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African Migrants Turning Mediterranean into Vast Cemetery

Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 6:52 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

History is replete with episodes of people migrating in droves from one place to another in search of a better life. And, in far too many cases, their migration challenged them to make it through a known hell to get to an uncertain heaven. Hispanics and Haitians migrating to America blighted the twentieth century in… Read more.

Lampedusa Tragedy Highlights Europe’s ‘Haitian’ Problem

Monday, October 7, 2013 at 5:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

There’s no denying that America has an arbitrary, even mercenary, immigration policy (which, for example, grants Cuban migrants an EZ pass but repatriates Haitian migrants summarily). Yet, compared with that of other countries, America has by far the most inviting and humane policy of them all. This fact is finally coming into stark relief for… Read more.