Tag Archives: immigration policy

Slate Looks at How Europe Handles Immigration

Though domestic immigration battles get more attention on this side of the Atlantic, Europe’s immigrants face their share of government raids and misunderstandings, especially since religion has become a factor in a way that it would never be here. In many Western European cities, large numbers of Asian, Eastern European and African immigrants live in [...]

Numbers Falter at Immigrant Rights Rallies

Organizers of last week’s May Day immigrant rights demonstrations, which took place in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Houston, and Miami, attributed this year’s low turnout to fears of rising raids on businesses that hire illegal workers, as well as stalled Congressional efforts to revamp immigration law, and disagreement among activists as many turn their [...]