On a June afternoon in 2007, U.S. Senator John Cornyn sounded eminently reasonable. In a floor speech, the rangy, snow-haired Texan said that of all the legislative issues he’d wrangled with during his four years in the Senate, immigration reform…
Federal judges just issued rulings protecting immigrant children, slowing fast-track deportations, and restricting ICE detention orders. The Noise: Trump’s rambling statement at his press conference last week, shortly after the impeachment inquiry was announced, in which he congratulated himself on…
“I’ve been told if I don’t accept this offer, I would not have any future in Australia,” says Elika*. “It took years for me to learn that the sudden death in Iran is easier than the slow death in Australia.…
New York City’s Commission on Human Rights announced on Thursday that residents could face up to $250,000 in fines if they use terms such as “illegal alien … with intent to demean, humiliate or harass a person.” “Hate has no…
Veteran actress and playwright Conchi León has been looking forward to bringing a piece of her native Yucatán, México to the United States since March, but immigration authorities quashed her hopes a week before she was set to put on…
TACOMA, Wash. — Protesters were back at the ICE facility in Tacoma Saturday to show support for ICE agents. A rally of more than a hundred comes just days after ICE’s regional director said their Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…
Google recommends that anyone using its translation technology add a disclaimer that translated text may not be accurate. The US government’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) nonetheless has been relying on online translation services offered by Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo…
A new policy handed down by the Trump administration last month will limit the ability of immigrants to obtain visas and apply for permanent residence. The “public charge” ruling, as it is known, pertains to applications by people who have…
The United States population gained immigrants at the slowest pace in a decade last year, according to an analysis of new census data, a notable slowdown that experts said was quite likely linked to a more restrictive approach by the…
In the face of the immigration battle that is going on now, it is useful to review the immigration issues that occurred a hundred years ago by telling you about how I came to be born in the U.S. In…
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