The U.S-Mexico border wall may or may not be under construction, but it’s not the only contemporary attempt at a barrier between countries. According
Tag: Refugees
Under the radar, State Department to allow more refugees to enter US
Donald Trump probably doesn’t want his supporters to know this, but the US State Department has just decided to increase the number of refugees
Apps for refugees: merging technology and humanitarianism
These days, there’s an app for just about everything—even for being a refugee. According to the United Nations High Command on Refugees [UNHCR], apps
Videos document the human cost of Trump’s refugee ban
How does Trump’s refugee ban affect people’s lives? Two recent videos document the real impact. They take the viewer behind the partisan policy debates,
The other refugees we don’t hear as much about
Syrians—4.8 million of them–constitute the largest segment of the current world refugee population. But there are many other refugees —16+ million — who are
Australian refugees: Who are they, and what are the terms of the deal?
About 1,200 Afghani, Iraqi and Iranian refugees—currently housed in terrible conditions on islands near Australia—are supposed to come, over time, to the US, under
Ban Syrian refugees from gun-lax TX, says NRA-backed TX lawmaker
Tony Dale, a Republican State Representative to the Texas legislature, wants to ban Syrian refugees from his state because it’s too easy for them