by Sumanth Inukonda

In this article, Dr. Sumanth Inukonda examines far-reaching changes underway in US immigration policy and decodes its impact on students and foreign workers. Based on recent immigration data, the article surmises that legal pathways for aspiring students, researchers, and workers to enter the US are shrinking. Focusing on Indian students and skilled workers, it explores the degradation of the Indian American dream that many had aspired to over the past few decades. Cutting down on immigration is a global trend as many developed countries seek to review the processes of globalization. Universities will need to re-evaluate their strategies for greater knowledge sharing across borders.

Historian Dr. Karen Miller, assisted by LaGuardia scholar Stephen Pierre Paul, unravels the complex narrative of the Iwahig Penal Colony's early 20th-century history. Utilizing a rich collection of Southeast Asian newspaper articles, their study shines a new light on the societal dynamics of this unique Filipino enclave during the U.S. colonial period, delivering a groundbreaking insight into incarceration and peripheral development.

Cover Image: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.