By Chris Tobias In May 2025, the Trump administration granted refugee status to 59 white South Africans, primarily Afrikaners, citing claims of racial persecution and violence in South Africa. This decision has sparked significant controversy, with critics questioning the validity of the persecution claims and the motivations behind the policy. Background: The Refugee Admissions Pause and […]
By PAHO | Photo credit: PAHO Washington D.C., 8 May 2025 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today met with the Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers from Central America and the Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA), Dr. Alejandra Acuña, and the Executive Director of the Mesoamerica Integration and […]
Geneva – A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors beyond the health sector, such as lack of quality housing, education and job opportunities. The new World report on social determinants of health equity shows that such determinants can be responsible for a dramatic reduction of healthy life expectancy— sometimes by decades—in […]
By Steven Hubbard, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Walter Cicchetti / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. On April 30, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the updated 2024 inventory […]