Newsletter Archive

Irish-American Mary Evans believes newer undocumented immigrant groups are less entitled to live in the United States than older immigrant groups like the Irish. While deportations were down overall in 2017, they’re up for many countries, including Ireland. That’s got some people in Boston’s Irish community, who are unused to this level of scrutiny, on edge. Most Americans presume you’re all set, says one undocumented Irishman, ‘just because you’re white and you speak English.’

Firm but fair is how French President Emmanuel Macron refers to immigration legislation he’s proposing. It aims to speed up processing of asylum claims and make it easier for minors to get asylum status, but would also toughen treatment for so-called economic migrants. In Paris, VOA checks in with migrants waiting for news on the status of their asylum requests.

The son of Cambodia’s prime minister is caught up in sexual assault allegations leveled on Facebook. Numerous videos published on social media purport to show messages between Hun Many and a number of women who’ve allegedly been assaulted by him. A leading opposition politician is calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s son to publicly explain himself.

VIDEO: Syrian immigrant Edress Othman has achieved success in his adopted country. He’s an oncologist who works to save the lives of cancer patients. But he cannot fully enjoy his American Dream because he still has family in Afrin, Syria, which is being subjected to Turkish shelling.

Greenland is melting. Researchers are drilling through more than 2.5 kilometers of ice, down to the bedrock below, to find out why. The answer may hold clues to the future of the world’s coastal cities. VOA visits the remote corners of Greenland for a firsthand look at science in action at the forefront of climate change.

A sudden increase in the number of elephants being slaughtered for their skin in Myanmar has alarmed conservationists. Elephants have a rich and proud history in Myanmar, having been used for transportation, agriculture, construction and warfare, while also being viewed as a symbol of power and prestige. But their survival is under threat, with only about 2,000 wild elephants left in Myanmar today.