By Peter Schurmann, EMS While SCOTUS is the highest court in the land, public trust in the institution has never been lower. There’s an old joke in DC about how Supreme Court Justices make the worst dates. They won’t take gifts and so insist on paying, but they don’t make that much money, so they […]
Editorial credit: Yu Kuo-wei / Shutterstock.com Watch the interview with Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice on the Humanitarian Parole Crisis here. Research shows systemic flaws, documents a legacy of racist immigration practices, makes recommendations for equitable treatment for all asylum seekers NEW YORK: Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, “Humanitarian Parole Crisis: How Racist Policies and Practices Deny Haitian […]
By Linda Nwoke Listen to our podcasts on Domestic Violence: Author, essayist and feminist Angela Davis speaks on the issue: Attorney Brian Figeroux speaks on Green Card Slavery: Domestic violence is an age-long phenomenon that has persisted worldwide. Yet, it has not significantly received the attention required to change the statistics. Data shows that in […]
By Linda Nwoke In recent years, the once widely admired American democratic system has faced escalating concerns over its decline. A significant factor contributing to this apprehension is the intensifying political polarization between the Democrats and Republicans, hindering effective governance and eroding public trust in the government. The situation on both ends of the political […]
Editorial credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Washington D.C. – Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, joined MSNBC’s “American Voices with Alicia Menendez” to discuss former President Trump’s 2024 immigration policy platform, as detailed by new reporting from The New York Times. On Trump’s plans for sprawling detention camps, mass deportations, border […]
By Annie McDonough | November 13, 2023 Inside midtown Manhattan’s grandly appointed Roosevelt Hotel – New York City’s central intake center for migrants – sit rows and rows of chairs. Lightly padded, a couple steps more comfortable than a plastic folding chair, they’re lined up under the chandelier in the hotel’s sprawling lobby. And on […]
By America’s Voice | November 13, 2023 Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Vanessa Cárdenas: “None of the Trump and Stephen Miller plans would make us safer or advance real solutions to the challenges of 21st century migration. Those of us that believe in a different vision of America should speak out and fight like […]
By Robin Lundh and Anna Shepperson | November 13, 2023 | Immigration Impact Immigration—long central to the American experience—has dominated news coverage in recent years. Between 2016 and 2021 alone, record numbers of migrants arrived at the southern border; the Trump administration imposed travel bans on several Middle Eastern countries; immigrants played vital roles as essential workers in the […]
Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com By Ken Hudson | November 10, 2023 States hoping to provide support to their immigrant and refugee residents are taking part in the Office of New Americans (ONA) network. This network has established a forum for state policy leaders to drive positive immigrant and refugee integration into their […]
Editorial credit: noamgalai / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC – During an interview that aired on Univision yesterday, Donald Trump endorsed an array of extreme policies and troubling pledges, including promising retribution against political enemies using executive branch powers. The lies, disinformation, and cruelty were particularly apparent in Trump’s remarks on immigration, which included both endorsements of chaotic […]