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Opposition to immigration

Roberto Marquez of Dallas adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio. 

Absurd lines: Part II

Critical State

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the asymmetry of political belief when it comes to immigration: Voters against immigration tend to prioritize the issue over those in favor of it.

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The Netherlands to immigrants: Speak Dutch

Language
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I’m an American. But my family came to the US fraudulently.

Immigration Rewind
a migrant camp in the 1930s in the US

The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly

Immigration
A black and white historical photo of a uniformed man with his hand on a woman's shoulder while young boys look on.

For centuries, migrants have been said to pose public health risks. They don’t.

Immigration
An 1882 cartoon print shows an Irishman confronting Uncle Sam in a boarding house filled with laborers.

Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ provision has roots in colonial US

Immigration

The renewed debate about who is a “public charge” evokes a forgotten page in American history: The US immigration system has long excluded vulnerable individuals based on their economic status, sexual orientation and physical abilities.

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Immigration and welfare fears merge as Sweden lurches to the right

Politics

Polls indicating one in five voters in Sweden are likely to back a party with roots in the far-right fringe on Sept. 9 show that even seemingly successful political systems are vulnerable.

The World

Immigration Policies Past and Future

Conflict & Justice

More unauthorized immigrants have been deported from the United States since 2008 than in any another two-year period in the country’s history. Just this past Saturday, the so-called Dream Act, which would have offered a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who came here as minors, was stalled in the Senate over a vote […]

Law professor says deportation is largely ineffective as an immigration policy

Global Politics

U.S. deportations have reached record-breaking levels. Boston College Law Professor Daniel Kanstroom believes the deportations are ineffective and that America’s immigration policy needs comprehensive reform to avoid hurting legal U.S. citizens and residents.

States struggle with Arizona’s immigration laws

Global Politics

At least nine states have plans to introduce legislation similar to Arizona’s new immigration law. Not everyone is happy about it, and everyone is looking to the feds.