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March 2016 immigration news at a glance

Written by Ludmila Leiva   In this month’s news digest, NWNY examines Donald Trump’s provocative immigration campaign and Bernie Sanders’ momentum, examining how these trends may impact immigration conversations on the path to the elections. Zooming into New York, we’ll then take a look at the road to the New York primaries and other New York immigration news.   Building walls Donald Trump has been under fire for several months, particularly following his proposal to build a “great, beautiful” wall...

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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...

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October 2014 Immigration News At a Glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   The October News Digest examines new developments regarding US refugee status, particularly for individuals applying from Syria and Central America. It also looks at the unfortunate affects of the Ebola epidemic on African immigrant communities; federal politics and the Latino vote; and new policies enacted or proposed by New York State and New York City.   Mixed news on refugee status in the United States During the month of October, the Obama administration moved to...

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April 2014 Immigration News At a Glance

Written by Arielle Kandel    This is our very first Immigration News At a Glance post, a monthly summary and review of the latest news regarding refugees and immigrants in the US and NYC in particular. In this April news digest we will talk about: the continuing Syrian refugee crisis and calls for the US to play a more active role in addressing it; the still raging debate over immigration reform and deportations under the Obama administration; new studies on...