After Tony Joseph (not his real name), 16, emigrated with his family to the United States from Liberia, he joined a gang in metropolitan St. Paul, Minnesota to counter the pressure of his school mates who called him “dumb African.” more>

"How can some idiots say every night on television that I am an enemy of America, just because they are looking for cheap ratings on the airwaves? I have contributed to this country and deserve to be rewarded with an amnesty. Period," lamented Said, an African undocumented immigrant in Philadelphia. more>

Chinyere, a New York City civil servant, would rather not reveal the pain and agony caused by the incompetence of Nigerian Airways, her country’s national carrier. But she wasn’t the only passenger stranded with no luggage, cancelled return tickets, and other travel nightmares. more>