In the News
April 15, 2010 - The New York TImes "Immigrants in Workforce - Study Belies Image"
March 30, 2010 - AFP "Refugees from Asia, Africa, Mideast sworn in as US Citizens"
March 21, 2010 - The New York Times "At Rally, Call for Urgency on Immigration Reform"
March 20, 2010 - The New York Times "America's Real Dream Team"
January 26, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal "U.S. Keeps Foreign Ph.D.s"
January 7, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal "Investors Try to Open Door to Foreign Entrepreneurs"
December 22, 2009 - Weekly Press "'Little Mexico,' 9th Street's New Flavor"
November 12, 2009 - New York Daily News "Immigration vital to economy: Google founder's mom says we need a flow of fresh talent from overseas"
October 22 , 2009 - The Philadelphia Inquirer "Congress OKs end to immigrant 'Widow Penalty"
October 19 , 2009 - The Wall Street Journal "Immigrant Scientists Create Jobs and Win Nobels"
October 15 , 2009 - Suburban Journals "I'm proud to be an American?"
October 13, 2009 - The New York Times "Immigration Rally Draws Thousands "
October 6, 2009 - Toronto Star "Immigration reviving some small towns"
September 16, 2009 - The New York Times "Immigration Stories, From Shadows to Spotlight "
September 16, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal "Citizenship for a Widow"
September 8, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal "Worker Status Checks to Start"
August 15, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal "Foreign Talent Loads the Bases in Minor Leagues"
August 11 , 2009 - The New York Times "Immigration and Emigration"
May 8, 2009 - Business Week "Immigration Amid a Recession"
May 1, 2009 - Business Week "A Makeover for Immigration Policy"
April 25 , 2009 - The New York Times "Remade in America: A series about the newest immigrants and their impact on American institutions"
March 15, 2009 - The New York Times "Family Stories as Secret Text for Immigrants"
March 3, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal "Many Immigrants Still Till the Land of Opportunity"
March 3, 2009 - Washington Post "Let Start-Ups Bail Us Out"
March 2, 2009 - Business Week "Why Skilled Immigrants are Leaving the US"
February 10, 2009 - USA Today "Some Places Revisiting Immigration Laws"
December 31, 2008 - Christian Science Monitor "Time to Build Trust on Immigration"
October 2, 2008 - Wall Street Journal "Latest Immigration Wave: Retreat"
October 1, 2008 - New American Media "Drawing Parallels between Immigrant Experiences"
September 12, 2008 - Boston Globe "Troubling link in domestic violence cases"
September 09, 2008 - USA Today "Higher form fees limit citizenship seekers"
September 01, 2008 - News America Media "Immigration Matters: Somali immigrants getting bad legal advice"
August 28, 2008 - STLtoday.com "Refugees work toward American dream"
August 14, 2008 - ABCNews "Doctor Denied Asylum for Treating "Terrorists"
August 13, 2008 - The New York Times "Ill and in Pain, Detainee Dies in U.S. Hands"
August 09, 2008 - Washington Post "Companies Take Lead in Assimilation Efforts"
August 08, 2008 - USCIS "USCIS Informs The Public That New Passport Card Is Acceptable For Employment Eligibility Verification"
July 18, 2008 - Boston Globe "Foreign-born athletes take Olympic stage for US"
July 17, 2008 - Philly.com "Phila. Summer program helps refugees conquer English"
July 16, 2008 - Philly.com "Lost in translation in South Philly"
July 14, 2008 - NPR "Students recall college life as undocumented immigrants"
July 12, 2008 -The New York Times "Immigrants find solace after storm of arrests"
July 11, 2008 -The New York Times "An interpreter speaking up for migrants"
July 07, 2008 - San Jose Mercury News "A green card, and a wife overseas"
July 07, 2008 - CSMONITOR "With E-Verified, too many errors to expand its use?"
July 06, 2008 - San Jose Mercury News "Two longtime U.S. residents who can't share American dream with their wives tell their stories"
July 06, 2008 - USAToday "Illegal immigrants face thread of no college "
July 06, 2008 -The New York Times "Employers fight tough measures on immigration"
July 03, 2008 - Philly.com "Stu Bykofsky: They shared a dream: To become an American"
July 02, 2008 - Philadelphia Weekly "Lost in America."
June 21, 2008 - Philly.com "Iraqi refugee gets fresh start in PA"
June 20, 2008 - CSMONITOR "Why former Mexican migrants are staying home"
June 17 , 2008 - New York Community Media Alliance: "Immigrants' kids without proper preschool care"
June 15 , 2008 - New York Times: "Guiding Hands Help Immigrant Artists Connect"
June 14, 2008 - San Diego Union Tribune "Immigration museum finds permanent residence"
June 13, 2008 - New York Community Media Alliance "Immigrants heard out by NJ authorities"
May 22, 2008 - New York Community Media Alliance "NY's Chinese immigrants mobilize to fundraise for earthquake victims"
May 18, 2008 - New York Times: "Immigrants’ Children Find Better Lives, Study Shows"
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 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 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 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 - New York Times "Perfectly legal immigrants, until they applied for citizenship"
April 11, 2008 - New York Times "Readers Share Immigration Stories "
April 4, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Real ID, Real Resistance"
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 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 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 -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 07, 2008 -The Christian Science Monitor "Refugees find a refuge as college students in Vermont"
February 01, 2008 -Pew Hispanic Center "Hispanics in the 2008 Election: New Jersey "
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 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
Local Updates
May 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.
Most Visited
Visit The New York Times' Immigration and Refugee Topic or The Washington Post's Special Report on the Battle over Immigration
Proposals for Immigration Reform
Photos: Life Along 'La Linea' a portrait of the U.S.-Mexico border.