Written by Sabrina Axster According to UNHCR estimates, there were over 16 million refugees worldwide by the end of 2013. But what does that actually mean? Where do refugees come from and where do they live? Here, we break down the numbers and take a look at which countries host the largest numbers of refugees. More people were forced to flee their homes in 2013 than in any year since World War II According to the UN High...
Written by Jahaida Hernandez Jesurum Before Anabella Lenzu first went to New York City in 1999, she had a heart-to-heart with her father. He told her that she could be one of two things: a rat’s head at home, in a place that’s trusted and familiar, or a lion’s tail abroad, in a place she didn’t know and where no one knew her. That difficult decision — and her father’s words of wisdom — put Anabella on a path...
Written by Kara DeDonato The April Immigration Roundup takes a look at the appeals process for Obama’s executive action and at the shortage of H-1B visas that is forcing many tech and knowledge workers to leave the US, before turning to an extended New York immigration update. Brief update on the executive order In April, the Obama administration continued the appeals process against a Texas federal judge’s order blocking the president’s immigration action. The order, supported by a...
Written by Edil Cuepo Did you take part in one of Cinco de Mayo’s festivities last week? If you aren’t Mexican, you probably think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s independence day. (I totally had it wrong all this time.) According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Cinco de Mayo is actually in remembrance of the surprising victory of the 4,000 outnumbered Mexicans over the undefeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 — it was like David against Goliath....
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