xenophobia

Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King attends a rally earlier this year on the East Front of the Capitol to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Politics & Government

Rep. Steve King Denied Comparing Immigrants To 'Dirt' — Audio Says Otherwise

2:49pm November 13, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The Weekly Standard reported last week that the Iowa Republican had publicly made the comparison, but King accused the magazine of lying and challenged it to release audio — so the Standard did.

Ibrar Hussein Mirzai, an 18-year-old Afghan, has received asylum in Hungary and hopes to eventually gain Hungarian citizenship. He is aware that Hungarians don't like refugees. "I am a normal person just like them," he says.

Hungary Has A Xenophobia Problem

5:59am April 27, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Just 10 percent of Hungarians polled say they feel totally comfortable making friends with an immigrant. In a survey, Hungarians even rejected a group that doesn't exist.

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Assistant Attorney General Kimberly Strovink, of Massachusetts Attorney General Healey's Civil Rights Division, answers calls coming into the state's hate hotline.

Massachusetts Hotline Tracks Post-Election Hate

6:47am February 18, 2017

by Tovia Smith

More than 250 "substantive reports" of harassment and hate incidents have flooded in since November. Although perpetrators are hard to identify, the hotline also serves to provide support to victims.

Canada has pledged to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees, likely including women, children and injured people who have been living in camps in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Here, children stand outside their tents during a sandstorm, in a refugee camp in Lebanon

If Americans Move To Canada To Avoid Refugees, They May Get A Surprise

11:15am November 20, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Some Americans unhappy with U.S. plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees are threatening to move to Canada. Apparently they haven't noticed that Canada plans to take in 25,000 Syrians.

A Hungarian army officer closes the gate of Hungary's new fence on the 110-mile border with Serbia. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a number of controversial steps against migrants.

World News

Hungary's Leader Pushes His Anti-Migrant Platform To Bolster Support

6:33pm September 01, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has adopted staunchly anti-migrant positions to try and win back supporters from the far right, which is making significant gains.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform during the 2014 MTV Africa Awards in Durban. Now they've teamed up with a Malian superstar for a song urging South Africans to end attacks on immigrants.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo to South Africans: Stop Attacking Immigrants

5:58pm May 11, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

There's been a wave of violence against immigrant workers. Now the Grammy-winning singers have joined their voices with Mali's superstar Salif Keita. The message: "United we stand."

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