This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The New American Leaders Project interviews NALP’s Sayu Bhojwani. An immigrant to the US, and New York City’s first Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, Sayu answers 5 key questions about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools like Cardozo have been growing in popularity across the country in recent years as an alternative to educating newly arrived immigrant students in traditional public schools, where students who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When, at the turn of the millennium, the United Nations General Assembly declared that the 20th of June would be annually observed as World Refugee Day, little was it expected…
Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. It’s not just a crisis; it’s a test of who we are and what we stand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Soon after Donald Trump issued the first iteration of his disputed ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim countries—a move critics said would adversely affect refugees from war-torn Syria—the founders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was one in the morning in late March when Luis, a 43-year-old Mexican man, tiptoed across the floor in his socks. He had just been startled from sleep by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As worldwide conditions become more complex and in constant change, the resettlement of international refugees continues to be of great intricacy and complications. Read more about refugee philanthropy on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every minute of the day, conflict and persecution forces 20 people from their homes. By the end of today, nearly 30,000 people will find themselves displaced. 2016 saw more people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Contrary to economic arguments against refugee resettlement, recent research suggests refugees generate positive economic benefits for their host countries. Recent studies—by the Open Political Economy Network and the Tent Foundation,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The story we tell ourselves about the refugee crisis is very different from the reality. A new visualization shows the flow of refugees around the world from 2000 to 2015,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Malmo, Sweden, a new building will serve as a place for local residents to meet refugees–and potentially give them work. At the height of the European refugee crisis in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The justices unanimously limited the federal government’s power to strip immigrants of their hard-won status. The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope under which the federal government can strip naturalized…