Dealing with changing Federal policy in immigration affairs departments in major US cities… Dr. Linda Lopez, Chief of Immigrant Affairs to LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, joins the pod to discuss how Cities can still connect…
Posts tagged immigration
5 Issues to Watch as a result of Tuesday’s elections
As the nation turned out to the ballot box in record numbers for the November midterm elections… …the world watched in awe as Americans were pitted against each other with threats of migrant caravans and…
What the City of Chicago is Doing to Re-Claim the American Dream
Chicago, immigrants, and American identity… Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has stood up to anyone who tries to point at a finger at an immigrant in Chicago and imply that they’re not welcome in this country. Seemi Choudry,…
Keeping the American Promise – with Todd Schulte of FWD.US
Has our broken immigration and criminal justice systems locked too many people out from the American dream? Todd Schulte, President of FWD.us, a bipartisan political organization that believes America’s families, communities, and economy thrive when more…
Here’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border
Fighting Family Separation at the Border… While The White House & Congress must act to rescind a policy of cruelty playing at on America’s border with family separation, a number of legal aid services are…
Are Children Missing at the Border? – with Debbie Nathan of The Intercept
Bleeding America’s spirit of inclusivity… Immigrants seeking asylum at the US border are being separated from their children en masse due to new enforcement policies by the Department of Justice. But exactly how many kids…
August 9, 2017 – Trump’s RAISE Act: How do Immigrants effectively become integrated as American enough?
Trump’s RAISE Act and how immigrants can be American enough… When an immigrant is told they’re not American enough to come to this country, stay in this country, or thrive in this country — how…