Migration

Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, listens to Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, ask a question about how HB3071, April 2 during a Senate Judiciary Committee Meeting at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The measure threatens to cut state money to entities that use it to provide cash assistance to Oklahomans in the country without legal status.

Oklahoma bill banning cash benefits for immigrants in country illegally advances

Lionel Ramos

Oklahoma lawmakers are one step closer to sending a controversial immigration bill to the governor’s desk. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a measure that targets state-funded resources supporting Oklahomans in the country illegally.

Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers, Sgt. Dale Moody and Spc. Blake Morgan, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, performs border operations along the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, August 16, 2023. Approximately 50 Soldiers and Airmen are assisting the Texas National Guard with border security by manning security points to identify and alert local law enforcement of any illegal immigrant or drug trafficking activities. The deployment is expected to last through the end of August with a follow-on deployment of an additional 50 Soldiers and Airmen sometime in 2024.

Local & Regional

National guard deployment to Texas border paid for by disaster response funds

Paul Monies

The deployments drew criticism from Democrats because border security historically is a federal responsibility and National Guard soldiers and airmen called up for that role had fewer enforcement powers than U.S. Border Patrol agents.

A chat with Paisley Rekdal, former Poet Laureate of Utah, who will soon read from her work at TU

Rekdal's multimedia piece, "West: A Translation" -- which she'll read from here on campus -- employs translations, archival research, essays, poems, videos, and images in order to document the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay, where many Chinese migrants were detained after the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882.

"An African Family in Search of America along Route 66" (Encore)

Traveling from Illinois to California, the author and his family learned about the USA via historical landmarks, quirky roadside attractions, and countless colorful characters.

"Miles to Go: An African Family in Search of America along Route 66"

Traveling the Mother Road from Illinois to California, the author and his family learn about the USA via historical landmarks, quirky roadside attractions, and countless colorful characters.

James F. Hollifield at the TCFR: "Understanding Global Migration"

Today's guest is a professor at SMU who focuses on the links between economic development and migration; his books include "Controlling Immigration," "Understanding Global Migration," and "International Political Economy: History, Theory, and Policy" (forthcoming).

StudioTulsa

"Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World"

Rich Fisher

Our guest is Vaclav Smil, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. Smil is the author of 40+ books on topics like energy,…

StudioTulsa

"The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War" (Encore)

Rich Fisher

(Note: This interview first aired last year.) Our guest is David Nasaw, the bestselling author and noted historian. He joins us to discuss his book, "The…

StudioTulsa

The Next TU Presidential Lecture Will Soon Be Given by Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

Rich Fisher

Our guest on StudioTulsa is Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, who will deliver the next TU Presidential Lecture on Wednesday, April 7th, at 7:30pm. It's a…

Imprint

Great Migrations

Rebecca Howard

During our recent arctic blast, robins appeared everywhere.It seemed odd to spot a harbinger of spring in below-zero temperatures, so I looked into why I…