Curated Video
Migrant smuggling business adapts, thrives
Since entering office, U.S. President Donald Trump has been moving hard to limit legal and illegal immigration, repeatedly decrying a "crisis" at the border. Images of caravans of thousands of Central American migrants traversing Mexico...
Press Association
In full: Rishi Sunak and President Macron hold a joint press conference
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron hold a joint press conference at Elysee Palace during a visit to Paris as part of the first UK-France summit in five years.
Curated Video
Trump Blames Democrats For Immigration Problems
President Donald Trump is doubling down on his blame of the Democrats for the problems the country is experiencing with illegal immigration.
On Wednesday, Trump reversed himself and took executive action aimed at curbing...
PBS
Carlos Vaquerano
An 11-minute video shines a spotlight on Carlos Vaquerano, an El Salvadorian who made his way to the United States of America at the age of 15 to escape the dangers that took over his country. Interviews detail how and why Vaquerano left...
PBS
Demonstrations of 2006
A brief video examines a demonstration that crossed the nation. After a congressman pushed to criminalize undocumented immigrants, Latino Americans banded together to fight for immigration reform.
Crash Course
The Economics of Immigration
Immigration is a topic that likely affects every member of your class, no matter how many generations of their families have been born in the United States. Learn about the reasons economists argue that immigration is...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: u.s. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World
Leeson which engages students in the leading issues driving the current immigration debate. Through scholarly videos and corresponding worksheets students explore the history of immigration to the United States as well as the main topics...
PBS
National Border Control Council Head on Immigration
National Boarder Control Council President discusses his views and experiences at the U.S.-Mexican border. Text, audio, and video of this August, 2006, interview are available.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nyu Immigration Game Draws Protests
Learn about a controversial game conducted by NYU's Republican Club, and how people at the university, who were both in favor and against the game, reacted. From "Morning Edition," February, 2007.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Raids Target Cleaning, Maintenance Workers
Check out this February 22, 2007, report on the federal government's "raid on a company that contracts cleaning and grounds maintenance services." Learn what resulted from it and the surrounding controversy. From "All Things Considered."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: n.c. County Sets Sights on 'Deportation Hub'
Listen to a report on a controversial federal program through which a North Carolina county is permitted to deport illegal immigrants with criminal records. Learn how Alamance County is using the money given to it by the government.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Activists Seek Halt to Worker Deportation
Learn about a controversial "crackdown" on illegal immigrants and the advocates who are seeking to stop the deportation of immigrant workers. From "Morning Edition," February 15, 2007.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Bank Defends Credit Cards for Illegal Immigrants
Should illegal immigrants be able to get credit cards? The Bank of America's "pilot program" that offers illegal immigrants credit cards is being tested in Los Angeles. Learn about it in this "All Things Considered" report.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Should u.s. Businesses Market to Illegal Immigrants?
Should credit cards be offered to illegal immigrants? "Talk of the Nation" guests, Miriam Jordan and Bob Justich, discuss the Bank of America's controversial credit card program.
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Npr: Colorado Finds Anti Immigration Law Costly
Colorado passed immigration laws that, according to heads of state agencies, are costing more money than they save. Listen to "Day to Day" to learn more.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: County Tries, and Fails, to Find the Costs of Illegals
Do illegal immigrants cost U.S. taxpayers? Efforts have been made to see if immigrants are costing American citizens or if immigrants are contributing to the economy. Learn more in this "All Things Considered" report.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Arrested Immigrants' Families Struggle in Iowa
Undocumented workers in Iowa were arrested in December, 2006. Concerned parish priest, Father Jim Miller, "describes how he aided the workers' families who didn't know the details of their loved ones whereabouts."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: El Paso's Sheriff Goes After Illegal Immigrants
NPR covers the controversy in El Paso, Texas, as the sheriff and his deputies try to enforce immigration laws in the area. Audio report is from August, 2006. Links to other NPR reports accompany this article.
CBS
Cbs News: County Takes on Illegal Immigrants
Resource presents the fight over illegal immigration through this article detailing a lawsuit in Idaho. Video accompanies this October, 2005, report.