Immigrants

Belgian Town Seeks Immigration Control Through Language Requirement

15 May 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times
Flemish nationalists in small-town Belgium are hoping to keep immigrants out by requiring that all schoolchildren speak Flemish -- an attack on the droves of French-speaking immigrants that have descended on the country.

Immigrants Face Discrimination, Abusive Fair Housing Policy In Nebraska

8 May 2008 - 6:00am
The Next American City
In Nebraska, a state experiencing just a moderate level of Hispanic immigration inflow, Attorney General Jon Bruning has drawn the line on who he’ll protect from abusive housing policies and who he won’t. For him, immigrants simply aren’t worth it.

Immigrants Feeling Push of Gentrification

7 March 2008 - 12:00pm
The Vancouver Sun
Gentrification of one of Vancouver's low-cost neighborhoods in pushing immigrant populations out of the city.

New Findings on Immigrants, Crime, & Incarceration

29 February 2008 - 8:00am
San Jose Mercury News
A new report from a non-profit, non-partisan California think tank finds that immigrants, both legal and undocumented, have lower rates of incarceration and criminal activity in California than the U.S.-born population.
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