In the News
May 13, 2008 - New York Times: "A Conversation With Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa; A Surgeon’s Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room"
May 12, 2008 -Washington Post: "Beset by Medical Problems as She Fights Deportation, A U.S. Resident Struggles to Get the Treatment She Needs"
May 11, 2008 -Washington Post: "Rebate excludes many taxpayers with foreign spouses"
May 7, 2008 -Washington Post: "Applicants for citizenship take to the Courts to force action"
May 5, 2008 - New York Times: "A Government statement on detainee deaths"
May 5, 2008 - New York Times: "Education fund for Latin players quietly changes lives"
May 5, 2008 - New York Times: "Immigration agency's list of death in custody"
May 5, 2008 - New York Times: "Few details on Immigrants who died in custody"
May 3, 2008 -Washington Post: "In D.C. area, citizenship test is one of patience"
May 1, 2008 - Google News: "Immigrants rights activists join protest nationwide
May , 2008 - New York Times "Fewer Latinos immigrants sending money home"
May , 2008 - CNNMoney.com: "Immigrants and jobs: A closer look"
April 30, 2008 - The Philadelphia inquirer "Nationwide immigration rallies set for tomorrow"
April 27, 2008 - New York Times "A Place Where Indians, Now New Jerseyans, Thrive"
April 27, 2008 -Philly.com "Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers"
April 26, 2008 - New York Times "Immigrants driving startup growth"
April 19, 2008 -New York Community Media Alliance "N.Y. Koreans rejoice benefits of Visa Waver Program"
April 18, 2008 -New York Community Media Alliance "For immigrants re-adjusting status, travel on advance parole cal close U.S. doors"
April 17, 2008 -New York Community Media Alliance "Judge orders accelerated review of citizenship applications"
April 12, 2008 - Philadelphia Daily News "One Reform we don't need"
April 12, 2008 - Yahoo News "Iraq veterans help new immigrants"
April 12, 2008 - New York Times "Perfectly legal immigrants, until they applied for citizenship"
April 7, 2008 - Yahoo News "DHS extends time foreign students can stay in U.S."
April 4, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Real ID, Real Resistance"
April 4, 2008 -Philadelphia Inquirer "Visitors see a street scene of revitalization"
April 1, 2008 -New York Times "Visa application period opens for highly skilled workers"
April 1, 2008 -The Wall Street Journal "The Immigrant Gap"
March 26, 2008 -Philadelphia Business Journal "Group helping with health of Southeast Asian immigrants"
March 26, 2008 -NJ.com "AG tries to clarify when police can check immigration status"
March 23, 2008 -New York Time "Immigration referrals by police draw scrutiny"
March 23, 2008 -Boston.com "Immigrants make mark in healthcare work force"
March 20, 2008 -USCIS "Naturalization interviews to be conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and after normal business on weekends"
March 17, 2008 -Examiner "Book: D.C. are now major urban gateway for immigration"
March 13, 2008 -The New York Time "Goal set for reducing backlog on citizenship applications"
March 13, 2008 -Washington Post "Immigration Official Leaving Govermment"
March 11, 2008 -Associate Press "Bill on Capitol Hill: Gates wants visas"
March 04, 2008 -Dallas News "Youth who marched for illegal immigrant two years ago get their chance to vote"
February 29, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "E-Verify: worker status with a click of a mouse"
February 28, 2008 New York Community Media Alliance "No illegal immigrants, no problems! "
February 28, 2008 -USCIS "Questions and Answers: Background Check Policy Update"
February 26, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Legal immigrants to U.S. face endless wait"
February 25, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Iraqi interpreter, rebuilding a life in America, enlists as a U.S. soldier"
February 24, 2008 -New York Times "After the war, a new battle to become citizens"
February 20, 2008 -Pew Hispanic Center "Hispanics in the 2008 Election: Pennsylvania "
February 20, 2008 -WHYY Radio "Story Corps"
February 13, 2008 -New York Community Media Alliance "Latin markets start to close "
February 12, 2008 -Washington Post "U.S. to skirt Green-Card check "
February 11, 2008 -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Clinic serves needs of S. Phila.' Latinos"
February 09, 2008 -Yahoo News "Citizenship on hold for many immigrants"
February 08, 2008 -Pew Hispanic Center "Hispanics in the 2008 Election: Maryland "
February 07, 2008 -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Bilingual health care reaches immigrants in the workplace"
February 07, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Refugees find a refuge as college students in Vermont"
February 04, 2008 -The Philadelphia Inquirerr "Citizenship path sometimes rocky"
February 01, 2008 -Pew Hispanic Center "Hispanics in the 2008 Election: New Jersey "
February 01, 2008 -Pew Hispanic Center "Hispanics in the 2008 Election: New York "
January 2008 -Carsey Institute "A Profile of Latinos in Rural America"
January 23, 2008 -UNH Media Relations "Latino Population in Rural America is growing: New Carsey Institute Fact Sheet"
January 18. 2008 -New York Times "Mayor Hails City's Immigrants and Innovation"
January 17. 2008 -USCIS "Naturalizations Delays: Causes, Consequences and Solutions"
January 16. 2008 -USCIS "USCIS Answers Frequently Asked Questions about Receipting and Processing Delays"
January 12. 2008 -New York Times Editorial "Refugees in the Cold"
January 10. 2008 -Northeast Times "A warm welcome for the new kids on the block"
January 10. 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Struggling in the U.S., some Iraqi refugees now want to go back"
January 10. 2008 -Washington Post "Parents learn to be Partners"
January 09. 2008 -City Paper "Home free" Interview with Isaiah Kuch, of the Lost Boys of Sudan
January 03. 2008 -The Philadelphia Inquirer "U.S. pace lags in accepting Iraqi refugees"
Local Updates
Mayr 2008- NCSL new publication "Health Care Access for Immigrant Children in Immigrant Families: A Primer for State Legislators"
Children from immigrant families are more likely than their U.S.counterparts to be uninsured. Although legal and undocumented children comprise only 4 percent of the country's 78 million children, they constitute a disproportionate share of the uninsured. In 2005, 45 percent of low-income immigrant children were uninsured, compared with 17 percent of all low-income citizen children.
This primer offers an introduction to health care access for children in immigrant families in the United States, including eligibility requirements for Medicaid and SCHIP, enrollment barriers to public programs, and examples of state efforts to improve coverage.
NCSL also invite you to visit the updated website on health care and children in immigrant families. The site includes infomration on access to care, state laws, language access, and presentations from our 2008 roundtable on health promotion and prevention of health disparities, at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/immig/immighealth.htm
September 2007 -- Librarians Provided Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED). President George W. Bush issued a Memorandum to defer the enforced departure for 18 months, through March 31, 2009, of any qualified Liberian national (or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia) who is currently present in the United States and who is under a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as of September 30, 2007. For more information see the USCIS list of Q&A's about the ruling. .
March 2007 – Statement of Emilio Gonzalez Regarding a Hearing on Immigration Reform and the Temporary Worker Program
January 2007 – Bryn Mawr College lecturer Hilary Dick delivered a presentation entitled, "Patterns of Mexican Migration to Three Sites in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Kennett Square, and Norristown" (PDF) to the Penn Forum on Race and Migration.
July 2006 – The Philadelphia Inquirer “Pa. Hearing on Immigration Marked by Heated Exchanges”
To read a transcript of Anne O’Callaghan’s testimony on behalf of the Welcoming Center, click here (PDF)
March 2006 — Representative Dwight Evans calls for colleagues to support more open immigration reform.
February 2006 - Philadelphia’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to “oppose and defeat the Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. This resolution was co-sponsored by councilmen Juan Ramos and James F. Kenney. Read the resolution.
What are the polls showing about the public’s sentiments towards the immigration debate? The National Immigration Forum has compiled a list of polls on comprehensive immigration reform. Click here to read it.
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Visit The New York Times' Immigration and Refugee Topic or The Washington Post's Special Report on the Battle over Immigration
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Photos: Life Along 'La Linea' a portrait of the U.S.-Mexico border.