The current US presidential campaign has seen several candidates use the specter of massive, unchecked immigration to stoke deep-rooted fears in the electorate. Undocumented immigrants,…
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Eye scans could deter as many illegal immigrants to the US as a border wall
The US is testing what could be a powerful new deterrent against illegal immigration. Between 40% and 50% of the people illegally living in the…
MIXED IDENTITY
The US probably isn’t as white as it claims
As the US grows more diverse, the way its demographers categorize race is increasingly in need of a revamp. The US Census has been experimenting…
HOME SWEET HOME
Mexicans are leaving the US, because frankly it’s not that great there
For several generations of Mexicans, the US represented the only opportunity for improving their lot. Millions abandoned their hometowns to find work north. The dollars…
LAST CHANCE
Cubans are rushing to the US border before an immigration loophole is closed
Cubans have long enjoyed a privilege coveted by any would-be immigrant to the US: All they have to do to get a path to legal…
Mexicans are the top immigrant group in the US, not just now, but in history
In the history of US immigration, Mexicans have achieved something no other group that preceded them ever has: They are the top foreign-born population in…
Birthright citizenship is a hallmark of New World democracies
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has released a plan to combat illegal immigration that includes ending birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship, entitling anyone born on US…
Arizona’s voters are victorious in the fight against gerrymandering
A rare bit of good political news out of the US state of Arizona: the US Supreme Court has rejected efforts by Republican lawmakers to…
Will Silicon Valley abandon its efforts to help poor immigrants?
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and other technology giants have been aggressively lobbying in recent years for comprehensive immigration legislation, saying they desperately need it to get…
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Don’t blame immigration if the US government shuts down
As is traditional, the US Congress is flirting with a government shutdown 10 days before it must approve a spending plan for the year. You…
LESS OF A LURE
LinkedIn data show the US is losing out on the immigrants it covets most
The United States is still the world’s most popular destination for highly skilled professionals. But it doesn’t seem to have quite the allure it used…
NOTHING GAINED
The failure of Silicon Valley’s say-anything immigration push
The Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn executives who banded together behind Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform lobby have yet to see a payoff on the money and…
