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Home » Nebraska Evolving

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It’s practically gospel in Nebraska that our smaller communities are declining, continuing a population slide that began long ago and will continue forevermore. But many Nebraskans don’t realize that conventional wisdom is being upended, altered by a force powerful enough to turn the tide on decades of decline and offer some communities the chance to chart a new path forward. In a word: Immigration.

Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

Spinning rides, swirling rumors: Talk of ICE raid mars county fair’s attempt to showcase Mexican band

by Natalia AlamdariAugust 22, 2025September 24, 2025

Chase County sheriff says he called ICE fearing lack of law enforcement resources, not because of Mexican band. Many immigrants stayed home.

Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

Desperate for teachers, Nebraska schools turn to the faraway Philippines

by Natalia AlamdariMay 23, 2025July 21, 2026
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Statewide

‘Like a threat’: Mass email urging immigrants to self-deport sows fear, confusion in Nebraska

by Natalia AlamdariMay 14, 2025May 30, 2025
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Metro

Split apart: New ban leaves family half in Nebraska, half stuck in Middle East

by Natalia AlamdariMarch 13, 2025April 4, 2025
Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

No raids, many rumors: In Nebraska immigrant communities, fear and lack of ICE info fuel fake news

by Natalia AlamdariFebruary 18, 2025March 14, 2025
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Statewide

Nebraska companies, strapped for workers, face ‘mild concern to abject terror’ as immigration crackdown begins

by Joshua ShimkusJanuary 24, 2025June 23, 2025
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Statewide

Coming crackdown?  Nebraska schools, churches, immigrants brace for Trump-promised historic deportation

by Natalia AlamdariJanuary 20, 2025February 12, 2025
Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

Nebraska Evolving: Somalis band together to aid new refugees in South Sioux, a ‘place of opportunity’

by Natalia AlamdariDecember 23, 2024January 22, 2025
Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

Grand Island program gives immigrants ‘crash course,’ nudges them to run on Election Day

by Natalia AlamdariDecember 17, 2024January 13, 2025
Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded

Marco’s journey: As others sleep, a Nebraska high schooler survives the graveyard shift

by Natalia AlamdariDecember 13, 2024January 13, 2025

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