Apr 14 Watch 3:21 Syrian people fight for survival as multiple powers face off By PBS News Hour Syrians have continued to flee to neighboring countries and Europe as conflict in their country has intensified, and in Lebanon, nearly one in four people is a Syrian migrant. Meanwhile, pro-Assad leaders have condemned the coordinated strikes on Syria, with… Continue watching
Apr 04 Mexico gives caravan migrants transit visas as group begins to disperse By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The Mexican government said in a statement late Tuesday that its immigration policy "is not subject to pressure," but noted the caravan "began to disperse by decision of the participants." It said 465 migrants had asked for transit visas and… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 7:39 Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate By PBS News Hour News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:17 Italy discouraging flow of migrants from North Africa By PBS News Hour Italy has received 500,000 migrants and refugees from North Africa who have fled war, extreme poverty and oppression during the last three years. But the country, which had a reputation of welcoming migrants, has received backlash for it and is… Continue watching
Dec 04 What humans can learn about immigration from Africa's tiniest carnivores By Rashmi Shivni A new study shows it takes a little time before outsider dwarf mongooses will be trusted with a crucial job in a new group. But in these communities, immigrants are always welcome. Continue reading
Oct 08 Syrian dancers perform show about migration in Berlin By Jona Kallgren, Associated Press A group of Syrian dancers is going on tour across Germany with a show that tells of the plight that made them flee their homeland and of the hopes they have for the future. Continue reading
Jul 06 Column: The radically old-fashioned solution for America's immigration crisis By Hannah Carrese The slogan for this new NAFTA, founded in old North American policies, is simple: rather than free trade, free movement — fair trade, fair movement. Continue reading
Mar 27 Read these poetry postcards from immigrants, refugees and others touched by migration By Elizabeth Flock "Because We Come From Everything: Poetry & Migration” launched this month with 25 poetry organization in 15 cities. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:28 What an ancient boneyard reveals about our earliest global wanderers By PBS News Hour On a years-long hike across the globe, journalist Paul Salopek is following the path humans took after the Ice Age. One of the most important human migration sites in the world is in Dmanisi, Georgia, where people have walked for… Continue watching
Sep 28 Why we need to listen to undocumented poets By Corinne Segal When we talk about undocumented immigrants, who are we leaving behind?… Continue reading