Ellis Island – A Window to our Past and Future
AILA Media Advocacy Committee Member Doug Penn visited Ellis Island and the ruins of the country’s first public health hospital there; he urges all of us, “as you live and work, try to see your life from the perspective of Ellis Island – and live up to that statue in the harbor.”
read moreTearing Down the Wall and Building Bridges
This blog post is adapted from the president’s installation speech given by Anastasia Tonello, June 14, 2018 in San Francisco; she shares her message to AILA members and goals for her presidential year.
read moreThe Doctor is In, Let’s Not Send Her Out
AILA Second Vice President Jennifer Minear reflects on the “vital and sustained contributions that immigrants are making to our society on a daily basis” in the healthcare field, and the potential impact of anti-immigrant policies on medically underserved populations in the U.S.
read moreTravel Ban – An Update
The “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” Executive Order has once again been modified. From its original far-reaching, chaotic launch on January 26, to its initial limited injunctions, to its nationwide stay, withdrawal and...
read moreGuardians of our Constitution
Adapted from the installation speech of Annaluisa Padilla, 2017-18 President of AILA
read moreIn Search of Consistency
Ralph Waldo Emerson famously opined that “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…” I have often opined (less famously) that, if Emerson is correct, there must be very few small-minded adjudicators at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....
read moreConrad 30 – A “Win-Win” Response to the US Healthcare Crisis
Affordable and accessible healthcare has long been a national priority. However, for decades the United States has experienced a critical shortage of physicians. The addition of millions more insured Americans to the healthcare rolls under the Affordable Care Act...
read moreThe Healthcare “Debate” and Immigration Reform
Unless you have had your head buried in the sand for the last thirty days, you are aware that America is having a national "Debate" on healthcare reform. That is if you call a "debate" yelling at each other, accusing the other side of the "debate" of being a Nazi, a...
read moreLooking to Immigrants for H1N1 Cure
At a time when talented researchers are often forced to wait years to immigrate to the United States and many clamor to close the borders or to suspend legal immigration, it is important to remember who we often turn to for help in a crisis. The current H1N1 epidemic...
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