'Immigration Is Us,' an American Story
Deepak Chopra
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Posted 06.10.2013
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America is an immigrant country, but the American identity isn't an immigrant identity. These two ideas contradict each other.
America is an immigrant country, but the American identity isn't an immigrant identity. These two ideas contradict each other.
WASHINGTON -- When Mehdi Mahraoui, a 22-year-old legal resident, was a child in Morocco, he thought the coolest possible job would be to sell blea...
I've made strides in overcoming my depression through working as an activist and with the support of my friends, but I still worry that my dreams remain in jeopardy.
MATAMOROS, Mexico -- Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from th...
By migrating illegally, Ted Nugent is sticking it to Mexico by giving them a taste of their own medicine. Let's see how the Mexicans like it when Ted Nugent tunnels in under the border!
It’s not clear whether Congress will approve recently introduced immigration reform legislation, but undocumented immigrants who could qualify for t...
Given such a sobering approach, a reader could be a little disappointed that after saying "a" authors refrained from spelling out many obvious conclusions.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Days after they were badly hurt in a car accident, Jacinto Cruz and Jose Rodriguez-Saldana lay unconscious in an Iowa hospital whi...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) suggested Sunday that the bipartisan immigration reform currently being negotiated by eight senators would not...
Now that the Associated Press has banned the phrase “illegal immigrants” from the lexicon of all good journalists, some enterprising researchers h...
Yes, you read it correctly. There really is no such thing. And not because the Associated Press announced a long overdue change to its Stylebook yesterday.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) defended the use of the phrase 'illegal' immigrants Monday and refused to drop it from his vocabulary. The Arizona senat...
A Native American politician served Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach a dose of historical perspective on illegal immigration Wednesday. Kobac...
After two decades of emphasis on high security of the U.S.-Mexico border, brute-force policies have left America with costs that are too high, and benefits that are too little. As immigration continues to permeate American political debate, alternative solutions must be explored.
(Repeats with no change in content) By Dave Graham TIJUANA, Mexico, March 20 (Reuters) - Mexican grandmother Lucia Angu...
As this debate continues to heat up what is really needed is a better understanding of how our southwest border works and what has occurred there over the last decade.
Unlike last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration, the panel of witnesses for Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ...
(CAUTION: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS OBSCENE LANGUAGE) A Native American told a group of anti-illegal immigrants protesters in Arizona, who "the real ...
Now is the time for immigration reform. Let history be the guide for politicians in Washington because immigration has always enriched the fabric of America.
WASHINGTON -- A group of young undocumented immigrants ramped up a push this week for the ability to join the military, with about 20 visiting recrui...
Some unauthorized immigrants who are in the process of obtaining visas for permanent residency can now expect shorter separation from American family members.
After President Obama signed into law DACA, or "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," this past August, over 300,000 eligible undocumented students...
Beyond the psycho-social costs of current immigrant policies are the tremendous financial ones. By working off the books, millions of unauthorized immigrants are part of a vast underground cash economy that keeps billions of dollars a year out of the U.S. Treasury.
Many opposed to an amnesty providing a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants support a compassionate response such as the "Dream Act." The Times should allow a debate presenting the arguments fairly on both sides.
Some people oppose widespread legalization because they fear that it will hurt U.S. workers and the economy. However, most research indicates that immigration -- both legal and illegal -- benefits the economy and global development.
