immigration
The wall vs. legal marijuana: One is pointless, the other secures the border.
A new report shows how legalizing marijuana nationally would likely be much more effective at curbing drug smuggling than building a border wall.
4 books on race in America everyone should read
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares the books that shaped his life.
Trump orders limits on asylum for migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
In an extraordinary claim of presidential power, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that will restrict asylum for migrants for 90 days.
Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump’s request
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions often found himself at odds with the president during his nearly two-year tenure.
Fox News to stop airing Trump’s controversial immigration ad
Fox News, NBC, Facebook and CNN have all stopped airing the commercial, which some critics have labelled as inflammatory and racist.
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
The president told Axios on HBO that he hopes to change the law with an executive order.
White House sends 5,200 more troops to U.S.-Mexico border as ‘caravan’ heads north
Officials with the departments of Homeland Security and Defense announced the deployments Monday at a press conference.
How refugees have the power to change the society they join
What history can teach us about refugees.
How to Outsmart Your Brain’s Inbuilt Xenophobia
Evolution has trained your mind to create in-groups and out-groups in a flash—but the lines are more flexible than you think.
There’s No Moral Difference between a Wall and a Migrant Visa
Coercion requires justification. How can we justify the invisible walls of our visa policies?
More Than Just Sanctuary, Migrants Need Social Citizenship
Social citizenship is both a feeling of belonging and a definable set of commitments and obligations associated with living in a place; it is not second-class national citizenship.
Study: UK Migrants Have Stronger Work Ethic Than Natives
A recent study shows that migrant workers in the U.K. are three times less likely to be absent from work than their native counterparts.
People Who Are Easily Disgusted Tend To Oppose Immigration, Study Finds
A new study suggests that sensitivity to the emotion of disgust affects one's attitudes on immigration.
The Economic Origins of the Populist Backlash
Americans understands very well what feels wrong – and there's a piece of U.S. economic policy that the establishment and educated elites haven’t been fully honest about, says Pia Malaney.rn
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A Better Way to Eliminate the Terrorist Threat? Ban All Travel from European Countries
A ban on fast food would save multitudes more than the travel ban ever could.
Fact Check: If You’re a Refugee, Is It Easy to Slip into the US?
David Miliband has said that the hardest way into the US is to enter as a refugee. Is he correct?
Probability of Getting Killed by a Refugee Terrorist Is One in 3.6 Billion
A new risk analysis shows how the danger of terrorist attacks compares to other causes of American deaths.
Immigrants Must Learn English and Take Allegiance Oath, Says Parliamentary Report
A report by UK's parliamentary committee tackles the issue of non-integration in the country's Muslim communities.
What Even the Best Comprehensive Immigration Restrictions Overlook
What are the arguments in favor of comprehensive immigration restrictions, what relevant ethical claims are political discourses obscuring, and how has German hip-hop formed as a result?
Where Are All the People in the United States From?
The United States is not only a country of immigrants, but its composition is dramatically changing.
Nadine Strossen: Should illegal immigrants get the same rights as Americans?
The framers of the Constitution were careful to use the word “persons” says Strossen.
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