![]() ![]() If you have any pitches for stories, you can contact me at CamposĬity ad dollars to be spent on independent media There are also important explainers on how to help recent immigrants, sanctuary laws, and REAL ID. Matthew Murphy explores what’s behind the popular Chinese Shen Yun performance while Chima Ikoro and Chandrikah Rukh explore immigration and culture in The Exchange. You will also find a short story taking place on the U.S.–Mexico border and a book review of Against the Wall, about a border agent-turned-immigrant activist, both written by Samuel du Bois. I also talk to community groups who say long-term solutions are desperately needed for recent asylum seekers in Chicago. Julian-Varnon, a scholar on the Black experience, race, and ethnicity. To understand what is happening in Ukraine, I interviewed Kimberly St. That is why I’m excited to present this special issue. And in the pursuit for human rights, Haitians, Nigerians, Mexicans, Chinese, Ukrainians, Venezuelans and others are connected. It’s the story of people fighting against racism and war while struggling for workers rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, housing, and education equity-all which are issues of our time. The story of immigration is the story of people who have come to Chicago from across the globe, whether recent arrivals or multi-generational families who live in the city’s communities. While we often cover those things, there’s more to it. What comes to mind for many is policy or what is happening at the border. In covering immigration over the past year, I realized how the term immigration is far broader than I initially thought. ![]()
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