Tagged: immigration reform
Written by Kara DeDonato This month’s News Digest focuses on the president’s expected executive order on immigration, and examines the actions of Republicans in both the House and Senate as they threaten to dismantle important legislation protecting young immigrants. The Digest also takes a look at the legal process in overburdened courts for the first cases of unaccompanied minors and families who have recently crossed the border from Central America; and concludes with a celebration of New York’s immigrant...
Written by Kara DeDonato The surge of unaccompanied minors continues to be at the forefront of immigration news and is a primary focus of this month’s news digest. Additionally, the July Immigration News At a Glance takes a look at the breakdown of immigration reform on the federal level, the importance of immigrants in American culture in honor of the Fourth of July, and new developments in addressing immigrant needs in New York State and City. Border surge crisis –...
Written by Arielle Kandel This month we’ll focus on two topics, immigration reform and undocumented immigrants, which have remained in the headlines of several leading national and other newspapers. The last section of our May Immigration News At a Glance will be, like every month, dedicated to providing a brief review of NY immigration news. Immigration Reform The topic of immigration reform continues to make the headlines, as several newspapers report that we may be approaching the “last...
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...
