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Posts Tagged 'immigration'

“Kids in Cages” Became “Migrant Facilities for Children” — And Nothing Has Changed

Posted on April 28th, 2021 · Posted in Student Forum

Contrary to popular belief, family separation has not ended at our southern border. The inhumane process still exists, under a new name, hurting the most vulnerable migrant populations fleeing violence,…  

Essential Work, Disposable Lives: Latino Invisibility, Black Lives, and Coalition Politics in the Age of Covid-19

Posted on July 19th, 2020 · Posted in The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19

Introduction In early April 2020, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported that Latinos—people of Latin American ancestry living in the United States—were the hardest hit…  

Asian Americans and COVID-19: What We Still Need to Know about Race and Racial Exclusion in America

Posted on July 17th, 2020 · Posted in The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19

The story of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 among Asian New Yorkers highlights how much we still do not know about this population and why we need a comparative lens…  

Post COVID-19: The Wipeout of Asian-Owned Businesses 

Posted on May 19th, 2020 · Posted in COVID 19, Student Forum

In Seattle, a family restaurant with broken windows. In San Jose, five businesses destroyed in the span of hours. In New York City, a Michelin-starred restaurant vandalized with graffiti. The…  

Without Undocumented Workers, the U.S Economy Would be a Disaster

Posted on March 24th, 2020 · Posted in Student Forum

The Trump Administration is not the first administration that has shown their true feelings toward immigrant communities. Regardless of party allegiance, every president has enacted xenophobic policies – even the…  

Researching Asian Poverty in New York

Posted on December 9th, 2019 · Posted in Student Forum

There is a lack of disaggregated data on Asian poverty in New York City. Asians in poverty are hidden behind the veil of the “model minority” stereotype, which masks the…  

Cypher or Partisan? Locating Brett Kavanaugh’s Position on Immigrants’ Rights

Posted on December 21st, 2018 · Posted in Faculty Journal, Reconsidering the Supreme Court in Partisan America

Brett Kavanaugh has joined the Supreme Court at a critical time for cases involving immigrants’ rights. The cases that immigration policy scholars are currently following shine a spotlight on a critical…  

Why ‘Public Charge’ Hurts the American Dream

Posted on December 11th, 2018 · Posted in Student Forum

The traditional American Dream refers to a classic rag-to-riches story; the self-made visionaries who worked tirelessly to provide a better life for themselves have become integral to the image of…  

H-1B Visa Premium Processing Suspension: A Plot to Further Delay Immigration into the U.S.?

Posted on December 7th, 2018 · Posted in Student Forum

Starting September 11, 2018, The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website stated that the government was extending its temporary suspension of premium processing for H-1B visa applicants until…  

It’s Time to Tackle the Prison Industrial Complex

Posted on February 14th, 2014 · Posted in Frank Friday, P-cubed News

By Shyama Venkateswar Prisons are big business in America. There are more than 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons throughout the country.  Although the U.S. represents only…