by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Aug 25, 2011 | Immigration
Where are you from? Washington’s Eatonville restaurant held Food & Folklore “Family Reunions” Wednesday. About 40 people gathered to have great food and to talk about their ancestry.
by Gillian Brockell | Aug 25, 2011 | Immigration
ARLINGTON, VA. —Immigration activists flooded into a public hearing and confronted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in this Washington, D.C. suburb Wednesday to protest a program they say is heavy-handed and a threat to public safety. About 400 hundred...
by Gillian Brockell | Aug 25, 2011 | Immigration
An interfaith group shared a traditional Muslim iftar meal at Busboys & Poets Friday to celebrate the arrival of Palestinian scholarship students. But concerns about some students stuck in the Middle East dampened the mood.
by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Aug 24, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—The scene is familiar. A rookie border patrol officer gets recruited to be an informant in a Mexican crime family. Soon, he finds himself in the “triple border” region of South America—a lawless zone where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil meet....
by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Aug 18, 2011 | Immigration
WASHINGTON—Does where we come from tell us whom we are? Why do we come in different colors? Does skin color equal race? Talking about racial issues can be a never-ending discussion. It’s complicated. The Census Bureau adopted a question that allowed for checking more...