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Immigration

How a US policy is tearing apart this same-sex couple and their children

PRI's The World

May 22, 2019

It's one of three recent high-profile case where the US government has denied citizenship to children born overseas to a same-sex married couple because the child did not share biological ties with the US citizen parent.

US politics

Asian Americans could be the group most affected by the census citizenship question

PRI's The World

May 21, 2019

Asians are the fastest growing demographic in the United States, but could risk being undercounted in the upcoming nationwide census. A Census Bureau study finds that Asian Americans are the least likely to complete their census questionnaires, putting some services at risk.

Immigration

Can a ‘merit-based’ immigration system like Canada's or Australia’s work in the US?

PRI's The World

May 17, 2019

In theory, yes. But the US would need to solve other, more pressing immigration problems before reaching a point where it could consider such a major shift.

Immigration

Why it's harder to win asylum, even in New York

WNYC

May 15, 2019

New York has long had one of the most favorable immigration courts in the nation for asylum-seekers, but the number of immigrants who are denied asylum has nearly doubled, as compared to four years ago.

Immigration

California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration

PRI's The World

May 15, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom's pardon of state convictions is widely interpreted as a rebuke to Trump administration policies.

Migration

'I get screamed at in the streets': Colombia's patience with Venezuelan migrants wears thin

PRI's The World

May 10, 2019

Colombia has taken in 1.2 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees since 2015 with a flexible stance toward migration, but some Venezuelans say that Colombians target them with xenophobic slurs and insults on the streets.

Arts, Culture & Media

A veteran of superhero comics took on immigration, language and the comic book industry

PRI's The World

May 10, 2019

A bilingual comic book without translations exposed a political divide among the audience.

Borders

Free passage is a way of life for Mexicans and Guatemalans on the border

PRI's The World

May 09, 2019

Commuters and shoppers take the five-minute trip across the border on rafts of two-by-fours, fueling the cross-border economy between Suchiate, Mexico, and Tecún Umán, Guatemala.

Borders

'Remain in Mexico’ policy charges ahead as legal challenges stumble

PRI's The World

May 09, 2019

Advocates say the policy puts migrants at risk. The federal government says it is needed to address a spike in US-bound migration.

Immigration Rewind

60 years before BTS, the Kim Sisters were America's original K-pop stars

PRI's The World

May 09, 2019

Sixty years before today's “K-pop invasion,” the Kim Sisters, a Korean girl group, landed on US shores and rocketed to stardom — singing American hits before they even learned English.

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