Immigration Policy

Black Immigrants Matter

Black Immigrants Matter Black Immigrants Matter

In immigration, as in policing, every arm of the US incarceration and deportation machine brings down a hefty amount of its weight onto the backs of Black people.

Mar 24, 2021 / Feature / Jack Herrera

The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration

The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration

The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.

Mar 22, 2021 / Mari Uyehara

Stephen Miller Presser

Stephen Miller Watching the TV News Stephen Miller Watching the TV News

Will he notice while watching the nurses and docs Who still fight the pandemic—our heroes, no doubt— Just how many of them have the colors of skin Of the people that he was so keen…

Mar 20, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers

Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers

This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.

Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Why Do Humans Move?

Why Do Humans Move? Why Do Humans Move?

A new history examines how migration has been the rule of history, not the exception.

Mar 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas

etention center in McAllen, Tex.

The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation

For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix

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Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True

In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.

Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

As California’s attorney general, he fought to strengthen his state’s social safety net—which we must do nationally if we are to improve public health and lick the coronavirus.

Feb 26, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Truck w/ LED STOP DEPORTATION messages

It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE

There has never been a better moment to move past enforcement-focused immigration strategies.

Feb 26, 2021 / César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

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