Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan
Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...
Embassy of Bangladesh Brings Essential Consular Services To The Community
People are lined up outside of Kabob House in Hamtramck on Saturday with passports in hand, masks covering their faces. They are waiting...
Immigrant Journalists Reflect on DC Insurrection
Watching the events of the violent coup attempt in Washington was hard for most of us. But, it was even...
Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa On New Memoir, “Once I Was You”
Now more than ever, many Americans are beginning to open their eyes to learn from the experiences of immigrants and the...
Biden’s Approach to Overhauling Trump’s Immigration Policy
The nation is gearing up for significant policy change come January when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office. He...
Metro Detroit Immigrant Communities Weigh In on 2020 Election
According to the Pew Research Center, about one in ten people who are eligible to vote in the United States' 2020...
The Role of America’s Hispanic and Latinx Vote In 2020
As we inch closer to Election day, the WDET newsroom and Detroit Today are continuing to explore how the 2020 presidential...
Vox’ Matthew Yglesias: The Argument for Massive Population Growth
A popular American mentality is that bigger is better. "For places like Southeast Michigan, the fact that the tax base has...
Michigan Makes Mark on Democratic National Convention
It’s a different convention than the smoke-filled rooms of decades past. Speakers are delivering remarks virtually because of the coronavirus....
Finding A Piece of Baghdad in Detroit
Meet Sarms, short for Sarmed Yasser Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. Sarms was 32 when we spoke last year, and lives in Detroit....
Detroit Granted $750,000 For Coronavirus Relief for Undocumented Immigrants
Detroit’s Immigration Task Force has announced a $750,000 donation that allows them to provide coronavirus relief to undocumented immigrants. The money comes...
After SCOTUS Decision, Long Road Ahead for Dreamers
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought here as children won a major victory yesterday in the Supreme Court. “It...