News headlines for “Immigration”, page 265
MIGRATION: Haitians in U.S. See Chance for Better Life
- Inter Press Service
More than a decade ago, Marie Elisemonde left Haiti, fleeing threats of rape and murder by thugs, or zengledo in Creole, who could only be appeased with money. She paid 700 dollars for her seat on a boat to the United States, without any guarantees of a safe arrival or entry.
LABOUR: North America's Long Winter of Discontent
- Inter Press Service
In the wake of a blizzard of economic hardship across North America, native land of the financial crash of 2008 and ensuing Great Recession, the shapes of other possible worlds are emerging from the drifts. Some are frozen and dystopian, but others may harbour green shoots of hope.
ZIMBABWE: One Million Casualties of Land Reform
- Inter Press Service
The seizure of large commercial farms - almost all white-owned - has continued despite the formation of a unity government in Zimbabwe. The country's farm workers say they are the biggest losers.
HAITI: 'Adoption Not the Best Choice for Quake Orphans'
- Inter Press Service
Thirty-three children from Haiti arrived in France to adoptive parents Friday evening, as charities and international organisations differed on whether adoptions should be speeded up or halted while the search for relatives continues.
RIGHTS: Expulsions From EU Rise Sharply
- Inter Press Service
The number of asylum-seekers and other migrants expelled from the European Union in joint operations between its governments has grown three times in as many years, IPS has learned.
MIGRATION-US: Haitians Welcome TPS Status
- Inter Press Service
Throughout the New York region, but especially in Brooklyn and Queens, there is measured relief that the U.S. is finally addressing a longstanding issue: that of thousands of Haitians who have been living and — in so many cases — working and paying taxes, but are undocumented.
HAITI: Desperate Residents Flee Capital, But with Hopes of Return
- Inter Press Service
Marjorie Louis and her two small children are sleeping in the street. Their home is in complete ruins. And Louis has no way to let her mother in Les Cayes know that she survived the deadliest natural disaster to hit this country.
KENYA: Deportation Protest Leads to Widespread Arrests
- Inter Press Service
Organisers of a protest march against the expulsion of Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah El Faisal say Kenyan police have arrested up to 400 people and are interrogating them to prove their nationality and try to uncover links to terrorism.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Small Islands Await Haitian-Type Disaster
- Inter Press Service
The devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti last week has brought into sharp focus the threat of another natural disaster waiting to happen: a sea-level rise that could obliterate the world's small island states, triggering fears of mass migration.
HAITI: Social Networks Offer News, and Comfort
- Inter Press Service
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, a small story from the Associated Press came across the wires that an earthquake had hit Haiti. Almost instantly, phones began to ring as Haitian Americans started calling each other to find out if there was more to this story.
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