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Middle Eastern Refugees in California Suffer with PTSD
Thousands of Middle Eastern refugees resettle in California each year. Many come traumatized by memories of violence and persecution. They struggle with depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) while trying to navigate a new life in a foreign land.
Iowa: Globalization & Immigration
Every four years, politicians, pundits, and reporters descend on Iowa to hear how voters are feeling, and what their mood might say about the selection of the next president of the United States. Iowa is prospering, relative to much of the country: urban areas are thriving and corn is fetching record prices. But smaller industrial towns are struggling. The World’s Jason Margolis spent time in three rural Iowa communities to see how they are dealing with the shifting economic challenges of globalization and changing immigration patterns.
Storm Lake, Iowa: A Meatpacking Town Fueled by Immigrant Labor
Immigration reform has come up in the Republican presidential debates, but it hasn’t been nearly as big of a topic as in years past. The issue still evokes strong passions, however, in many small Iowa towns that rely on immigrant labor at their meat packing plants. It’s an open secret: Many of the workers are undocumented.
Mickey And Minnie May Be Undocumented
Costumed cartoon characters delight the tourists in Times Square. Many of the people inside those costumes are undocumented workers from Latin America. Reporter Bruce Wallace tells their stories.
Learning The Language In North Dakota
In Fargo, North Dakota adult refugees are having trouble learning English. Their kids are not. This is creating major problems in the family dynamic, problems that local North Dakotans are trying to correct with language learning software.
US Still Working Out Deportation Details
A new policy that would suspend the deportation of undocumented immigrants who don’t pose a threat to public safety is still in works.
Windows on the World Waiter Recalls 9/11
The World Trade Center drew workers from all over the world. A particularly diverse group was to be found at the ‘Windows on the World’ restaurant.
Border Security and Public Lands
Some Republicans want to give the Department of Homeland Security blanket authority to waive environmental laws on all public lands within 100 miles of any US border.
Difficult Times For Libyan Families
Marco Werman talks with retired doctor Hussein Senussi in Tripoli, and his son Nizar (pictured) in Chicago.
The Words that Armed Anders Breivik
How much we should blame extreme political rhetoric for the actions of Anders Breivik? Did words help pull the trigger?
The Struggle for Refugees in New Hampshire
Some city officials are questioning whether they can accept any more refugees, given limited budgets.
Georgia Businesses Suffering from State Immigration Law
The law is impacting industries that rely on undocumented workers.
Migrants Stranded in Calais
African and Mideastern migrants live rough in France hoping to get to Britain
Fate of Deportees in Liberia
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Immigration will be a major point of discussion for the new Congress. But treatment of deported immigrants, once they are deported, is often not debated. Correspondent Deepa Fernandes looks at how the African nation of Liberia has been treating, and often imprisoning, some people deported from the US. Download MP3
Bi-national Gay couples struggle with US immigration law
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For heterosexual couples where one partner is American and the other is not, marriage usually guarantees a future in the United States. Current federal laws regarding immigration and marriage make the situation tougher for gay Americans with foreign partners. The World’s Alex Collins reports from San Francisco. Download MP3
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