Immigration: Looking Ahead to 2019
It’s clear that immigration issues will continue to occupy much of the political discourse next year, and so will misinformation. A lot will depend on… Read More »Immigration: Looking Ahead to 2019
It’s clear that immigration issues will continue to occupy much of the political discourse next year, and so will misinformation. A lot will depend on… Read More »Immigration: Looking Ahead to 2019
On December 20 President Trump commuted the 27-year prison sentence of former kosher meatpacking magnate Sholom Rubashkin for bank fraud. Rubashkin had headed the Agriprocessors… Read More »The Postville Boss Gets Out of Jail. What About His Immigrant Workers?
The Washington Post reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is again considering former department head John Kelly’s proposal to separate Central American children from their parents, supposedly… Read More »Next Up: Separating Migrant Kids From Their Parents
At a news conference last week, Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, tried to reassure undocumented immigrants living in the city. “To all those who… Read More »The Limits of Sanctuary Cities
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WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s policy of locking up asylum-seeking mothers and children… Read More »ACLU Sues Obama Administration for Detaining Asylum Seekers as Intimidation Tactic
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