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Immigration

• Mexico: Getting to know the neighbors
  Like it or not, Mexico and the United States are inextricably linked. America Abroad explores the history of U.S.-Mexico relations and how it affects present day issues like immigration, drug trafficking and free trade.Midday, August 17, 2006
• New immigrants find life in America can challenge their health
  Latino immigrants are often healthier when they arrive in the United States than they are five years later. There's a significant body of research that shows their health begins to decline rapidly as they assimilate into the American culture.August 8, 2006
• Maria's story: All her dreams are here
  As many as 85,000 illegal immigrants make Minnesota their home, including many who have crossed the border into the U.S. from Mexico. This is the story of one of them.July 21, 2006
• Living here illegally
  "Maria" has a big stake in the ongoing debate over whether illegal immigrants should be given a path to citizenship. She is one of tens of thousands of Minnesotans living here illegally, and she told Mary Stucky her story.Midday, July 21, 2006
• Migrant workers sue Seneca Foods
  A group of migrant workers is suing Seneca Foods Corp. for breech of contract. The group works at the company's vegetable and fruit processing plant in Montgomery in southeastern Minnesota. One activist group is calling the suit a step toward equal rights for migrant workers.July 19, 2006
• 200 National Guard members to patrol Mexican border
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he's sending 200 Minnesota National Guard troops to New Mexico to help patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. Pawlenty says he's activating the troops because the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security issued a request for help.July 5, 2006
• New bakery offers a taste of home to Salvadorians
  A new bakery in St. Paul is bringing a taste of El Salvador to the Twin Cities. For some, that's a taste of home. As the Latino population in Minnesota continues to grow, different small populations of Latin Americans are developing specialty businesses.July 4, 2006
• Celebrating citizenship
  Is it cliche to do a story about immigrants becoming official U.S. citizens on the Fourth of July? Maybe. But is that a bad thing?July 3, 2006
• Fargo/Moorhead a destination point for new immigrants
  Fargo, North Dakota has a long history of accepting people driven out of their homeland by war. Twenty years ago, the city saw an influx of refugees from Vietnam. In the years since the nationalities have changed but the influx of new Americans and the communities acceptance of them, has not.July 2, 2006
• Local Somalis watch and wait
  More than 14,000 displaced Somalis live in Minnesota. Many Somalis in the metro area support the new group, which this week declared it controls the conflict-ridden country. The Minnesota Somalis are closely watching the situation because it may have an impact on their own futures.June 30, 2006
• Absentee ballots allow Mexicans in Minnesota to vote
  Mexico will elect a new president Sunday, and for the first time ever, Mexicans living outside of the country can vote absentee. But it looks as if very few Mexicans in Minnesota and the U.S. took advantage of their right to vote in their home country.June 30, 2006
• The power of words in the immigration debate
  That person who overstayed their visa or crossed the border illegally: Are they an illegal immigrant? An undocumented worker? An alien? Minnesota journalists, immigration activists and others discussed how the media covers immigration at Minnesota Public Radio on June 20.Midday, June 28, 2006
• Popular community health care clinic closes
  La Clinica en Lake is well-known as a convenient health care clinic with a bilingual and bicultural approach. But now, the clinic is closing next month, and patients have to find another place to go.June 23, 2006
• Debating the 'i' word
  The national debate on immigration policy has loomed large in media coverage in recent months. It turns out the way the media reports on those debates can be as contentious as the immigration policy in question.June 21, 2006
• Learning two languages, one at a time
  Life in the U.S. can be hard for a new immigrant. It's even more difficult when they can't read or write in their own language. This is a common story for many Latin American immigrants from impoverished backgrounds with little education.June 12, 2006

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