Commentary and Analysis

Working for a nonprofit that serves thousands of immigrants in Chicago each year, Sara McElmurry understands firsthand what immigrants can offer the city if offered access to opportunity.

As we look at ways to fight the virus and rebuild the region, championing the skills of immigrants is key to our recovery.

Alina Das joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss America's history of punishing immigrants.

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an opportunity for moving societies towards inclusion and social cohesion, rather than xenophobia.

How did President Donald Trump's 2020 suspension of the issuance of green cards for people outside of the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect immigrants?

On April 20, President Trump announced that an executive order to suspend immigration into the United States during the coronavirus crisis. But what does the American public think of this?

States like Michigan are feeling the lack of international students and refugees as immigration restrictions cut off the Midwest's economic lifeline.

Gus Hart Visiting Fellow Rosa Anaya joins Deep Dish to discuss her work rehabilitating inmates and gang members in El Salvador with Catholic Relief Services’ Second Changes.

Experts discuss the odd pairing of Austria's conservatives and climate activists and the lessons for the larger realignment of left-right politics in Europe.