The EMM Weekly eNews Digest is intended to share immigration-related news, editorials, podcasts, and reports. The views and opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect our organization’s official policy or position.
Articles
11/1/24, NPR, Trump vows to use local police to deport migrants. Could he do it?
11/1/24, Washington Post, As smuggling rings made billions from migrants, the U.S. was sidelined
11/2/24, Politico, Trump says migrants caused a ‘surge in crime’ in a small Wisconsin city. Its residents reject that.
11/3/24, New York Times, Biden wanted to fix immigration, but leaves behind a system that is still broken
11/3/24, Politico, The on-going trauma of family separation
11/4/24, Episcopal News Service, Mississippi congregation celebrates resettlement of two refugee families in Gulf Coast city
11/4/24, BBC, How many people cross the Channel in small boats and how many claim asylum?
11/5/24, New Humanitarian, Six Haitian women’s struggles to recover from rape by gangs
11/5/24, NPR, The growing importance of Latino voters
11/6/24, Episcopal News Service, Episcopal leaders respond to former President Donald Trump’s election to second term
11/6/24, Voice of America, What to expect on immigration under a new Trump administration
11/6/24, Associated Press, Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
11/6/24, New York Times, What’s at stake for Mexico in a second Trump presidency?
11/6/24, Washington Post, Trump’s win puts militarized, mass deportations on the agenda
11/6/24, NPR, Arizona voters approve GOP-backed immigration measure
11/7/24, Episcopal News Service, Presiding bishop, deputies’ president open Executive Council meeting at time of great change
11/7/24, New Humanitarian, ‘More people could die:” How Israel’s UNRWA ban affect Palestinians in Gaza and beyond
11/7/24, Politico, Immigrant advocates get ready for another 4 years of battle
11/7/24, Voice of America, Israel airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs
11/7/24, New Humanitarian, Reporter’s diary: The struggle for survival for South Sudanese returnees
11/7/24, NPR, Immigrant rights groups ready to challenge President-elect Trump’s policies
11/7/24, Texas Tribune, “Uncharted territory”: Trump’s anti-immigration plans could take center stage in Texas
11/7/24, New Humanitarian, What could Trump 2.0 mean for humanitarian response?
Opinion
11/3/24, Deseret News (Op-ed), The real crisis is how false narratives, not immigrants, fuel fear
11/4/24, New Humanitarian (Op-ed), The moral imperative to protect Lebanon’s LGBTQI+ displaced
11/5/24, La Opinion (Op-ed), It’s easy to recognize Latinos and immigrants, but how does the “us” and “them” mentality affect us?
11/6/24, New Humanitarian (Op-ed), Help the Rohingya help themselves
Research and Reports
November 2024, Migration Policy Institute, The Overlooked Impact of Immigration on the Size of the Future U.S. Workforce
11/1/24, Refugees International, Localizing Climate Adaptation Planning in Kenya’s Refugee-hosting Counties
10/30/24, Center for Migration Studies, The US Refugee Admissions Program: What’s at Stake in the Election
10/30/24, Migration Policy Institute, How the Rebuilt U.S. System Resettled the Most Refugees in 30 Years
10/15/24, Center for Migration Studies, Borders: Exclude or Relate?
Multimedia
11/7/24, The Border Chronicle (photo essay), Walking along the border on election day: an on-the-ground report and reflection
11/5/24, The Atlantic/Good on Paper (podcast), The immigration-wage myth
11/5/24, Voice of America (video), Israel notifies UN it will not cooperate with UN agency for Palestinian refugees
11/5/24, This Week in Immigration (podcast), Ep. 182: Presidential elections – How do (naturalized) immigrants vote?
11/4/24, EMM/Hometown Podcast, Season 7, bonus episode, Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape
11/1/24, NPR (audio), Here’s what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war