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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

A Day Without Immigrants

A Day Without Immigrants

Fernando Jimenez, Photography Editor February 17, 2017

“La Bamba” played within the walls of the Central Carolina Worker Justice Center  as members of the Latinx community gathered to make signs in preparation for the Day Without Immigrants protest...

Protestors respond to Trump’s immigration order

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor February 9, 2017

Three weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, campaign promises are quickly and controversially becoming policy. The most recent action was an executive order calling for a temporary travel ban on individuals...

FaithAction embraces, supports immigrants

June Park, Staff Writer September 25, 2015

In the last decade, an unprecedented number of immigrants have joined communities all over the U.S. With them, they have brought their cultures, religions and ethnic identities. Of course change can...

European immigration crisis continues

June Park, Staff Writer September 25, 2015

Thousands are stuck in overcrowded refugee camps with nowhere to go. Conditions are unsanitary, unheated, and inhumane. The refugee crisis in Europe has become a significant international problem that...

Forced out by violence, African immigrants cross to Europe

Aubrey King, Staff Writer October 3, 2014

The journey of any refugee starts in a broken homeland. Across North Africa and the Middle East, a variety of issues have pushed more and more people to migrate towards Europe. “The increase (in immigrants)...

Let immigrant children stay in N.C., instead of forcing them to leave

Matthew Jones, Staff Writer September 19, 2014

They come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. They flee extreme poverty, drug violence and sexual abuse. They have traveled hundreds of miles through sweltering heat and dangerous terrain in search...

Detained immigrant children temporarily sent to NC

Allison Stalberg, Staff Writer September 5, 2014

Far removed from what is familiar, around 1,200 children (mainly from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador) who were detained at the border have been taken to North Carolina.Federal authorities have been...

News in Brief

Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor April 19, 2013

WALES, UK Since November,  Wales has recorded at least 765 cases of Swansea measles, 77 of which resulted in critical hospitalization. Health officials believe the epidemic has yet to reach its peak,...

Obama, Congress tackle immigration reform in US

Bryan Dooley, Senior Writer March 1, 2013

In recent weeks, immigration reform has become a significant point of contention between President Obama and Congressional Republicans. Both have released reform proposals. “The current immigration...

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