Tagged: undocumented immigrants
The docu-thriller tells the true story of young immigrants who are detained by Border Patrol on purpose to expose the injustices of the system. Interview by Elizabeth Dickson Cristina Ibarra grew up along the Mexico-United States border in El Paso, Texas, and in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,“straddling both cities between two nations”, as she recounts. Initially studying Law, she discovered Chicana and media studies, and quickly realized that her passion laid in filmmaking. Since moving to New York City 16 years...
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...
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...
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...