Immigration in the News

This month, the KBI and Father Sean were featured in a Milwaukee television news report covering his speaking trip to the city. Other articles and videos deal with the history of immigration, the economic contribution of migrants, deaths along the U.S.–Mexico border, and renewed deportation efforts among other topics.

• From CBS 58 (5/5/16), a video report about the KBI and interview with Father Sean during his May visit to Milwaukee to speak at Marquette University, Marquette University High School, and the Church of the Gesu: http://www.cbs58.com/story/31904725/catholic-priest-discusses-working-at-the-us-and-mexico-border-with-migration.
• From The New York Times (5/2/16), a conversation from the newspaper’s “Opinion Pages” about the immigration crisis and its historical context: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/opinion/the-refugee-crisis-is-humanitys-crisis.html?emc=edit_th_20160502&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
• From Amnesty International (5/24/16), a video of the effect of prolonged eye contact between strangers—here between refugees and Europeans—and the connection it creates: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/look-refugees-in-the-eye/.
• From USA Today (5/6/16), a report about migrant deaths in the desert and identifying the dead: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/05/06/border-postmortem-what-dead-migrants-tell-us/84005166/.
• From the Arizona Daily Star (5/21/16), an article about migrant deaths in the desert: http://tucson.com/news/local/border/deaths-per-border-crossers-are-up-times-from-a-decade/article_c1279aaf-4ad8-51c9-82d8-3143b836f52e.html.
• From The Blaze (5/10/16), an instructive time-lapse interactive map of immigration to the U.S. since 1920: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/05/10/illuminating-time-lapse-animation-shows-immigration-to-the-united-states-since-1820/.
• From Immigration Impact (5/19/16), an article about a complaint of abuses at U.S. ports of entry, filed by several border organizations on behalf of 13 border residents: http://immigrationimpact.com/2016/05/19/cbp-officers-accused-abusive-behavior-ports-entry/.
• From Fortune (5/24/16), a business analysis of the contributions of immigrants to the U.S. economy: http://fortune.com/2016/05/24/donald-trump-immigration-wall/.
• From CNBC (5/31/16), a look at the thriving border economy of McAllen, Texas: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/31/ahead-of-a-possible-trump-wall-a-look-at-one-us-border-town.html.
• From the Huffington Post (5/26/16), a report about the low rates of asylum granted to immigrants in Atlanta, and the challenges of the asylum-seeking process: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/deportation-raids-immigration-courts_us_574378d9e4b0613b512b0f37?ni20kmmv6igt4kj4i.
• From KGUN9 News (5/30/16), a video report about the annual 75-mile pilgrimage from the U.S.–Mexico border to Tucson to raise awareness about migrant deaths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzYG75KkHTg.
• From Huffpost Politics (5/22/16), a blog post about California’s history of immigration reform: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathy-cha/how-californias-approach-_b_10073006.html.
• From The New York Times (5/30/16), an article about U.S. immigration efforts to admit Syrian refugees as undocumented Central Americans are deported: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/us/politics/as-us-admits-migrants-in-a-trickle-critics-urge-obama-to-pick-up-the-pace.html?emc=edit_th_20160531&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230&_r=0.
• From AJ+ (5/31/16), a moving video of young people describing the harrowing aftermath of having their parents deported and the effects of family separation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jjjX-dOBAc.