Are America's deportation laws traumatising immigrants?
Mar 17, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views
On February 21 2017, a man committed suicide in Mexico. The 25-year-old had recently been deported from the United States, and he threw himself off a bridge in Tijuana, Baja California, just kilometres from the US...
How unaccompanied youth become exploited workers in the US
Mar 14, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The Trump administration has released a series of executive orders targeting immigration at the U.S. southern border. Central American families and children traveling alone represent nearly half of all unauthorized...
Not 'all is forgiven' for asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka
Mar 10, 2017 03:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
In his recent visit to Australia, the prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, urged Sri Lankan asylum seekers to come back, all is forgiven. He went on to say: They can come back to Sri Lanka and we will...
Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
Mar 01, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Immigrants have long been a scapegoat when economies are sputtering, jobs are being lost or security is a concern. President Donald Trumps planned wall along the Mexican border, for example, is premised on the notion...
Kenyan court forces the country to review its options on Dadaab refugee camp
Feb 25, 2017 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The hundreds of thousands of people living in Kenyas sprawling Dadaab refugee camp have been spared eviction for now. Early in February the High Court in Nairobi overturned a government directive to close the camp and...
How undocumented immigrants negotiate a place for themselves in America
Feb 23, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Once undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers arrive on American soil, they run the risk of being stopped by law enforcement officials who are charged with investigating their status. A Feb. 17 memo released by the...
How Australia decides who is a genuine refugee
Feb 23, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Every year, Australia provides protection to thousands of refugees under its humanitarian program. In 2015-16, the government issued 15,552 visas to people in need of humanitarian assistance overseas. These included people...
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