While Representative Keith Ellison is eager to welcome children to take refuge in Minnesota, immigration advocates and non-profits are concerned about whether or not the state has the necessary resources to house the children.
Read the ArticleImmigration activists hold a demonstration in downtown Portland in order to welcome unaccompanied child immigrants and also to counter anti-immigration protesters in Oregon and around the country.
Read the ArticleState officials in Iowa discuss how they were unaware of the fact that at least 139 children unaccompanied immigrant were residing in Iowa and how they would like more transparency.
Read he ArticleNew government data analyzed by the Pew Research Center shows that the increase of unaccompanied children is largely composed of children under the age of 13.
Read the ArticleDiscusses the lack of female representation, and specifically, the lack of Hispanic females in the Texas Legislature.
Read the StoryThe faith community in Iowa is struggling in coming to grips with the immigration crisis and how it is being handled by the government.
Read the ArticleA lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups who are trying to ensure that the government provides legal counsel to undocumented children for immigration hearings. This was done in reaction to findings that there is a lack of representation for this vulnerable group which makes them more vulnerable as they are unable to prove that they qualify for refugee status.
Read the ArticleThis article discusses the immigration crises of the past, the Orphan Train Movement in particular, and how looking to the past can help with identifying how to address current crisis.
Read the ArticleThe Border Children—They are Not Criminals and They Need Counsel
ImmigrationProf Blog (July 21, 2014)
The author discusses how the debates around the immigration crisis are missing the key issue of whether or not immigrant children are entitled to asylum and how the opinion on this differs across the country and around the world.
Read the ArticleThis article discusses the backlog of cases in immigration courts, which could be even more strained, depending on action taken by Congress to address the crisis.
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