REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS
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By Robin Abcarian | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 7, 2023 | Photo by Rodrique Ngowi He hasn’t admitted it yet, but let’s say for the sake of argument that Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is behind the recent ferrying of South American migrants from Texas to the steps of ...
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By Paul Krugman | The New York Times | APR. 13, 2023 | Photo by Max Whitaker Although many politicians will never admit it, the U.S. economy is currently performing far better than most analysts expected. We’re still adding jobs at a rapid clip; while inflation remains unacceptably high, it’s probably ...
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By Patrick McDonnell | Los Angeles Times | APR. 2, 2023 | Photo by Andalou Agency CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — They came to offer a serenade for Joel Alexander Leal Peña, born 21 years ago. “¡Tus amigos llegamos aquí!” sang some three dozen people, clustered in the shadow of metal bars fronting ...
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Data shows the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy increased the number of citizens with jobs and pulled people out of unemployment. By University of Delaware | Newswise | MAR. 29, 2023 | Illustration by Julie Morin Newswise — A new study from the University of Delaware refutes a long-held talking point: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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By Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell & Gabriela Minjares | Los Angeles Times | MAR. 28, 2023 | Photo by AP CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The surveillance video is short, but brutal. Taken from inside a migrant detention center in northern Mexico, it shows flames spreading quickly inside a locked cell, and ...
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For 20 years, the Department of Homeland Security has made life a nightmare for millions — but Dreamers like me have seen that there’s another way. By Alliyah Lusuegro | Foreign Policy in Focus | MAR. 20, 2023 | Photo from ShutterShock The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, turned ...
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Opinion by Dara Lind | The New York Times | MAR. 14, 2023 | Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre How did President Biden go from denouncing the immigration policies of his predecessor to following in his footsteps by proposing a regulation that would make the vast majority of current asylum ...