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Portraits & interviews

October 2015 immigration news at a glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   This month’s immigration news digest provides information about the positions the 2016 presidential frontrunners have taken on immigration and undocumented immigrants. Plus, we take a look at new initiatives and opportunities benefiting immigrants in the New York area.   Democratic candidates and undocumented immigrants Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, announced her immigration reform plan over the summer, in which she voiced her support for a path to full and equal citizenship for individuals currently living...

Portraits & interviews

September 2015 immigration news at a glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   This month’s news digest takes a look at the US Border Patrol and at new developments in the number of refugees, Syrians in particular, that will be resettled in the United States. We’ll also discuss some of the obstacles facing women immigrants before turning to Pope Francis’ visit to New York and other New York immigration news.   US Border Patrol In the final days of September, US Border Patrol agent Lonnie Schwartz was indicted...

Portraits & interviews

August 2015 immigration news at a glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   This month’s news digest takes a look at the first GOP presidential debate and, in particular, at the immigration stance of the various candidates. The digest then provides some statistics and facts on immigration and undocumented immigrants highlighted in recent reports, before turning to immigration news here in New York.   The GOP and immigration The first presidential debate amongst GOP candidates was held on August 6. The topic of immigration dominated much of the...

Features & analyses

What does the media focus on when it talks about immigrants?

Written by Sabrina Axster Every month, New Women New Yorkers features a summary of the most important national and local immigration news in a news digest. And, after nearly a year of compiling and reading the information that appears in the news about immigrants and immigration, I noticed a few common factors emerge. I decided to take a look at what the mainstream US print and online media actually covers when it comes to these issues to see where the...