by Lynn Schmidt Anyone who has gone fishing, caught one and had it wiggle out of their hands, knows that while a fish is flopping around searching for a way […]
Tag: immigration
Fight over Texas border floats an odd legal argument
by Stephen L. Carter In the continuing skirmish between Texas and the United States, the feds just took another loss. A sharply divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth […]
America’s definition of ‘refugee’ needs an update
by Bill Frelick American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve the underlying problem: […]
U.S. immigration court ruling on statelessness could have wide impact
by Miliyon Ethiopis I feel like I have been born again, after a U.S. immigration court made a remarkable ruling in my “statelessness” case in June. I hope that my […]
Hey, Donald Trump — what exactly do you mean by a ‘Black job?’
by Leonard Greene Yes, there are bigger issues to deal with in the days after the not-so-great debate, but I’m left with one nagging question that I cannot seem to […]
With immigration, perceptions matter more than reality
by Tyler Cowen Whatever else it may be about, the debate over immigration is first and foremost about perceptions. The question is not just how many foreigners are in your […]
Biden finds muscle on securing border
Heaven knows, President Joe Biden’s early mixed messages on the border have been a frustration for many supporters, as well as gift to the other side. One of his missteps […]
Biden border order: Too little, too late, too political
For more than three years President Biden and his Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have told the country they do not have the power to stop the flow of migrants […]
Low-skilled immigrants don’t cost taxpayers money
by Tyler Cowen It’s not often that Paul Krugman and Donald Trump agree. But the Nobel-prize-winning economist and former (and future?) president have both subscribed to the mainstream consensus that, […]
Growing Latino support for border wall, strict enforcement
by Byron York A new poll by Axios and Noticias Telemundo finds that 42% of Latino Americans support building a wall or fence along the entire U.S.-Mexico border. When pollsters […]
