Category: Portraits & interviews
Written by Kara DeDonato This month’s Digest zooms in on immigration composition and recent trends in the United States. It then examines the apparent effect of the restoration of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba on Cuban migration to the US. Last but not least, the Digest concludes with a look at immigration news from New York. A breakdown of immigration to the US Media attention to the surge of unaccompanied minors in 2014, border control, President...
Written by Kara DeDonato This month’s digest features an exclusive look at President Obama’s executive action on immigration and at the predominantly GOP-generated backlash against it. As always, it finishes with a summary of immigration news in the New York area. A continued look at Obama’s executive action As a quick recap, at its core Obama’s executive action provides millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States with protection from deportation as well as work permits. To...
Written by Kara DeDonato Our November News Digest takes a look at the midterm election results and their potential ramifications for immigration reform, before turning to the long-awaited executive action announced by President Obama on November 20. The Digest concludes with a look at the impact of Obama’s executive action in New York, and other developments in New York City. What the midterm election results say about immigration reform The midterm elections were a major victory for the...
Did you know that about a third of women immigrants in the US have not completed high school, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the New America Media (2009)? The same poll points out that a majority of women immigrants have very limited English proficiency. Women immigrants also often lack familiarity and proficiency in using computers, the Internet, and other electronic resources and media, when these technologies could help open the door to greater opportunities for them....
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