Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’
He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to
Jermaine’s father, a naturalized citizen, passed before he could correct documents that mistakenly say his son is Jamaican.
Read MoreJustice vs. ‘Just Us’: Should Black People Care About ICE?
Some in the Black community have looked the other way while ICE agent have mostly focused on detaining certain groups, including Latinos.
Read MoreDehumanizing language used on America’s enslaved is still spoken today
One writer highlights the connections between how Trump and others talk about immigrants directly to slavery.
Read MoreReps. Ilhan Omar And Yvette D. Clarke Sound The Alarm On Injustice Faced By Black Immigrants
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Yvette D. Clarke exclaim that systems in the United States and internationally are not sufficient to meet the scale of the global forced migration crisis.
Read MoreHaitian immigrants grapple with uncertainty as TPS end date looms
As violence sends Haitians in search of asylum, the president wants to end a program that offers assistance.
Read MoreBlack Americans Find a Racism Respite Through ‘Blaxit’
Trump’s controversial policies are fueling the current wave of expatriation from Ghana to Panama, especially by people of color.
Read MoreTrump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
Haitian-American scholars and immigrant advocates break down the centuries long history of xenophobia towards Haitians in the United States.
Read MoreCan We Make a Home in Milwaukee: Screening and Discussion
Wellpoint Care Network will host a private screening of the movie “Can We Make a Home in Milwaukee?” on Monday, September 9 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Produced in Milwaukee, it features the intimate personal stories of immigrants and refugees who’ve settled here from Tanzania, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Myanmar (Burma), Ukraine, Laos and Pakistan. Did they achieve the American Dream? Or create an American nightmare? The movie’s producer and director Dr. Fran Kaplan will facilitate the interactive audience discussion and Q&A.
Read More‘Black jobs’? Trump draws pushback after anti-immigration rant
Trump left the country perplexed after his attempt at fear mongering when he stated that immigrants would take “Black jobs.”
Read MoreWhat It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways
White people make up a declining minority in Texas, even among those born in the state. Meanwhile, the Black, Hispanic and Asian populations in the state are growing exponentially.
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