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ON IMMIGRATION | I came to America as a refugee. You took me just as I was.
Those who advocate abolishing a fundamental characteristic of U.S. immigration — welcoming the tired, the poor, the huddled masses— are neglecting...
IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE ISSUES | Trump to Cap Refugees Allowed Into U.S. at 30,000, a Record Low
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the further cuts to an already scaled-back program reflected a “daunting operational reality.” Source: NYT,...
ON THE MEDIA | China Is Buying African Media’s Silence
I wrote about Chinese oppression in a South African paper. Hours later, they canceled my column. Foreign Policy, Opinion, BY AZAD ESSA | SEPTEMBER...
ON THE MEDIA | NYT Opinion, Myanmar’s Assault on a Truthful Press
When Myanmar’s government defends the harsh sentence given to two courageous reporters who exposed mass murder, it breaks a fundamental promise of...
ON IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES | Deaf, disabled Detroit immigrant in US for 34 years faces deportation
Francis Anwana, 48, was born in Nigeria and moved to the U.S. when he was 13 to attend a school for the deaf. Anwana lives in Detroit at an adult...
ON IMMIGRATS & REFUGEES | Migrants as Messengers Explain the Dangers of Irregular Migration
By IPS World Desk, Migrants as Messengers is a peer-to-peer messaging campaign by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) where returning...
Refugee resettlement hits 10-year low
Trump slashes refugee resettlement, other countries don’t raise quotas Some 50,000 to 60,000 people fleeing war and persecution will start a new...
NIRV Highlights: New Excerpts, Events, Accomplishments
NIRV Highlights, Issue 6, September 7, 2018 Previous NIRV Highlights Issues Download this issue as PDF For this issue of NIRV Highlights, Community...
ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Revisiting privatization’s claims
Advocates made exaggerated claims that privatization would reduce governments’ fiscal problems while ensuring more efficient, productive and...
ON MIGRATION | At Libya’s unchecked southern borders, a key to easing the migration crisis
Instead of just evacuating and repatriating migrants, Libyans ask, what about preventing their arrival in the first place? Source: At Libya’s...
ON THE MEDIA | ETHIOPIA IS UNSHACKLING THE MEDIA, BUT TRUE INDEPENDENCE WILL DEPEND ON REFORMS
By Henok Fente Just a few months ago, Ethiopia was one of the countries with the highest number of imprisoned and exiled journalists. Now, a new...