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A rising number of Americans say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem. Biden called for Congress to pass a bipartisan border and immigration bill during his State of the Union.
‘Extensive use’ of detention led to tragic fire, according to the UN special rapporteur for migrant rights. US-Mexico policy has fueled the growth.
Immigration NZ banned hip hop collective Odd Future on the basis of public safety in 2014. Will it do the same for anti-transgender rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull?
Politicians across the spectrum have at some point targeted immigration as a contributor to out-of-control population growth. But would reducing, or banning, immigration take pressure off cities?
President Trump’s executive orders are already causing chaos at the US-Mexico border, where 30,000 Haitian asylum-seekers are now trapped in legal limbo. It’s the refugee crisis no one talks about.
Trump’s plans to build a wall with Mexico and deport millions of people in the US illegally cast immigrants as an economic threat to Americans. The evidence suggests otherwise.
A scholar explains how mercy could be a simple act of opening oneself to those with opposing views.
Companies historically have avoided taking stands on contentious issues, but new research suggests consumers punish businesses that don’t stand up for their core values.
A physician describes the warm welcome he received from Sudanese Muslims just this month when he visited Sudan. His experience comes in part, he writes, from their faith.
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Professor, Center for Research on North America, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Drexel University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon