After the Election: Combatting Attacks on Immigrants
Immigrants faced repeated dehumanization on a vast scale during the 2024 election. An organizer reflects on what happened and how to move forward.
Immigration
Immigrants Prepare for the Worst (Again)
No matter who wins the 2024 presidential race, immigrant rights advocates are laying the groundwork for long-term justice.
C贸mo Apoyar a Las Personas Que Enfrentan el Duelo a Larga Distancia
Para los inmigrantes que enfrentan p茅rdidas desde lejos, el apoyo puede provenir de la comunidad, nuevos rituales y mejores pol铆ticas.
Who鈥檚 Helping Asylum Seekers?
While politicians on both sides of the aisle embrace 鈥渢ough on immigration鈥� policies, asylum seekers hoping to enter the U.S. are turning to grassroots organizations for information, safety, and dignity
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Does Biden鈥檚 Border Policy Look Like Trump鈥檚?
Attorney Laura Flores-Perilla explains what鈥榮 behind President Biden鈥檚 harsh new border policy restricting asylum-seekers arriving via Mexico.
Toward a Multiracial Immigrants鈥� Rights Movement
A formerly undocumented Salvadorian American immigrant and organizer assesses how the immigrants鈥� rights movement can address anti-Blackness and white supremacy.
The Immigrants鈥� Rights Movement Must Be Multiracial
To reach its full potential, the immigrants鈥� rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.
Easing the Toll of Long-Distance Grief
For immigrants navigating loss from afar, support can come from community, new rituals, and better policies.
Tiny Bus, Big Opportunities for Immigrant Kids
El Busesito (鈥渢he little bus鈥�) is a preschool on wheels that delivers free early childhood and family engagement programs to Latino immigrant families in Colorado鈥檚 Roaring Fork Valley.
A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community
Ethnic grocery stores have served as a cultural pillar of immigrant communities. Can they survive today鈥檚 economic challenges?
A Site That Safeguards Migrants鈥� Educational Credentials
When people forced to flee their homes then arrive in new countries, their efforts to continue with higher education and careers are often stymied.
Helping Dreamers Fulfill Their Dreams
The federal program that allows undocumented migrants to remain if they grew up in the U.S. falls short in many ways. Several organizations are stepping in to fill those gaps.
What My Green Card Love Story Taught Me About Immigration
Insecurity and powerlessness are the norm for immigrants navigating the U.S.鈥檚 immigration system鈥攅ven when they are married to a U.S. citizen.
How Migrants Sent to Massachusetts Found Aid and Community
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha鈥檚 Vineyard with no warning. Instead of being shunned, the migrants were welcomed and supported.
The Immigrant Workers Disrupting the Cleaning Industry
New York City鈥檚 Liberty Cleaners co-created an innovative training program that鈥檚 providing the skills to bring about their vision of the gig economy.
One Family, Two Nations
An extended Mexican family is split by wars between drug cartels and U.S. immigration policy.
My Mother鈥檚 Immigration Story, Part of Something Larger
You can say that my parents came to America for a better life, and they got one. But American imperialism shaped their paths.
Learning to Swim Through My Hybrid Cultures
A poem, 鈥淪wimming,鈥� explores themes of crossing borders, survival, and resilience.
On Mass Migration and Not Becoming Immune
How much suffering must a human go through to be seen as equal?
Why Trump鈥檚 鈥楻emain in Mexico鈥� Policy Must End
A Trump-era rule requiring immigrants to remain in Mexico while awaiting their cases has caused suffering and human rights violations. The U.S. Supreme Court is now thwarting President Biden鈥檚 attempt to end the rule.
Community Organizers Are Helping Immigrants Navigate COVID Misinformation
Lies, conspiracy theories, and quack cures about COVID-19 are all over the internet鈥攁nd immigrants are particularly vulnerable. But concerted community efforts can combat it.
How One Czech City Is Supporting Its Migrant Population
The city of Brno鈥檚 growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn鈥檛 enough. So the city brought the work in-house.
Immigrants Like Me Experience Two Ends of the Climate Crisis
While my family lives under existential threat from catastrophic cyclones in Mozambique, immigrant communities in the diaspora, like mine in London, also have to face toxic air quality.
Advocates for Haitian Asylum Seekers Call for Humane Treatment
The Biden administration was supposed be different from its predecessor. So why are Haitians are being denied their due process in seeking asylum to the U.S.?
Uncovering the Asian American Old West
Asian Americans were conveniently written out of history about the Old West. But they were present鈥攁nd prolific.
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