by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at shifting H1-B and L-1 visas from a lottery to a merit-based system. “Over a long period of time, I have found that the people that come into...
by Ali Bianco | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – After President Joe Biden finished his first State of the Union address, immigrants and activists shared their reactions to Biden’s one-and-a-half minute statement on the state of immigration. For many who were hoping to hear potential policy proposals or...
by Jenny Huh | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — After Tuesday’s State of the Union address, I had a fascinating conversation with Jeff Shesol, former deputy chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Shesol analyzed the tone and manner in which President Biden discussed immigration, with a focus on...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amplifies Sino-Russian threats to world order, experts and lawmakers agreed during a hearing Tuesday. “China is watching how the democratic nations of the world respond to Russia,” said...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Cherilyn Holloway was born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, a key stop on the Underground Railroad. She was taught to be proud of that history and to stand for justice. After the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, she took to the streets and founded...
by Ali Bianco | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that hinged on whether states can step in to defend a Trump-era immigration policy that the Biden administration opted not to enforce. “If we step back and refuse to let the trees obscure our view...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Reproductive health advocates expressed their fears about the future of abortion access at the National Organization for Women’s Racial Justice Summit recently. “We have never been closer to losing a fundamental constitutional right,” said Alexis McGill...
by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Immigration experts and advocates divided in response to Biden’s SOTU By Ali Bianco and Jenny Huh, 11:34 p.m. Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois, who attended yesterday’s “People’s State of the Union” protest, took to Twitter: “It’s great that POTUS wants to provide a...
by Julia Richardson | Feb 26, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After promising to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden announced Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick on Friday morning. Jackson has been confirmed by the United States Senate three times, and is currently serving on the...
by Jenny Huh | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Six-year-old Isa says she doesn’t mind being a girl with a penis. “Yep, very happy,” said Isa, formerly Isaac, who, according to her mother Violet A., has identified herself as a girl since she started speaking at two. Though she’s too young to know that...
by Diego Ramos Bechara and Jorja Siemons | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Just before Russian president Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands protested in support of the country’s territorial integrity at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday. The event began with a commemoration service to honor the 14,000 who have died since...
by Ellisya Lindsey and Julia Richardson | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Los activistas se concentraron frente a la Casa Blanca este mes para pedir al presidente Biden y al secretario Alejandro Mayorkas que concedieran el Estatus de Protección Temporal a los cameruneses. Como consecuencia de la actual crisis anglófona...
