Category: Immigration and Emigration

Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S.

A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off.
Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All

The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American film studio system.
Mainland Chinese Flocked to Hong Kong’s Top Talent Visa

The city created a visa to lure professionals from around the world. Most of the takers were Chinese seeking better jobs, better schools and greater freedom.
Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’

“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
Economic Dividend of Immigration Faces Legal and Logistical Hurdles

Immigrants aided the pandemic recovery and may be crucial to future needs. The challenge is processing newcomers and getting them where the jobs are.
In This Heroes’ Tale, Real People Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe

Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.
Émigrés Are Creating an Alternative China, One Bookstore at a Time

From Thailand to America, Chinese denied a safe public space for discussion in their home country have found hope in diaspora communities.
Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?

Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.
Facial Recognition in Airports: Biometrics Technology Is Expanding

Biometric technology is expanding at airports across the United States — and the world — and transforming the way we move through them, from checking a bag to boarding the plane.
Leon Wildes, Immigration Lawyer Who Defended John Lennon, Dies at 90

Battling the government for more than three years, he was able to prove that the Nixon White House was trying to deport the former Beatle for political reasons.
Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks

Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right?
The Silent Glamour of Melania Trump’s Mother, Amalija Knavs

In public, Amalija Knavs did not adhere to the stereotypes of an American grandmother.