Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.

Allissa V. Richardson, Associate Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~7 min

From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate information on virtually everyone in the US.

Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University • conversation
April 23, 2025 ~8 min


Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws

A survey of hundreds of Floridians found that nearly two-thirds of non-US citizens and one-third of US citizens hesitated to seek medical care.

Liz Ventura, Research Associate, Department of Sociology, University of South Florida • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 ~7 min

Mass deportation is likely bad for housing prices

Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would have a negative effect on new homebuilding, leading to higher home prices, research finds.

Brian Maffly - U. Utah • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~6 min

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

The US has a long history of misusing genetics and biology in immigration policy, the effects of which are still keenly felt today.

Shoumita Dasgupta, Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, Boston University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~14 min

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

State-level immigration policies can have surprising ripple effects.

Kaitlyn Stanhope, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University • conversation
Jan. 7, 2025 ~5 min

Immigrants are more willing to serve in the US military

Immigrants to the US and Canada express a greater willingness to serve in the military than native-born citizens, researchers report.

Brian Maffly - U. Utah • futurity
Nov. 11, 2024 ~9 min

I’m a Muslim immigrant and a psychiatrist living in Michigan – I haven’t decided how to vote yet

Naturalized citizens like the author are an important voting bloc, representing 5% of eligible voters in Michigan.

Farha Abassi, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2024 ~5 min


America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder

While they’re in high demand, more and more foreign doctors are starting to see America’s immigration process as too risky an endeavor.

Selma Hedlund, Postdoctoral Associate at Center of Forced Displacement, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 25, 2024 ~10 min

‘Migration stigma’ has an effect on immigrant health

"Migration stigma" is a pervasive and destructive force that links responses to immigration—such as prejudice and politics—to immigrant health.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
July 24, 2024 ~7 min

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