Migrahack: Unraveling the Stories Behind Immigration Data
CHICAGO — How can data explain and illuminate one of the most important and controversial issues of our time — immigration? Journalists, programmers, designers and community members will come together May 31-June 2 for Chicago Migrahack, a hackathon to unravel the stories behind immigration statistics. The event’s name refers to the Spanish word for immigration, [...] Read more
Chicago Migrahack Will Be Part of National Civic Hacking Events, May 31-June 2
Chicago Migrahack 2013 Workshops
LA Migrahack Draws Nearly 100 Participants
Plan your day: Chicago Migrahack 2013 Agenda
Fear, Trauma, Uncertainty: Undocumented Immigrants and Mental Health
The fear of deportation and the uncertainty of living in the shadows can cause and exacerbate mental health problems for immigrant families. Activists and advocates are starting to give more attention to this issue. Read more
IJJ Senior Fellow Wins Freedom of Information Award
Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza was honored as the author of the series, “Access Denied," which sent 120 reporters to test the public's right-to-information laws in 100 countries. Read more
Immigration Hackathon Helps Build Culture of Collaboration
Most of the journalists had never attended a hackathon. Most of the programmers had never worked with immigration data. L.A. Migrahack brought them together. Read more
Five Myths about the Immigration “Line”
President Obama and senators working on a reform bill have said that anyone who has broken the law needs to go to the back of the "line." IJJ Senior Fellow Dan Kowalski, an immigration lawyer, explains the facts about the line and its role in the immigration debate.
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Immigration Issues and the Election
Journalists participating in IJJ’s 2012 Immigration in the Heartland conference, which focused the impact of immigration issues and the election, used the training to produce the following stories. Read more
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