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Trump’s Plan Flops in Senate--Despite Bizarre DHS Press Release
Efforts to protect the younger immigrants known as Dreamers collapsed in the Senate today as three competing amendments failed to get the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster. President Trump had m…
The Latest Nonsense About Immigration—a Quick Guide
By David L. Wilson, MR Online February 7, 2018 https://mronline.org/2018/02/07/the-latest-nonsense-about-immigration-a-quick-guide/ We’ve seen and heard a lot about immigration in the past few weeks…
Immigration’s Border-Enforcement Myth
Border art: image from JR, the artist In truth, undocumented migration is not an aberration of “normal” immigration. It is the inevitable result of any general policy of immigration restriction. By M…
Sometimes the Corporate Media Get Immigration Right
Many of the current misconceptions about immigration were heavily promoted by the corporate media in the past, but establishment outlets have occasionally published sensible articles on the subject r…
DACA Update #3: Will There Be a Deal, and What Would It Look Like?
DACA supporters march in San Francisco. Photo: David Bacon President Trump had dinner with Democratic Congressional leaders Senator Chuck Schumer (NY) and Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA) the evening…
Book Excerpt: What in the World Is DACA?
February protest in Seattle. Photo: Ted S. Warren AP Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is very much in the news this week. President Trump is expected to make an announcement about the p…
CNN/ORC poll: Americans break with Trump on immigration policy
Although this is just one poll, it’s in line with other recent surveys showing a majority of the population supporting legalization—despite the anti-immigrant rhetoric from government and much of the…
From Scapegoating to Solidarity: 2016 Is the Year to Turn the Immigration Debate Around
By David L. Wilson, Truthout March 15, 2016 There are two surprising facts that most mainstream US media outlets have studiously ignored in their coverage of immigration and the 2016 presidential cam…
DAPA Families Could See a 10% Income Gain as a Result of Work Authorization, New MPI, Urban Institute Report Finds
PRESS RELEASE February 25, 2016 Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt 202-266-1910 mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org Report: More than 10 Million People Live in Households with Potential DAPA Recipients WASHI…
Sanders Introduces ‘Families First’ Immigration Plan
PRESS RELEASE November 24, 2015 https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-introduces-families-first-immigration-plan/ BURLINGTON, Vt. – As he returned home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his fa…