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 […]
Tag: immigration
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How can the world make immigration work? Ask Canada
by Tyler Cowen Canada’s population surpassed 40 million last year, recording its highest growth rate since 1957. The vast majority of this growth — 97.6% — was […]
The border crisis factor no one talks about: American guns
by Ieva Jusionyte When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited Texas at the end of February, each spoke about migration and border security. Biden […]