VideosInvestigative report with Maria Hinojosa on immigration enforcement under the Obama administration, focusing on Secure Communities, detention and deportation. Aired on PBS stations on October 18, 2011.Steven Colbert's Congressional Testimony
Comedian Steven Colbert worked for a day in the fields in New York State, at the invitation of the United Farmworkers Union. Here he offers "expert testimony" before a congressional committee. Narrated SlideshowsKingsley's Crossing is the story of one man's willingness to abandon everything—his family, his country, and his friends—in the hopes of finding a better life abroad. Award-winning French photojournalist Olivier Jobard documents the passage. Mexico says 400,000 people illegally cross borders-not between the U.S. and Mexico- but from Central America into Mexico. Most are heading to the U.S. Half of them make it. But all suffer harsh conditions including violence, threats, extortion, kidnappings, and a deadly train ride. Now, Mexico is coming under criticism for the way it treats its own immigrants. Border Crossings: Poor to Poor
Voice by Jason DeParle, photos by Richard Perry, The New York TimesA narrated photo essay about the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Careless Detention: Medical Care in Immigrant PrisonsDana Priest and Amy Goldstein, series in The Washington Post, 2008 (multimedia)
Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times, 4 April 2008
This is a narrated photo essay on the development of the iconic California road sign showing an immigrant family running across the road. See also accompanying article:
Scott Gold, The Los Angeles Times, 4 April 2008
Charts and Interactive MapsImmigration and Jobs: Map of Foreign-Born WorkersMatthew Bloch, Shan Carter, Rob Gebeloff, The New York Times, 7 April 2009
An interactive map showing foreign-born workers in the U.S. by country and occupation.
Mike Flynn and Shikha Dalmia, illustrated by Terry Colon, Reason Magazine, October 2008
"Opponents of illegal immigration are fond of telling foreigners to 'get in line' before coming to work in America. But what does that line actually look like, and how many years (or decades) does it take to get through? Try it yourself!"
This illustrated chart shows what it takes to get a green card in the U.S. today. A great teaching tool.
Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff, The New York Times, 14 December 2010
A series of interactive maps based on the 2010 census, showing the presence of foreign born across the United States. Audio ProgramsRebecca Henschke, Free Speech Radio News, 25 January 2012
Ndiaga Seck, Free Speech Radio News, 1 January 2007
In 2006, some 24,000 undocumented African immigrants traveled on dugouts to reach Spain, as a result of the Spanish enclaves of Melila and Cueta being closed. The European Union has already given more means to the EU border control agency Frontex to handle the flow of immigrants arriving in Spain…. In conjunction with Senegalese army, patrols are organized to turn back any boat carrying undocumented immigrants. But the effort isn’t stopping tens of thousands of West Africans from risking their lives on the treacherous journey in exchange for the chance to find work in Spain.
Free Speech Radio News, 31 December 2008
The US Department of Homeland Security has been rushing to complete 670 miles of border barriers by the end of 2008. DHS plans to install nearly 110 miles of 18 foot high concrete and steel structures along the Texas/Mexico border, but something has put construction behind schedule: local opposition. In this exclusive FSRN documentary, we travel with Shannon Young to the Texas-Mexico border to hear from locals about their take on the physical barrier slated to divide the region's sister cities.
NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 10 December 2009
In remote places along the southwest border of the US, the consequences of recent immigration crackdown are changing the face of imprisonment in this part of America. There, public-private prisons are being built to hold immigrants both legal and illegal.
Border Battles, Immigration Issues and YouJulia Preston, Fresh Air, National Public Radio, January 14, 2008
An audio interview by Julia Preston, national immigration correspondent for The New York Times. She discusses the unintended consequences of the U.S. border crackdown — and how the battle over immigration is affecting communities across the country.
John Burnett, NPR Morning Edition, 24 September 2010 |
