Articles
7/31/24, The New Humanitarian, Drowning, sexual violence, or robbery: Pick your route through the Darien
8/1/24, The New Humanitarian, Malawi refugee camp raid unlikely to smash people smuggling networks
8/2/24, El Paso Matters, 5 years after El Paso Walmart shooting, gunman’s once-extremist language has gone mainstream
8/2/24, Washington Post, Homeland Security Dept. pauses Biden parole program for four countries
8/2/24, Sojourners, What faith and immigration leaders say about VP Harris’ candidacy
8/3/24, Associated Press, In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
8/5/24, The Guardian, USA’s Olympic team is bolstered by a crucial group of athletes: immigrants
8/5/24, PolitiFact/The 19th News, ‘Border czar?’ Harris assigned to tackle immigration’s causes, not border security
8/6/24, Public News Service, Study: Undocumented immigrants grow Maine, national economy
8/6/24, Borderless, ‘They grabbed me like I was a doll’: Day laborers say they are being beaten, harassed and targeted outside Home Depot by off-duty Chicago police working security
8/7/24, Episcopal News Service, Former refugee becomes first Karen person ordained in the Episcopal Church
8/7/24, KERA, Five years after El Paso shooting, immigrant witnesses to the crime still wait for special visas
8/7/24, AZ Central, Tim Walz pushed for progressive immigration policies as gov; supports Biden border moves
8/8/24, Mother Jones, At the center of the right-wing revival? Hating immigrants.
8/8/24, LA Times, Many immigrant spouses without legal status left out of Biden’s plan despite deep U.S. ties
August 2024, Mother Jones, How Trump’s “mass deportation” plan would ruin America
Opinion
8/1/24, Deseret News (Op-ed), Immigrants strengthen the American economy. The research is clear
8/1/24, The Washington Blade (Op-ed), With legal defense, the 13.2K people in ICE detention would have a shot at freedom
8/5/24, Washington Post (Op-ed), Harris’ border portfolio was irrelevant to America’s immigration challenges
8/5/24, Des Moines Register (Op-ed), Our habit of exploitation is the backdrop to our immigration issues
Research and Reports
8/1/24, Refugees International, Lessons and Recommendations for Implementing Kenya’s New Refugee Law
8/1/24, Migration Policy Institute, After Crisis of Unprecedented Migrant Arrivals, U.S. Cities Settle into New Normal
7/24/24, Center for Migration Studies, Correcting the Record: False or Misleading Statements on Immigration
July 2024, Migration Policy Institute, Engaging Employers in Growing Refugee Labor Pathways
Multimedia
8/8/24, The New Humanitarian, First Person (podcast), ‘Everyone in Gaza is Exhausted’
8/1/24, RStories (podcast), Championing Refugees: The Power of Coalition in Refugee Advocacy with Dr. John Slocum
7/31/24, Episcopal Migration Ministries/Hometown (podcast), An interview with Salemu Alimasi
7/30/24, This Week in Immigration (podcast), Ep. 175: Employment Visa Paths for Dreamers and a Harris vs. Trump Presidential Race