Immigration News

Former American slaves played oppressive role in Liberia's past

By Shamara Riley

5:04 AM on 02/01/2010

OPINION - In January 1822, the first group of black American emigrants landed on Providence Island, Liberia...

White American majority to end by mid-century

By theGrio

2:19 PM on 12/16/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years -- to 2050 -- because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S...

Nigerian woman flees 10 years of slavery in Texas

By theGrio

3:04 PM on 12/14/2009

DALLAS (AP) - She was a widow in a Nigerian village trying to raise six children when she says she met a man who told her he and his wife needed a nanny for their newborn...

Lou Dobbs has finally been deported from CNN

By David A. Love

1:27 PM on 11/12/2009

OPINION -- Lou Dobbs recently announced that he is resigning from CNN, and not a moment too soon. On November 11, the incendiary news anchor...

Torn Apart - Intro: New York to Jamaica, families struggle to stay together

By theGrio

1:39 PM on 10/27/2009

This summer, ColorLines went on the road to New York and Jamaica to investigate the collateral effects of deportation on immigrant communities.

Post-9/11 immigration debate needs shift in focus

By Rinku Sen

8:38 AM on 09/11/2009

OPINION - September 11th marked a shift in the politics of race and immigration that prevents us from adopting a plan for legalization, much less overhauling our very broken...

Trial begins in case of terrorized Haitian immigrants

By theGrio via AP

11:39 AM on 08/17/2009

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- As many as 10 masked teenagers terrorized the then 35-year-old Haitian immigrant and her 12-year-old son in their home...

Why we need immigration reform - now

By Rinku Sen

8:10 AM on 07/07/2009

Many people have been surprised by President Obama's willingness to include immigration policy in his first year's agenda. The White House clearly favors Comprehensive Immigration Reform that includes some form of legalization for millions of undocumented immigrants. The President understands that we can't punish and deport our way out of...

Black and brown should unite against racial profiling

By Rev. Al Sharpton

8:54 AM on 06/22/2009

We often hear the phrase 'this country was built on the backs of slaves'. Men and women who were stripped of all rights and liberties, and forcibly made to execute the hardest labor around, are undeniably responsible for the construction and subsequent power of the United States of America. But...

Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes

VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...