Immigrant Stories
Flip flop in politics and immigration!!! What do you think?
There is a huge amount of debate about the "immigration issue" in America. Proper means to immigrate is often still accepted as an appropriate means to find the American dream in many people's eyes in the states. But coming into the U.S. illegally stirs the pot for...
read moreDid you know the impact Latinos had in Detroit history? Check out this article!
This article really enlightens the reader how local Hispanics made a real impact on our community. Let's not assume the worst in the Hispanic population. http://umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects07/repatriados/history/mihistory.html...
read moreThe governor of Michigan creates a plan for immigrants in Detroit
This is a very interesting article from Detroit Free Press. Our governor has created a goal to have 50,000 new immigrants in Detroit over the next five years. I am curious how he plans to see that goal implemented. Will they all be documented immigrants? It seems...
read moreAre all illegal immigrants retaining these amenities?
So, someone on Facebook has posted this parallel between a legal construction worker compared to an illegal construction worker. Some rather large generalizations are made. So do you agree or disagree with these stated comparison? Do you think they are based in facts?...
read moreWhat’s due for the immigrant? What’s fair after all?
So, here is an article on July 22, 2015 from Immigration Impact. It discusses how immigrants are detained and the need for some change in policy. Their research is interesting that demonstrates that immigrants have more faith in our governmental legal process than...
read moreCongress has a few hearings on immigration. What is their stance?
An interesting article by Wendy Feliz from American Immigration Council-Immigration Impact. I find it interesting that they have found immigration is associated with lower crime rates and immigrants are less likely to be serious offenders. It is interesting how we...
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