Created Equal: Is the new ‘Hispanic or Latino’ census category good enough?
The U.S. Census recently made it easier for the nation’s Latino population to identify themselves. A new Hispanic or Latino...
Trump, Republicans talk border in Grand Rapids
Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand...
Created Equal: New book explores the complicated practice of migrant smuggling
Author and anthropologist Jason De León spent seven years documenting the lives of “coyotes,” or smugglers who help migrants...
Trump to visit Grand Rapids Tuesday
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Grand Rapids Tuesday. The Kent County GOP says it will not...
President Joe Biden shouts out labor, defends immigration policy during spirited State of the Union
President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on Thursday, speaking on wide range of themes, from the economy,...
Created Equal: Our immigration system is broken. What does the Constitution say about it?
Immigration has been synonymous with the United States for centuries, but what do the country’s founding documents actually say about who...
Detroit Evening Report: New census data shows slight population increase in Michigan
Michigan’s population grew slightly in the past year, gaining roughly 4,000 residents between July 2022 and July 2023, according to...
Detroit Today: Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero on current SW Detroit issues, future solutions
Detroit’s District 6, which includes Southwest Detroit, Corktown and Midtown, is one of Detroit’s most diverse areas, with large Latin...
Detroit Today: How the end of Title 42 affects US immigration policies
Late last week, several news outlets were predicting that many immigrants would try to enter the country. As of today,...
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ explores the life of Bengali men who jumped ship in the early 1900s
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ is a documentary film about comedian Alaudin Ullah who went on a journey to learn...
Why some Republican border-state governors are shipping migrants to other states
Immigration is a constant political battle in America, but in recent years we’ve been seeing somewhat unique political actions take...
Why the children of immigrants are successful, according to a new book
Southeast Michigan is home to people from all over the world — Asians, Arabs, Europeans and Latinos from a spectrum...
