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Tag: Immigration

A Conversation with Dr. Nestor Rodriguez

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by Sophiegifford21

In this conversation, Dr. Rodriguez discusses the Northern Triangle of Central America, what factors are affecting immigration from this area, and unaccompanied minors who are coming to the United States.

A Conversation with Dr. Katsuo Nishikawa-Chavez

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by Sophiegifford21

Dr. Nishikawa-Chavez discusses how immigrants and asylum seekers are engaging with the U.S political system. As well as the differences in how Democrats and Republicans have engaged with immigrants now and in the past.

A Conversation with Dr. Robert Huesca

Posted on October 25, 2019November 27, 2019 by Sophiegifford21

A communication professor who volunteers with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition discusses the challenges facing immigrants and asylum seekers who are attempting to enter the United States.

Inside the RAICES Fight for Asylees Detained in Texas

Posted on September 24, 2018September 28, 2018 by Benjamin

Witnessing first-hand how an immigrant-serving organization handled changes in immigration policy— beginning with the zero tolerance policy, family separations, the Matter of A-B, and the relocation of migrant families— exemplified the dynamic pace of the job and the need for resilience of everyone involved.

Immigration Sanctuary Law Dispute Exhibits Oregon’s Rural-Urban Divide

Posted on September 6, 2018September 9, 2018 by Benjamin

The fight to eliminate Oregon’s sanctuary status looms large in the state’s rural-urban divide.

Temporary Protected Status: El Salvador’s Missed International Opportunity

Posted on February 16, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

Had there been enough political will from the Salvadoran government to attempt to solve the T.P.S situation, they would have sought bilateral meetings with the Trump administration and resort to an action as old as time: realpolitik.

Deferred action on DACA deepens immigration controversy

Posted on October 19, 2017March 3, 2018 by Benjamin

The Contemporary investigated the effects of rescinding DACA on Trinity University students, weighed the competing legal and practical issues, and addressed the diverse array of campus dialogue and discourse.

In Defense of DACA: An Appeal to Utility, Morality, and Constitutionality

Posted on September 20, 2017March 3, 2018 by Benjamin

To place such an important segment of society at risk clearly reveals where our president’s values lie.

DACA was an unwise and illegal immigration policy

Posted on September 15, 2017March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

If we’re going to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants, we must be more choosy and the process should run through the established democratic channels.

Whose American Dream is it? The Tragedies of Dinesh D’Souza and Polite Silence

Posted on March 10, 2017March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

It would have been so very easy and convenient to succumb to these ideas. After all, they benefit people like me on the long run.

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