Project description: In the debate over immigration policy, a commonly heard refrain is the demand for migrants to “get in line” or enter the U.S. “the right way.” But in recent years the path to legal immigration has become increasingly narrow, especially for those who live in countries fraught with poverty, violence and political instability.
Project authors: Esther Honig, Jackie Hai, Lauren Irwin, Grace Ganz, Sasha Shadrina and Jennifer Kempf
View the project on their website.
Data sources:
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS)
- UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency USA
- UCIS “United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP)” flow chart
- Migration Policy Institute “U.S. Annual Refugee Resettlement Ceilings and Number of Refugees Admitted, 1980-Present” line graph
- The Colorado Department of Human Services “About Refugees” page
- UCIS Green Card page “Green Card for Refugees“
- Executive Office for Immigration Review “Myths vs Facts about Immigration Proceedings“
Other relevant links: KUNC Colorado’s Twitter profile
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