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- Rowan University Professor of History Melissa R. Klapper delivers a talk entitled, "Small strangers: Immigrant children in America, 1880-1925", in conjunction with a yearlong initiative and exhibit by the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program called "Telling family stories: Jews, genealogy and history". Klapper describes the waves of immigration to the U.S. and the experiences of children as they came of age, finding themselves increasingly caught between Old World expectations and New World demands. Klapper is introduced by MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis. Michigan State University Professor Kirsten Fermaglich explains the Jewish Studies Program exhibit. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series, held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks on the need for comprehensive immigration reform and outlines a proposal for increased border security and penalizing businesses that knowingly hire undocumented workers. He proposes an option for the 11 million illegal workers already in the country to earn citizenship, and streamlining the current system for legal immigration. Obama compliments the efforts of a bi-partisan group of senators who announced their immigration reform plan the previous day but says that if Congress can not pass its own immigration reform legislation "in a timely fashion," he will send his own bill and "insist that they vote on it right away."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump signs an executive order that he says will end the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump says there is still a "zero tolerance" policy for those attempting to cross the border illegally, but claims that families will now be able to stay together during the prosecution process. Vice President Mike Pence and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen thank the President for his actions and urge Congress to change immigration laws. Held in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama participates in a naturalization ceremony for service members and a wreath laying at the National War Memorial to honor fallen soldiers. Walter Haith, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service Field Office Director, introduces Robert Daum, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service Deputy District Director for Asia-Pacific, to administer the oath of allegiance to 20 individuals.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. Senate candidate and current Republican Congressman Jim Renacci and Congressman Steve Chabot also speak to the crowd. Trump announces the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from a Turkish jail and covers familiar talking points about the economy, trade, tax policy, immigration, and crime. Trump also says that if the Democrats win the election they will take away jobs and healthcare, that the crime rate will increase, and that the borders will be thrown open. Held at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ohio.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On his first foreign trip, U.S. President George W. Bush holds a joint press conference with Mexican President Vicente Fox. Bush and Fox speak on a variety of issues, including free trade, anti-drug efforts, and immigration issues. Following their remarks they take questions from reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at a press conference. He praises the bipartisan cooperation that resulted in what he calls the most productive post-election Congressional session in decades. He also comments on the passage of legislation on tax cuts, the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, medical assistance for 9/11 responders, and the ratification of a new START treaty. Obama fields questions from reporters on prospects for more bi-partisan cooperation in the next year, the military’s ability to adapt to the repeal of DADT, the condition of the economy, the tax bill, the condition of the middle-class, immigration reform, and the status of the Guantanamo prison.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-12-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces a proposed rule change to the Affordable Care Act which would allow affected Americans to keep canceled health insurance policies for another year as companies and consumers adjust to the new demands of the ACA. He also says insurance companies must notify customers of what those policies lack, and of the options consumers have for better coverage under the new law. He answers questions from reporters about the ACA, Iran and immigration.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Labor activist Max Gazen talks about being born in the Netherlands in 1897, coming to the U.S. at age nine, working in Grand Rapids, MI, and joining the merchant marine. He also talks about working for the Hotel and Restaurant Workers union, being a delegate to the Detroit Federation of Labor, his participation in the wave of sit-down strikes, helping to cook for the Flint sit-down strikers, union leaders, strikes and picket-lines, and racial discrimination.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama calls for comprehensive immigration reform and a bipartisan approach to fixing a broken immigration system, in a speech given at the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas. He calls for ending illegal immigration while creating mechanisms to bring in trained and talented workers. Obama also explains why immigration reform is critical to building a Twenty-first Century economy.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection