What is the impact when we hear politicians, our peers, and the press refer to immigrants as “animals” that “infect” communities with drugs and crime? Does it matter that the speakers sometimes qualify their comments? Does it matter that there is indisputable evidence demonstrating that immigrants and their children commit less crime than those who have lived […]
Updated: June 19, 2018. On May 7, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced of what he called “ a “zero tolerance” policy for illegal entry on our Southwest border.” Session’s explained, “If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will be separated from you.” Sessions and others in the […]
In early May 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained, I have put in place a “zero tolerance” policy for illegal entry on our Southwest border. If you cross this border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple…If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child […]
Sara Ahmed believes that as adults we have the responsibility model the behaviors, values, and attitudes that we hope to instill in youth. Yet, too often, even in the most prestigious schools, there is a huge gulf between our rhetoric and our actions, we say we value compassion, but where is it in what and […]
Coming Soon… by Carola Suárez-Orozco, Adam Strom, and Rosalinda Larios In the United States, the question of how schools are responding to the educational needs of immigrant-origin student and their peers has never been more relevant. Twenty-six percent of school-aged children today are either immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants and in light of […]
Written by Adam Strom for Facing History and Ourselves I Learn America is a film about five resilient children of immigration who are struggling to learn and become comfortable in their new country. This film underscores the importance of how a nation welcomes its newcomers in determining the nature of that country in the 21st century and beyond. The I Learn […]
What is the journey like for African migrants trying to make their way into Europe? What choices do migrants face before and during the journey? What choices do governments and government officials have in the face of the ongoing crisis? And, what can human rights workers do as we experience the largest displacement of people […]
Steeplechase Film’s The Chinese Exclusion Act premiered on PBS on May 29, 2018. The film explores a too little-understood piece of U.S. history. On their website, Steeplechase Film’s describes the project this way: On May 6th, 1882 – on the eve of the greatest wave of immigration in American history – President Chester A. Arthur signed […]
Guest post by Aixa Perez-Prado, Senior Instruction, Florida International University I looked around the room in my class last week and asked my students how many were either immigrants themselves, or the children or grandchildren of immigrants. Every single person in the class raised a hand. I work in a university that is known for its diversity and […]