidential debate By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tackled several policy matters in the final presidential debate: abortion, nuclear weapons and immigration. Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to get the facts behind what the candidates said. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 7:50 Why Uganda is one of the world’s most hospitable refugee destinations By PBS News Hour In a world struggling with anti-immigrant sentiment, Uganda provides a rare hospitable welcome for those seeking asylum. Refugees live in settlements where they are able to run small businesses, attend mosques and children attend school. The country’s support system is… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 9:20 Anti-migrant sentiment lifts Denmark’s right-wing By PBS News Hour In Denmark, policies aimed at deterring the arrival of asylum seekers -- by making the country less hospitable -- appear to be working. And yet that slowing hasn't stopped the country from turning more to the right, in a dramatic… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 3:11 Newly released video shows Trump making lewd remarks about women By PBS News Hour Donald Trump faced renewed criticism of his treatment of women on Friday when a video surfaced of him making lewd comments; Trump's campaign called the conversation “locker room banter.” Meanwhile, the candidate returned to criticizing immigration policy. Hillary Clinton took… Continue watching
Oct 07 Trump suggests immigrants allowed into U.S. illegally to vote By Alicia A. Caldwell and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump said Friday that agents have been told to allow immigrants into the United States illegally "so they can vote in the election."… Continue reading
Oct 03 If the walls of an immigrant detention center could speak By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Teow Lim Goh imagines the voices of Chinese immigrants who were detained at Angel Island between 1910 and 1940. Continue reading
Oct 03 Supreme Court has rejected Obama request to re-hear immigration case By Associated Press The high court split 4-4 in late June, effectively killing the White House's plans to shield from deportation immigrants who are in the country illegally and provide them work permits. 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 23 Watch 7:56 What President Hillary Clinton would do on Day 1 By PBS News Hour With the election just six weeks away, we can begin to imagine what the candidates would actually do if they reach the Oval Office. What would Hillary Clinton propose and get done in the first days of her presidency? Lisa… Continue watching