immigration

From 1910 to 1940, immigrants entered the US through the West Coast’s Angel Island Immigration Station. Located not far from Alcatraz Island, it’s dark history were practically lost, until re-discovered in 1970. (12 min)

Anthony Bourdain and the No Reservations crew goes to Australia. (44 min, 5 segments)

Vanguard News travels to southern Italy to investigate how Europe’s growing appetite for cocaine is funding the growth of West African crime syndicates and fueling a turf war with Italy’s mafia. (21 min)

Noorani: A loud minority wants a two tier wage system; what’s needed is legalization and citizenship. (12:23 min)

The Japanese aren’t having babies, and the country won’t accept immigrants to help bolster the population. But Japan may have a unique solution - Robots! (25 min)

Portland, Oregon, has taken a controversial step to incorporate undocumented workers into the economy, by building a day labor center, where workers can go to find jobs. However, not everyone likes the idea. (4:26 min)

Avi Lewis reports for Al Jazeera about the political causes and the human impact of shock therapy, California style - and gets a glimpse of how the next chapter of the global economic crisis is likely to unfold. (20 minutes, 2 segments)

Al Jazeera reports on a small grocer in a big city keeping up with the Thanksgiving demands of a very diverse community. (22 min, 2 segments)