Monthly Archives: February 2020

I have three immigration stories so share on Valentine’s Day, with a message that love and hope survive despite every hardship. The first is a story of love and marriage, the second a story of food, and the third a … Continue reading →

One hundred and thirty-eight people have been killed after being deported from the United States to El Salvador since 2013. The United States sent them back to the country they fled. Then they were killed. Human Rights Watch reported on … Continue reading →

Bad news about immigration can crowd out the good news stories of people who have immigrated here, made lives for themselves and their families, and contribute every day to their communities. Their stories show what we as a nation stand … Continue reading →

The new public charge regulation penalizes people who have received a range of public benefits, but its focus on barring permanently barring poor immigrants goes far beyond that. The rule targets a grandmother planning to live with her daughter and … Continue reading →

Three years after the first Muslim ban, Trump has done it again. This time he banned all immigration from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar/Burma, and Krgyzstan, and banned diversity visas for Sudan and Tanzania. Immigration bans now cover about a quarter of … Continue reading →