The Trump administration’s immigration detention policies appear to be, in part, inspired by the heavy-handed tactics of the former Arizona sheriff.
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The US government used to have American farmers’ backs, but that support has been dwindling for decades. New subsidies signal big changes for farmers.
Asian Americans have drawn parallels between today’s attacks on Latinos and a historically exclusive immigration policy that favors some families over others.
In the past, farmers have balanced their political beliefs against market logic. How much pressure can farmers endure?
While some students living in the US without legal authorization can apply for private scholarships or state-based financial aid, a growing number of states are changing the rules.
An estimated 150,000 fewer international students are expected to be attending American universities and colleges this fall because of visa restrictions and other Trump administration policies.
The language around immigration in the US is almost as complicated as the system itself.
Donald Trump’s government is planning to recruit more immigration agents and extend detention centres.
After his predecessors failed to diminish the US population of undocumented immigrants, President Trump is attempting to drastically reduce that population via unprecedented tactics.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is among the politicians who have recently compared the immigration agency ICE to the Gestapo. Such analogies risk oversimplifying history.
Alligator Alcatraz represents a significant departure from past Florida policy regarding immigration.
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.
The early 1920s in the US offers historical lessons on how current pessimism about the state of the country can manifest in dangerous, discriminatory ways.
In 2023, approximately 51 million foreign-born people lived in the United States. Almost three-quarters were in the country legally. Half of the rest had some legal protection from deportation.
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has never let up.
It seems counter-intuitive that many US voters who identify as having Latino heritage are in favour of strict restrictions on migration from Latin America.
The struggle has yielded both compromises and new strips of red tape for more than 100 years.
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to keep the nation safe.
Splits are already appearing between the factions of Donald Trump supporters.
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.
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Professor, and Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Senior Program Director, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration, George Washington University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Human Rights Center Research Fellow, University of Dayton
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Law, California State University, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and Asian American Studies, Duke University
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