Alexandra Délano

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    Migrants’ countries of origin will play a key role in the success of Obama’s executive actions.

Migrants’ countries of origin will play a key role in the success of Obama’s executive actions.

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In discussions of President Obama’s controversial executive action on immigration last month, most commentators have focused on the role of the U.S. government. Alexandra Délano looks at the part that Mexico’s U.S. consulates will now play, writing that they will have to bear the brunt of providing advice and assistance to the millions of migrants in the U.S. that […]

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    The invisibility of undocumented migrants in 9/11 relief and commemoration is a symptom of their wider social and political isolation.

The invisibility of undocumented migrants in 9/11 relief and commemoration is a symptom of their wider social and political isolation.

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Despite their lack of recognition, undocumented immigrants are not immune from the disasters and tragedies that occur in the U.S. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011 were no exception. Alexandra Délano and Benjamin Nienass look at how, in the wake of 9/11, the undocumented immigrants that were involved in the tragedy and their families were practically ‘invisible’ to […]

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