DACA: Some Thoughts, Some Links
June 19, 2020
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Yesterday’s outcome opens the door for thousands of new dreamers to request deferred action for the first time since the policy ended and realize their potential…
Category: Immigration and Migration Studies
Understanding Immigration: A Reading List
January 17, 2020
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
For anyone looking to deepen their understanding of immigration or curious about how we got here and possible solutions, the following books deserve a place on your bookshelf.
Targeting Health: How Anti-Immigrant Policies Threaten Our Health & Our Humanity
January 9, 2020
—Patricia Illingworth and Wendy E. Parmet
When we undermine the health of others or neglect their illness, blind to their suffering, we deny their humanity, reinforcing their “otherness”
Fear of Immigration
October 30, 2019
—Ann Gordon, L. Edward Day, Christopher D. Bader, and Joseph O. Baker
The authors of Fear Itself pull data from their Chapman University survey on American fear of Immigration
Why are some Americans changing their names?
October 28, 2019
—Kirsten Fermaglich
NYU Press author answers the question: Why, in the 21st century, are people feeling compelled to change their names?
Jewish Americans changed their names, but not at Ellis Island
September 30, 2019
—Kirsten Fermaglich
Explore the American Jewish history of name changing which didn’t necessarily happen at Ellis Island like other immigrants
“Something is about to go terribly wrong” at the border—notes from a Deaconess
September 19, 2019
—Jenny Wiley Legath
What we can learn from one Deaconess’ experience with migrants in Brownsville, TX and across the border
‘Unskilled’ immigrants help to ease the pain of dying American
July 3, 2019
—Cati Coe
Discover the rise of unskilled immigrant care workers helping Americans die peacefully in their homes instead of in nursing homes.