Stories tagged: "immigration"

Immigration Asylum seekers wait outside the El Paso bus terminal in December hoping for help to reach the airport or other transportation to their next destination Witness at the Border volunteers offer assistance. (Photo: Sue-Ann DiVito)
Immigration Montgomery County Woman Witnesses the Plight of Immigrants at US-Mexico Border: ‘They Carry Hope in Our Country’

Sue-Ann DiVito, a member of the Bucks County organization Immigrant Rights Action, returned to the border for the third time in December to find migrants enduring life-threatening conditions to find refuge in the US.

Freda R. Savana Freda R. Savana January 23, 2023 2:25 pm EST
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Coronavirus What to Do If You Get Denied the COVID Vaccine Because You’re Undocumented

“Stay there, and ask for an explanation,” Graciela Araujo said. “People have to speak up and fight for their rights because we do have rights here. The vaccine is available for everyone—for everyone.”

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz April 5, 2021 4:22 pm EDT
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Immigration Congress Gets Ready to Vote on Two Immigration Bills

The bills, which are separate from Biden's comprehensive immigration plan, are expected to have a better chance of passing in Congress.

Giselle Balido Giselle Balido March 17, 2021 12:17 pm EDT
Politics Addressing the coronavirus pandemic is one of Joe Biden's top priorities when he officially becomes president. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Politics The First Day: Biden Lays Out Immediate Agenda to Tackle the Issues Americans Care About the Most

Biden’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s response to the coronavirus, address climate change, and protect immigrants have broad support—and the vice president is now using that as a mandate to act.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 10, 2020 1:36 pm EST
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Economy Trump’s Visa Ban May Have Cost the Economy $100 Billion and Slowed Recovery, Study Says

“You can't force firms to hire Americans to stop migration—that's not happening.”

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard October 21, 2020 4:43 pm EDT

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Immigration 545 Undocumented Children Are Orphans Because of Trump

The missing parents are from Trump’s 2017 pilot program to separate families at the border.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 21, 2020 1:50 pm EDT
Economy Immigrants provide an important economic engine in the United States, which bipartisan economy experts have repeatedly shown. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made boosting immigration a cornerstone of his platform, in contrast to President Trump (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).
Economy Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.

The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard October 1, 2020 5:41 pm EDT