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A fundamental tension exists between state and federal power in the United States that has not been resolved. Vladstudioraw via iStock/Getty Images Plus

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans

If a federal prosecutor were to put a city’s mayor or a state’s governor in jail, what may be the greatest source of conflict in the Constitution will become clear to the public.
Maverick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sgt. Aaron Horta, EMT operators and Border Patrol officers carry a body out of a canal on June 28, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration

Enforcing immigration law at the border is the federal government’s role. But in Texas, that job has increasingly been taken on by the state. That shift may be key to Donald Trump’s border plans.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Oct. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

From dog whistles to blaring horns, Poilievre makes his case

Pierre Poilievre’s recent 100-minute interview with controversial media commentator, Jordan Peterson, provided some clues about the Conservative leader’s political ideology.
Air passenger safety is just one of many responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images

Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large

The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to keep the nation safe.
When political leaders, media outlets and think tanks frame international students as the main source of societal woes, they miss the opportunity to fix underlying problems. (Shutterstock)

Demonizing foreign students sidesteps solutions to Canada’s problems

The Canadian government has said international students are abusing Canada’s asylum system. However, the data does not back the government’s claims.
Many cultures maintain multigenerational households, like this Chinese Canadian family in Ottawa. A new halt on Canada’s parent sponsorships program prevents any new parent applications. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada halts new parent immigration sponsorships, keeping families apart

While some western cultures identify the family unit as couples and their children, many other cultures see older parents as an integral part of the family.

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