Category: News and Current Events

Around half of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania residents are from Mexico and they’ve contributed significantly to the economy and vibrancy of this community.  Anti-immigrant conservative America is shooting America in the foot with its exclusionary policies and practices.  The Mexican Revival of Small-Town America By Alfredo Corchado | The New York [...]

From the Washington Post ‘It is a national matter:’ Sessions vows to prosecute all illegal border crossers Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on May 7, that the Justice Dept. will begin prosecuting every person who illegally crosses the Southwest border. (The Washington Post) by Sari Horwitz and Maria Sacchetti May [...]

From NPR The Trump administration regularly asserts that undocumented immigrants are predatory and threaten public safety. Immigrant advocates say that talk demonizes an entire class of people. Now, four academic studies show that illegal immigration does not increase the prevalence of violent crime or drug and alcohol problems. In the [...]