A constitutional scholar considers the legal arguments that could undo Trump’s executive order barring travel by residents of seven Muslim majority countries.
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This isn’t the first time the US has banned people based on nationality. History shows these exclusions have put our national security at risk and caused rifts with foreign allies.
A scholar quotes Biblical passages to show how the text affirms – strongly and unequivocally – the obligation to treat strangers with dignity and hospitality.
The belief in the linguistic superiority of the ‘native speaker’ is often based on assumptions of ethnicity.
In his first year of office, Trump’s immigration policy will likely focus not on building an expensive wall, but rather on the work that earned Obama the nickname ‘Deporter in Chief.’
If education and tolerance go hand in hand, how is it possible that anti-immigrant sentiments are so virulent in educated populations?
A public health researcher and advocate explains how immigration raids can impact mental and physical health, and trigger a breakdown of trust and safety in communities across the US.
If police officers are sent to museums to train observational skills, shouldn’t literary texts be used to teach empathy?
US elections surfaced fears of Mexicans crossing into the US. But their numbers are actually in decline. Why are they choosing to stay in Mexico? Two migration experts went there to find out.
Twenty states not only accept undocumented students in higher education institutions, but also provide them with financial support.
The involvement of large wealthy donors in local schools is influencing who gets elected to govern on school boards. Why does it matter?
In America’s past, efforts by disadvantaged citizens to secure greater political influence have been met with violent repression.
Immigrants have contributed to America’s great success at the Nobel. Of the 350 Nobel winners from the United States, more than 100 have been immigrants.
On Q&A, panellists duelled over the numbers of migrants Australia takes a year. Is it 200,000 or 800,000? How many permanent and how many temporary? Let’s check the facts.
Is xenophobic rhetoric enough to get Latinos to turn out in large numbers? An expert on Latino politics explains.
Scientists from the developing world perceive current visa rules as a major impediment to professional travel. They miss out on opportunities to collaborate globally.
Democracy today contains within itself impulses towards both inclusion and exclusion. Spinoza’s thinking on aristocracy should alert us to how democratic rule by the people can be hollowed out.
In an increasingly mobile society and economy, the international governance of migrant labour lags way behind the forces of globalisation.
The US has met its goal for resettling Syrian refugees in 2016, and will aim to take in 110,000 more in 2017. A migration expert examines whether fears of their arrival are well founded.
Many politicians in the West – from backers of Brexit to Donald Trump – have convinced voters that immigrants are hurting their economies. The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of Victoria
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PhD candidate, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Sociology and Chair, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of political socialization, Department of Education, Practice and Society, UCL Institute of Education, UCL
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Assistant Professor, Research Methods, School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society & School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute