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
9/27/24, New York Times, ‘Quiet Place’ in Pennsylvania is thrust into loud immigration debate
9/27/24, NPR, Migrants from around the world are trying to reach the U.S. via charter planes
9/27/24, CNN, Harris goes to the border to take Trump to task for blocking bill to fix migration issues
9/27/24, Foreign Policy, The real lesson of Springfield, Ohio
9/28/24, CNBC, Are immigrants taking jobs from ‘native’ U.S. workers? Here’s what economists say
9/28/24, New York Times, The American drug mules smuggling fentanyl into the U.S.
9/30/24, Associated Press, Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
9/30/24, New Humanitarian, Intimate accounts of life in Haiti from a ‘fixer’ for foreign journalists
9/30/24, Documented, Jonathan Blitzer sets the record straight on immigration
9/30/24, Mother Jones, Trump amplifies his dangerous hate speech against migrants
10/1/24, Documented, A secretive ICE program trains civilians on firearms and surveillance, documents show
10/2/24, New Humanitarian, Israel’s Lebanon assault: a double suffering for Syrian refugees
10/2/24, Episcopal Migration Ministries, RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 4
10/2/24, Associated Press, US ‘ Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people
10/2/24, Washington Post, Republicans keep inventing new ways to scapegoat immigrants
10/3/24, San Bernadino Sun, Human Migration Institute helps refugees in Riverside County
Opinion
9/27/24, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Op-ed), In Charleroi, Haitian immigrants are succeeding where America has failed
9/28/24, Common Dreams (Op-ed), The ugly anti-Black racism at the heart of Trump’s attacks on Haitian immigrants
9/28/24, New York Times (Op-ed), ‘Don’t kill my child. Kill me instead.’
9/30/24, Alabama Reflector (Op-ed), Immigration is good, actually
10/3/24, Newsweek (Op-ed), Kamala Harris brings balanced solutions to immigration
Statements
9/30/24, Human Rights First, HRF opposes latest restrictions on access to asylum
9/30/24, HIAS, HIAS opposes latest asylum rule changes
10/1/24, RCUSA, Presidential Determination Signed: RCUSA Responds to US’ Increased Commitment to Refugee Resettlement of 125,000 Refugees for Fiscal Year 2025
10/1/24, HIAS, Statement on 2024 Resettlement Landmark
Research and Reports
9/30/24, Refugees International, A Global View on Responses to Internal Displacement: Where to Go from Here?
9/27/24, Migration Policy Institute, Despite Sharply Different Immigration Rhetoric, Democrats and Republicans Now Have a Similar Approach to the Border
9/23/24, American Immigration Council, The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Texas Border Communities
9/14/24, International Rescue Committee, Who Decides How Many Refugees Come to the U.S.?
Multimedia
10/3/24, Radio Ambulante/Central Podcast (Spanish-language audio), El Pendulo: Votos 2024, Ep. 1: Pennsylvania: del cinturón de óxido al cinturón latino
9/30/24, IRAP (video), Bahati Kanyamanza on Meaningful Participation of Refugees in Policy Making
9/28/24, New York Times (video), ‘We’re still living in fear’: Escaping the attacks in Lebanon
9/26/24, New York Times/The Run-up (podcast), The border is a top campaign issue. It’s also their home.