immigration

What's the economic impact of refugees in America?

By Paul Solman

For the United States, the economic impact of refugees is positive on net, but the distributional consequences can be quite complicated, says economist Jeffrey Sachs.

Some states bypass Congress, create their own versions of the DREAM Act

By Larry Gordon, The Hechinger Report

While Congress remains deadlocked on a DREAM Act, some states welcome undocumented immigrants to public universities.

An open letter to the 45th president

By Vikram Mansharamani

Vikram Mansharamani highlights five key issues that warrant the 45th president's immediate attention.

Here's how Trump plans to fund border wall

By Vivian Salama and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A published report says Donald Trump would force Mexico to pay for a border wall, if elected president, by cutting off billions of dollars in remittances by immigrants living in the U.S.

What the immigration debate means for the White House race

By PBS News Hour

Immigration reform is one of the biggest issues of this year’s presidential race, and every contender has their own take. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies, Frank Sharry of America’s Voice and Brittney Parker…

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How one Minnesota school district handles a rising immigrant population

By Corey Mitchell, Education Week

The United States is now home to the largest number of foreign-born black people in its history and many are K-12 students enrolled in public schools. This presents unique challenges for the school districts that welcome them.

Trump's wall plan draws mixed reactions on the border

By Astrid Galvan and Brian Skoloff, Associated Press

NOGALES, Ariz. — Donald Trump's ambitious plan to build a giant wall on the border hits close to home for people like Berenice Andrews.

Homeland Security using unpopular raids to curb border crossings

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is openly stepping up efforts to find and deport immigrants who were part of the 2014 surge of illegal crossings by unaccompanied children and families.

How poetry helped Marcelo Hernandez Castillo speak out on immigration

By Corinne Segal

At a young age, language was Marcelo Hernandez Castillo's best defense. Growing up undocumented, Castillo said that fluency in English -- and, later, poetry -- were the tools with which he could protect against deportation. Writing was "a way…

The surprising beauty in Europe's abandoned border checkpoints

By Corinne Segal

Photographer Josef Schulz's series on abandoned border checkpoints has taken on a renewed importance, as one of the largest migrations in European history has brought new discussion about the continent's borders.