Immigration

Most incubators had stories that hit on social, political, educational or policy elements of immigration.

• Farming in the Time of Economic Cholera

  California’s farm lands and its workers grapple with a shift from a labor shortage to a labor glut in a time of decreased consumer demand.

• Pentecostals Ascendant in L.A.'s Little Central America
  Los Angeles houses the largest community of Central Americans outside of Central America itself. More and more, members of that community have traded their traditional Catholic roots for new, Pentecostal lives. Of the 5,000 Hispanic churches within the city, 94 percent are now Pentecostal, and the greater the number of converts, the more that Guatemalan, El Salvaradoran and Honduran contingent will change the identity of Christianity in this southwestern metropolis.
• Children of Immigrants Face Struggle
  The children of immigrants in California carry the legacy of their parents’ sacrifices and the promise of a better future for themselves and the state. But breaking free from cycles of poverty is a debilitating struggle. Latino youth in both Los Angeles and the iconic farm worker city of Delano face rigid barriers to social ascension.
• The Asian Face of Las Vegas

  A look at the fastest-growing Asian community in America.

• Fighting Battles: Latinos in the Military
  Fighting Battles tells the stories of Latinos and their experiences in the military, from the first non-citizen U.S. soldier killed in Iraq to an activist who is trying to counter the military’s recruitment efforts in heavily Latino communities. The stories are told in video, text and photos. A Flex/Flash presentation is used to present data in a visually compelling way.
• State of the Union: California Labor Wars
  After decades of break-neck growth, California’s two million-member Service Employees International Union is facing a crisis brought on by a debilitating recession. This package explores the present crises strangling the labor movement and its deleterious effects on working people in California. It includes audio, text stories, a timeline, photos and videos.
• Changing Policy: Exploring E-Verify

  The national E-Verify program helps employers avoid hiring illegal immigrants. This project examines the program in Arizona and Illinois and shows how naturalized citizens are much more likely to be falsely flagged by the system and to be discriminated against. It includes stories of two legislators – one whose son was shot by an illegal immigrant and another who experienced discrimination as a child. Text stories, photos and video.

• The New Town Square
  Explore with resident from three Northern California towns as they struggle to define community in an increasingly suburbanized landscape. This short introductory video blends old techniques (stop motion animation) with the digital platform. Other elements in the package include an interactive map illustrating how these three towns have grown and changed over the last century, and a series of maps where residents describe the places where they find their community.

• Crossing Lines: Staring Down Death in the Desert
  Crossing Lines is a three-part narrative that tells the stories of people in Mexico who are trying to build their own economic opportunities so their children won’t feel compelled to leave. Photos and video are imbedded in the text to add to the narrative at key points.
• New Latino Voters

  An analysis of voter survey data underscores how this fast-growing demographic will impact politics. Other stories, based in Fresno and Allensworth, Calif., and in Springfield, Ark., illustrate how immigration and voting patterns are changing. Text stories, photos, graphics, timeline, data, slideshow, video.

• Analyzing 'Immigration' Amnesty
  This is a story about the experiences of two communities – Albuquerque, N.M., which was significantly affected by the 1986 amnesty bill, and Culpeper, Va., where a similar bill would have a huge impact today. The story is largely told through text, with the addition of a Twitter widget that displays discussions of the topic and makes it easy to start new discussions.
• Sibling Dynamics in Immigrant Families
  This series, through the voices of several adult children of immigrants, explores what happens when the next generation’s culture and values collide. Video, text, photos.
• This Muslim-American Life:
  A six-story package explores the lives of second-gen Muslim-Americans from various perspectives: culture, arts, community, young adults’ activist, artistic voices and more. Text, video, graphics.
• New President Re-opens Old Debate
  With estimated undocumented immigrant population four times higher than when then-President Reagan signed the immigration bill of 1986, President Obama has made immigration reform a big part of his agenda. The outcome could have a significant impact on employers, the number of work visas allocated to foreigners and the workplace rights of those allowed into the country for jobs.
• Amnesty’s Next Front: Small Town USA
  Culpeper, Va., epitomizes the change in Hispanic immigration to the United States over the past two decades. Between 1990 and 2007, U.S. Census data shows that Culpeper County experienced a general population growth of 62 percent, nearly three times the national rate. But over that same time, the Hispanic population of Culpeper County increased 18 fold. Text, video. live Twitter updates.