Apr 19 Watch 2:16 What’s behind the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa? By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, South African leader Jacob Zuma canceled a trip overseas following a wave of xenophobic violence against immigrants. David Smith of the Guardian joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Johannesburg to discuss the backlash. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 5:13 What’s next for Obama’s immigration actions in court? By PBS News Hour In November, President Obama announced new executive actions on U.S. immigration policy; 26 states then sued the president for what they say is an overstep of his Constitutional authority. Today, a panel of federal judges in New Orleans heard arguments… Continue watching
Apr 13 How migrants control one of the world’s most powerful economic engines By Laura Santhanam Migrants sent $436 billion in remittances to the developing world in 2014, according to a new report from the World Bank. That's far more than what the world's wealthiest nations spent in official development assistance. Continue reading
Apr 09 Black immigrant population in U.S. expected to triple by 2060, study finds By Laura Santhanam The number of black immigrants living in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 1980 and is expected to continue to grow, according to a new report released today from the Pew Research Center. Continue reading
Mar 28 Mixed statements on immigration from 2016 GOP contenders By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press "All the candidates have mixed statements - they have statements that seem to support amnesty and they all have ones that seem to oppose it," said Roy Beck, executive director of Numbers USA, which seeks to reduce immigration. Continue reading
Mar 09 America’s boomers and undocumented immigrants need each other By Ai-jen Poo The Justice Department has issued a Monday deadline for the judge who blocked Mr. Obama's executive action on immigration to put his decision on hold while an appeal moves forward. Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and… Continue reading
Feb 27 House rejects Homeland Security funding By Erica Werner and David Espo, Associated Press Congress closed in Friday on approving a short-term funding bill for the Homeland Security Department that would avert a partial agency shutdown hours before it was to begin. Continue reading
Feb 26 House GOP weighs short-term funding bill to prevent DHS shutdown By David Espo, Erica Werner, Associated Press Sounding a likely retreat, House Republicans weighed short-term funding Thursday to prevent a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security while temporarily leaving in place Obama administration immigration policies they have vowed to repeal. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:58 Why Senate and House Republicans are split over a Homeland Security bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 5 graphs that show how the face of America is changing By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Hispanics are one of the largest and fastest-growing voting blocs in the country and stand to be a political powerhouse over the next two generations. A new report shows that the country is getting more diverse, more educated and older. Continue reading