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The New Geography of American Immigration

CityLab 15 Oct 2019

Those are some of the key takeaways from a new analysis of American Community Survey data by Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, a leading expert in the geography of immigration ... Frey analysis of 2018 American Community Survey, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings) ......

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Rally in Battery Park calls on Trump administration to ‘Close the camps’

The Villager 15 Oct 2019

Members and supporters of the immigrant rights, refugee centers, justice and advocacy groups —32BJ SEIU, African Communities Together, Chinese American Planning Council, Immigrant Defense Project, New Sanctuary Coalition, S.T.R.O.N.G ... Immigration advocates rallied in front of visitors to Ellis Island on Saturday....

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Trump policy targeting immigrants who use safety net services blocked by federal court in Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times 15 Oct 2019

“If allowed to go into effect, the Final Rule will have a chilling effect upon immigrant communities, causing individuals to forgo critical public benefits—an impact that will cause devastating, irreparable harm to children, families, and public health in Cook County and ......

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New Court Rulings Challenge Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

truthout 15 Oct 2019

All argued that the policy would cause irreparable harm to immigrants and the communities in which they lived; and all argued that the reinterpretation of well-established rules around public charge were in fact a usurpation on Congress’s authority to legislate on immigration issues....

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Nashville Mayor John Cooper rescinds executive order relating to sanctuary cities

Community Impact Newspaper 15 Oct 2019

... on how Metro Nashville employees should interact with ICE agents that “respects the very separate roles of federal, state, and local governments; complies with state and federal law; and protects the safety and well-being of everyone in our immigrant communities.”....

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Biden hopes to escape the shadow of Obama's immigration policies

Yahoo Daily News 15 Oct 2019

He wants the Latino vote, but he’s not saying, ‘I’m sorry,’” Ofelia, an activist with the group who withheld her last name because of the current immigration climate, told Yahoo News in Spanish ... “Immigration has always been in the national interest, and the amnesty program in this bill represents the best of that tradition....

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Cuomo Swoops In On Columbus Day, Says State Will Help Build Mother Cabrini Statue

CBS Sports 15 Oct 2019

With that announcement, the governor undermined the mayor and did so to the applause of the Italian-American community ... Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants and the first naturalized American citizen to be canonized, will get a statue — without the city’s help....

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Abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

The Petition Site 15 Oct 2019

Agents are detaining immigrants outside schools, churches, hospitals, and courthouses -- "sensitive" locations where they're not supposed to operate.  ... Our current immigration regime is based on cruelty and racism ... We must create a better, more humane process for welcoming immigrants into our country....

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Migrants, Native-Born See Areas as Good for Migrants

Gallup 15 Oct 2019

75% of migrants, 54% of native-born say their communities are good for migrants Little change in Northern America, EU, Australia/New Zealand South Asia viewed better, sub-Saharan Africa viewed worse ... Migrants, Native-Born See Communities as Good Places for Migrants. % Community is a good place for immigrants to live....

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Trump and the GOP are doing everything they can to screw up the census

Alternet 15 Oct 2019

Experts warn that many households with undocumented immigrants won’t complete the necessary census forms for fear of retaliation. This could ultimately lead to a less accurate headcount, as was feared with a question on the Census itself, and deprive cities with large immigrant communities of federal funding and representation....

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COCC’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program Presents Two Upcoming Programs

Cascade Business News 15 Oct 2019

(Amy Harper, Ph.D. and Lulu Garcia-Navarro . Photos courtesy of COCC). COCC’s Visiting Scholar Program Presents Professor of Anthropology Amy Harper, Ph.D ... Amy Harper, Ph.D ... Immigration, Community & Activism at the Dinner Table ... 6.30pm ... We will explore ways in which food can be used to build community while celebrating diversity ... .......

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Costa Rican offers perspective on pursuing dreams during Hispanic American Heritage Month

Williamson Herald 15 Oct 2019

The Kaufmann Indicators of Entrepreneurship also show that immigrants of all races and ethnicities are nearly twice as likely to start a business as native-born Americans ... She explained that living here has allowed her to develop a broad perspective on the immigration issues impacting American politics....

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