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The US needs foreign doctors and nurses to fight coronavirus. Immigration policy isn’t helping

The US needs foreign doctors and nurses to fight coronavirus. Immigration policy isn’t helping

Post by Sara Feidelson. Colgate Class of 2022. Source: Narea, Nicole. “The US needs foreign doctors and nurses to fight coronavirus. Immigration policy isn’t helping.” Vox, March 30, 2020. Nicole Narea introduces the issue of a lack of medical professionals amidst the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, and how it could be alleviated through less restrictive immigration policies. The shortage of medical personnel in the United States has been an ongoing issue, only further emphasized by the current COVID-19…

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They Cleaned Other People’s Homes. Now They Fear They’re Sick

They Cleaned Other People’s Homes. Now They Fear They’re Sick

Post by Josh McKechney. Colgate Class of 2020. “They Cleaned Other People’s Homes. Now They Fear They’re Sick,” New York Times, April 6, 2020. The article illuminates the need for housekeepers and nannies to continue working during the coronavirus pandemic in order to stay financially afloat. With the ongoing risk of exposure to the virus many housekeepers who are often undocumented immigrants must make an important decision. This decision is either choose to work and maintain a weekly income, or…

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13 Changes to the US Immigration System during the Coronavirus Pandemic

13 Changes to the US Immigration System during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Post by Rohan Gupta. Colgate Class of 2022. Source: Alvarez, Priscilla. “13 Changes to the US Immigration System during the Coronavirus Pandemic.” CNN, Cable News Network, 20 Mar. 2020. This article focuses mainly on the impact of the coronavirus on U.S. immigration and related immigration policies. In the article, the author, Priscilla Alvarez, describes immigration trends in the United States in response to the coronavirus. Alvarez also describes how ICE and government services are changing their respective operations in response to…

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They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus sent them fleeing

They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus sent them fleeing

Post by Erin Bankert. Colgate Class of 2020. Source: Kwai, Isabella, and Livia Albeck-ripka. “They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus Sent Them Fleeing.” The New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020. This article discusses the decision immigrants face to stay in the United States or return to their origin country during the Coronavirus pandemic. The article examines multiple different occupations who are based in New York City, a new epicenter of the virus. The author touches on a…

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Implement Income-Based Restrictions on Immigration

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Implement Income-Based Restrictions on Immigration

Post by Catherine Cargian.Colgate Class of 2022. “Supreme Court Allows Trump to Implement Income-Based Restrictions on Immigration”, The Wall Street Journal, by Brent Kendall and Michelle Hackman, January 27th, 2020. The Supreme Court recently passed a decision making it even more difficult for migrants to legally immigrate into the United States. A 5-to-4 ruling is permitting the Trump administration to deny immigrants legal residency for utilizing a federal welfare program. Immigrants can also be denied access even if they haven’t…

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