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
Category: Immigration and Migration Studies
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.
A Vital Response to the Travel Ban Travesty
April 10, 2019
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Mahsa Khanbabai
This morning, a group of leaders in Congress introduced the NO BAN Act. Two immigration attorneys on why this is a vital response to the travel ban travesty.
Mobilizing Threat
September 12, 2018
—Greg Prieto
Avoidance and isolation offer immigrants short term protection from the reach of law enforcement, but also form a barrier to participation in the form of agency that is most likely to deliver long term relief: social movement organizing.
The long history of separating immigrant families
July 5, 2018
—Deborah A. Boehm and Susan Terrio
In recent weeks, the crisis of separated families has dominated the news. But the current crisis has been unfolding for decades, part of a long history of separation and suffering that immigrant children and families have experienced because of US immigration policies and practices.