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
10/3/24, Guardian, Republicans’ non-citizen voting myth sets stage to claim stolen election
10/8/24, The Conversation, Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Why has the party’s rhetoric — and public opinion — changed so dramatically?
10/9/24, New Humanitarian, The Rohingya: The exodus isn’t over
10/9/24, Al Jazeera, Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize
10/9/24, New Humanitarian, Health services non-functional as women bear the brunt of Sudan’s war
10/10/24, The Hill, 5th Circuit weighs fate of DACA in a case likely headed to the Supreme Court
10/10/24, Medill on the Hill, Fact check: How Temporary Protected Status affects Haitian immigrants
10/11/24, Washington Post, Report says ICE detention often fails to meet government standards
10/11/24, New York Times, Many Haitians prospered in Springfield, Ohio. Then came the hate.
10/14/24, New Humanitarian, How Congolese journalists displaced by the M23 war are keeping the airwaves alive
10/15/24, New York Times Magazine, What a crackdown on immigration could mean for cheap milk
10/15/24, Al Jazeera, Desperate journeys: Syrian refugees fleeing Israel’s assault on Lebanon
10/15/24, NPR, Wise words from Sister Rosita, age 79: A math lover wins U.N. prize for refugee relief
10/15/24, Sahan Journal, Parenting as an immigrant can be challenging. A new program helps tackle the stress.
10/16/24, New Humanitarian, The risk of return: As Israel bombs Lebanon, Syrian deportees face detention, conscription, or worse
10/16/24, New York Times, Trump Draws, and Repels, Nevada Latinos with his Anti-Immigrant Message
10/17/24, NPR, Trump tried a friendlier pitch with Latino voters at a Univision town hall
10/17/24, The New Republic, The incomprehensible scale of Trump’s deportation plans
10/17/24, Episcopal Migration Ministries, IRIS-LA on the front lines of welcome and advocacy
Opinion
10/10/24, El Paso Matters (Op-ed), Immigration, the elections and our border community
10/10/24, Sojourners (Op-ed), Christians must confront asymmetrical empathy for the Middle East
10/14/24, The Hill (Op-ed), The return of family separation: Trump wants to deport the parents of American-born kids
10/17/24, UNRWA (Op-ed), Philippe Lazzarini says the blows to humanitarian law in Gaza harm us all
Research and Reports
October 2024, Migration Policy Institute, Explainer: Immigrants and Crime in the United States
October 2024, Migration Policy Institute, Explainer: Immigrants and the Use of Public Benefits in the United States
October 2024, Migration Policy Institute, Explainer: Who are immigrants in the United States?
October 2024, American Immigration Council/Upwardly Global, Building Community and Fueling Growth: The Role of Immigrants in Reviving the Great Lakes Region
10/11/24, Refugees International, After the Darien: Aid and Pathways for Migrants in Panama and Costa Rica
10/10/24, Center for Migration Studies, Proposed 2024 Mass Deportation Program Would Socially and Economically Devastate American Families
Multimedia
10/16/24, NPR/Goats and Soda, Four women share their haunting stories of survival after fleeing war
10/16/24, Miami Herald (audio), Groups ask Biden to stop detaining asylum seekers at U.S. Guantanamo Bay facility
10/4/24, Migration Policy Institute/Changing Climate, Changing Migration (podcast), How We Talk about Climate Migration Shapes Treatment of “Climate Refugees”
10/2/24, NPR/Code Switch (podcast), The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants
9/28/24, Washington Post/Post Reports (podcast), Deep Reads: A small town in Massachusetts grapples with a new shelter for immigrants