Immigrants and Immigration

(New York Times)The video "A Fatal Border Crossing," tells the story of Felictas Martinez Barradas, a woman who lost her life trying to come to America. Her story begs the question, "Why would some people risk their lives in order to move to another country?" (New York Times)The video "A Fatal Border Crossing," tells the story of Felictas Martinez Barradas, a woman who lost her life trying to come to America.

Abercrombie & Fitch refused to hire Samantha Elauf because she wears a headscarf. Nineteen-year-old Elauf is a community college student from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is Muslim, and covers her head for religious reasons. When Elauf applied for a position at a Tulsa Abercrombie Kids store in June of 2008, she was turned down, and later found out from a friend who works at the store that “the headscarf cost her the job.” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against Abercrombie on Elauf’s behalf.