Immigration Policy

Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during the 60th presidential inauguration parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Almost every sentence of the order is wrong, misleading, or flagrantly unconstitutional.

Jan 22, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Houston activists participate in a demonstration calling for a clear path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients outside of the US District Courthouse on July 19, 2021, in Houston, Texas.

We Must Defend DACAmented Community Members We Must Defend DACAmented Community Members

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will likely end under President-elect Donald Trump’s next term. What comes next is up to all of us.

Jan 9, 2025 / Bruna Sollod

Members of the Syrian community hold flags of Syria and Germany as they rally on December 8, 2024, in Berlin.

The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad

Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe didn’t after World War II.

Jan 8, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears

Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears Undocumented Immigrants, Documented Fears

Undocumented immigrants are targets of harassment, even though they play a key role in the U.S. economy and paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022.

Jan 3, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Vivek Ramaswamy arrive for a meeting on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024.

In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.

Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump stands looking forlorn in the rain under a black umbrella

Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again. Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again.

While the War on Terror has receded into the background of our lives, its premises and tactics remain all too readily available.

Jan 1, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

President-elect Donald Trump arrives to watch SpaceX's rocket Starship lift off for a test flight with Elon Musk from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024.

The DOGE Bros Win a Battle Against the MAGA Faithful The DOGE Bros Win a Battle Against the MAGA Faithful

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy champion the educated immigrants who fuel tech-sector growth. Trump just decided he does, too. We’ll see if that lasts.

Dec 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Former US president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Alro Steel in Potterville, Michigan, on August 29, 2024.

Not All Liberals Hate Trump Not All Liberals Hate Trump

From China and the Middle East to immigration, all too many liberals have already moved inexorably rightward. Count on them to quietly support some of Trump’s policies.

Dec 19, 2024 / John Feffer

A migrant child sits in the back of a border patrol vehicle after being apprehended by US Customs and Border protection officers on June 24, 2024, in Ruby, Arizona.

My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0 My Dystopian Novel Predicted Trump 2.0

SOLIS was meant to serve as a warning of what could come. With Trump’s reelection, it should serve as a blueprint for the bravery and activism needed to fight back.

Dec 11, 2024 / Paola Mendoza

President Biden Returns To The White House After Speaking In Baltimore

President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants President Biden Should Issue a Blanket Pardon of Undocumented Immigrants

Protecting Trump’s enemies from prosecution just reinforces the idea of politics as retribution. Instead, Democrats should be defending his most vulnerable targets.

Dec 9, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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