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Why it's so hard to come to the U.S. legally
By Russell Contreras | AXIOS | APR. 6, 2023 | Photo by Irfan Khan & Rhona Wise Permanently moving to the U.S. was once as easy as getting on a ship or strolling across a border. Today, most lawful means of entering the country take years because of overwhelmed immigration agencies, rising levels of global migration and ... -
Supreme Court to decide if government can prosecute someone for ‘encouraging’ illegal immigration
By David G. Savage | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 27, 2023 | Photo by Kent Nishimura WASHINGTON — Is it a crime or free speech for someone to “encourage” immigrants to come to this country illegally, or remain here after their visas have expired? The Supreme Court grappled with that question ... -
Three-and Ten-year Re-entry Bars
This immigration policy discourages immigrants from adjusting their status; because they face the risk of seeing their families separated, more immigrants have chosen to remain undocumented in the U.S. long term. Story and photo by Policy Brief | FWD.us | MAR. 23, 2023 When individuals remain in the U.S. without ... -
Immigration Policy impact
Lerner College researcher examines employment data connected to DACA. By Andrew Sharp | Univ. of Delaware | MAR. 23, 2023 | Illustration by Julie Morin If you want to quickly start an intense debate, a decent way to do it is by bringing up immigration policy. There’s no shortage of ... -
With Congress stuck, some immigrant advocates go local
Advocates have pushed for bills that would give undocumented immigrants access to some services. By Suzanne Monyak | Roll Call | MAR. 23, 2023 | Photo by David L. Ryan With Congress at an impasse on major federal immigration legislation, some advocates have turned to local legislatures to promote and ... -
The post-DACA generation tries to go to college
The Chronicle wrote about the group of students that had to navigate the college-application process without immigrant protection in some Southern states. By Renata Kaminski | Al Dia | MAR. 24, 2023 | Photo by Getty Images An estimated 11 million people living in the United States are undocumented — ... -
Dreams Derailed
More than a decade ago, three states banned Undocumented students from public colleges. For the post-DACA generation, the toll has been steeper. By Marcela Rodrigues | The Chronicle of Higher Education | MAR. 22, 2023 | Photo by Sean Rayford During his junior year in high school, Steven was asked ... -
Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns
By Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 27, 2023 | Photo by John Moore President Biden’s plan to limit some migrants’ access to asylum could force federal asylum officers to break U.S. law, the union that represents asylum officers argued Monday in a formal filing opposing the proposal. ... -
Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions
By Courtney Subramanian & Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 26, 2023 | Photo by Carolyn Cole WASHINGTON — Top Democrats are warning President Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border without authorization. “I urge you to learn from the mistakes ... -
How a Mexican forty-niner turned into the legend of Zorro
By Sheryl Losser | Mexico News Daily | MAR. 20, 2023 | Photo of painting in Public Domain The story of Joaquín Murrieta — the legendary Mexican Robin Hood who inspired the story of El Zorro — has endured and evolved over almost 200 years. To the American authorities in ...
