Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here.
Washington D.C.
How Trump uses vitriol for migrants to sideline other issues:
Trump’s political goals appear to be the same as they always have been: to stoke anger and give people someone to blame for their misfortunes. — The New York Times
New York
Queens street vendors fight back as NYPD crushes food carts:
Blanca Alvarado, a 44-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant, lost her only source of income when her food cart was destroyed by the NYPD — a move that street vendor advocates say violated her 14th Amendment rights. — Documented
Immigration experts debrief the presidential debate:
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting trillions of dollars in GDP growth over the next 10 years thanks to new immigrant workers. — Documented
Using WhatsApp, WeChat, and NextDoor — how Documented reaches NYC’s immigrant communities:
At Documented, we measure impact in three ways: how we affect individuals, drive institutional or public policy, and inspire other news organizations to cover local immigrant communities in meaningful ways. — Editor and Publisher
What does the American dream mean in 2024? New York Fashion Week had thoughts:
Designer Willy Chavarria wanted to “celebrate immigration and those people who have built the country and are still the backbone of the country.” — The Guardian
Around the U.S.
Anatomy of a racist smear — how false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on:
It started with a tragedy, gained momentum online with neo-Nazis and became Donald Trump’s message from the presidential debate stage. — The Washington Post
To bash immigration, JD Vance bashes America’s economic dominance:
The most clearly ludicrous claim from Vance is his assessment that America isn’t the most prosperous country in the world. It is. And immigration plays an obvious role in that. — The Washington Post (Column)
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants and pets:
Trump’s comments could energize his supporters to help him win aggrieved white voters who feel a sense of their own decline in this country. — Reuters
Young Chinese émigrés confront America’s brutal visa lottery:
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants apply for a limited number of H-1B visas every year, and a vast majority fail to make the cut. — The New York Times
Latinx awareness has doubled among U.S. Hispanics since 2019, but only 4% use it:
75% of Latinos who have heard of the term Latinx say it should not be used to describe the Hispanic or Latino population, up from 65% saying the same in 2019. — Pew Research
States have ramped up efforts to enact stricter immigration laws, group finds:
The report underscores how Republican state officials have increasingly sought to challenge the federal government’s longstanding authority to set immigration and border policy. — CBS News
