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On the island of Lampedusa, the southernmost part of Italy, between Africa and Europe, Davide Enia looks in the faces of those who arrive and those who wait, and tells the story of an individual and collective shipwreck. On one side, a multitude in motion, crossing entire nations and then the Mediterranean Sea under conditions beyond any imagination. On the other, a handful of men and women on the border of an era and a continent, trying to welcome the newcomers.

Jorge Ramos, periodista galardonado con premios Emmy, reconocido presentador del Noticiero Univisión y considerado "la voz de los sin voz" de la comunidad latina, fue expulsado de una rueda de prensa del candidato presidencial Donald Trump en Iowa en el año 2015 tras cuestionar sus planes sobre inmigración. En este manifiesto personal, Ramos explora qué significa ser un inmigrante latino, o simplemente un inmigrante, en los Estados Unidos de nuestros días.

Dunja Hayali über ein Deutschland, das auf dem Spiel steht: "Ich hatte nie das Gefühl, nicht deutsch zu sein. Erst als ich im Fernsehen auftauchte, begann man, mir meine Heimat abzusprechen. Heute frage ich mich: in was für einem Deutschland möchte ich und wollen wir eigentlich leben?" Dunja Hayali geht den Fragen auf den Grund, die unsere Nation unter Spannung setzen: wie wird "Heimat" definiert? Was wird aus Deutschland, wenn selbsternannte Heimatschützer diesen Begriff als Chiffre für Ausgrenzung missbrauchen? Und wie lässt sich dem Hass der Nationalisten begegnen und die liberale Gesellschaft erhalten?

If you're Irish American or African American or Eastern European Jewish American, there's a rich literature to give you a sense of your family's arrival-in-America story. Until now, that hasn't been the case for Chinese Americans. From noted historian Mae Ngai, The Lucky Ones uncovers the three-generational saga of the Tape family. It's a sweeping story centered on patriarch Jeu Dips' (Joseph Tapes') self-invention as an immigration broker in post-gold rush San Francisco, and the extraordinary rise it enables.

Who are the Minutemen? Patriots? Racists? Vigilantes? Harel Shapira lived with the Minutemen and patrolled the border with them, seeking neither to condemn nor praise them, but to understand who they are and what they do. Challenging simplistic depictions of these men as right-wing fanatics with loose triggers, Shapira discovers a group of men who long for community and embrace the principles of civic engagement. Yet these desires and convictions have led them to a troubling place.

Dopo un lungo periodo in cui l'Europa era principalmente un continente di emigrazione, negli ultimi decenni la tendenza si è invertita e sono sempre di più i cittadini di altri continenti che cercano di raggiungere l'Europa per i motivi più diversi. La migrazione per motivi di lavoro è per i Paesi in via di sviluppo una valvola di sfogo contro la forte crescita demografica, la disoccupazione e la sottoccupazione interna.

It wasn’t surprising when the first abandoned bicycles were found along the dirt roads and farmland just across the border from Tijuana, but before long they were arriving in droves. The bikes went from curiosity, to nuisance, to phenomenon. But until they caught the eye of journalist Kimball Taylor, only a small cadre of human smugglers - coyotes - and migrants could say how or why they’d gotten there. This is the story of 7,000 bikes that made an incredible journey and one young man from Oaxaca who arrived at the border with nothing, built a small empire, and then vanished.

The number of legal immigrants allowed into the United States in the 1960s was 300,000 a year. This increased reasonably to 600,000 by the 1980s. But in the 1990s, the rate accelerated to an average of more than a million a year. When the number of illegal immigrants is added to this, the total inflow during the 1990s was approximately twelve million.

A century ago, migrants often crossed an ocean and never saw their homelands again. Today, they call - or Skype - home the moment their flight has landed, and that's just the beginning. Thanks to cheap travel and easy communication, immigrants everywhere stay in intimate contact with their native countries, creating powerful cross-border networks. In Borderless Economics, Robert Guest, The Economist's business editor, travels through dozens of countries and 44 American states, observing how these networks create wealth, spread ideas and foster innovation.

When Ye Pei dreamed of Venice as a girl, she imagined a magical floating city of canals and gondola rides. And she imagined her mother, successful in her new life and eager to embrace the daughter she had never forgotten. But when Ye Pei arrives in Italy, she learns her mother works on a farm far from the city. Her only connection, a mean-spirited Chinese auntie, puts Ye Pei to work in a small-town café. Rather than giving up and returning to China, a determined Ye Pei takes on a grueling schedule.

Writer Kovie Biakolo became inspired to publish Conversations for Smart People while having rooftop drinks in Brooklyn with a few of her colleagues. In her classic uninhibited style, Kovie deftly weaves through such topics as: being a woman, growing up African, the meaning of beauty, and love. And of course the essay collection includes thoughtful commentary on sociopolitical issues--like race--that Kovie often finds herself discussing in her work.

When thinking about the border separating the United States from Mexico, what typically comes to mind is an unwelcoming zone with violent, poverty-ridden towns, cities, and maquiladoras on one side and an increasingly militarized network of barriers and surveillance systems on the other. It was not always this way. In fact, from the end of Mexican-American War until the late twentieth century, the border was a very porous and loosely regulated region.

Award-winning reporter Emily Dugan's Finding Home follows the tumultuous lives of a group of immigrants, all facing extraordinary obstacles in their quests to live in the UK. Mihai, 29, works in construction in London and longs for a National Insurance Number. Syrian refugee Emad, 35, set up the Free Syrian League, and danger in the UK became as real as it had been in Damascus.

In this audiobook, Melvin Delgado offers a compelling case for the centrality of sanctuary cities' cause to the very mission and professional identity of social workers and others in the human services and mental-health professions. He also presents a historical perspective on the rise of the sanctuary movements of the 1970s and 2000s, giving context for the current environment and immigration debate.

Il sindaco di Riace e il domani dei migranti in analisi di Repubblica: Il paladino dei migranti caduto nella polvere: "Segno dell’aria che tira" di Alessandra Ziniti; Riace, il sindaco e i confini della legge di Attilio Bolzoni; Il silenzio sullo Ius soli di Jhumpa Lahiri; Lucano, il sindaco clandestino di Riace, di Francesco Merlo; A bordo della nave che sfida il blocco: "Saremo noi italiani ad aiutare chi fugge" di Marco Mensurati; Riace, Mimmo Lucano: "Io ho salvato vite, spero che l'inchiesta non diventi un fatto politico" di Alessia Candito.

Le posizioni sovraniste di Salvini analizzate in cinque articoli di Repubblica: Asse tra Orban e Salvini. E adesso sono gli esteri il nuovo fronte della crisi tra Lega e 5S, di Tommaso Ciriaco e Alberto d'Argenio; Orban, Salvini e la bandiera nera del sovranismo, di Ezio Mauro; Nave Diciotti, atto politico non significa potere totale, di Gianrico Carofiglio; Diciotti, un paese trascinato nel ridicolo, di Andrea Bonanni; Libia, i video delle torture e quei profughi martiri, di Francesco Merlo.

Le vicende dei profughi salvati dalla nave Diciotti nel racconto di sei articoli di Repubblica: Lontani dal diritto, lontani dall'Europa, di Claudio Tito; Il Colle non darà alibi per sbloccare l'impasse, di Alberto D'argenio e Goffredo De Marchis; Il racconto di Amid: venduto sei volte, di Alessandra Ziniti; Diciotti, la nave della resistenza, di Francesco Merlo; Caso Diciotti, migranti come ostaggi: ecco le norme violate per ordine di Salvini, di Carlo Bonini e Salvo Palazzolo; Diciotti, un Paese trascinato nel ridicolo, di Andrea Bonanni.

During the Second World War, people arrived in Britain from all over the world as troops, war-workers, nurses, refugees, exiles, and prisoners-of-war, chiefly from Europe, America, and the British Empire. Between 1939 and 1945, the population in Britain became more diverse than it had ever been before. Through diaries, letters, and interviews, Mixing It tells of ordinary lives pushed to extraordinary lengths.

I temi che dividono il governo, raccontati in sei articoli di Repubblica: Presidenza Rai, Di Maio frena l'alleato leghista: "Evitiamo la prova di forza", di Carmelo Lopapa; Foa, Da Marcello a Leonardo: nel nome del padre, di Luca Bottura; Il "contratto" fa paura ai mercati e gli investitori lasciano l'Italia, di Claudio Tito; Bagnai (Lega): "Investitori prudenti ma non è solo l'Italia a fare paura", di Annalisa Cuzzocrea; Tav e Tap, il no di Salvini ai 5Stelle: "Si faranno, guardiamo avanti", di Carmelo Lopapa; Grandi opere, piccoli bisticci, di Sergio Rizzo.

Dreamers and their allies, those who care about immigration justice, and anyone interested in the experience of Mexicans in the US will respond to these stories of Mexican immigrants (some documented, some not) illuminating their complex lives. Regardless of status, many are subjected to rights violations, inequality, and violence - all of which existed well before the Trump administration - and have profound feelings of being unwanted in the country they call home.