To fill a convention with blatant racism, as the Republicans did in 2016, is bad enough. But, after four years of racist policies, a convention filled with subtle racism is perhaps more dangerous.
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A new report on Mexicans in the US paints a troubling picture about the treatment of the country’s largest immigrant group.
About 20,000 Californians were once sterilized under state eugenics laws. New research shows Latinos were disproportionately targeted. Is there any opportunity today to address these wrongs?
Call it Fascism, American-Style. Donald Trump’s embrace of authoritarian ideals has extended to a veritable war on America’s youth.
Despite hard work by both governments to overcome mistrust, more is needed to build mutual understanding between Americans and Mexicans. Educational partnerships may hold the answer.
Can the U.S. recover its once positive image among Mexicans? Trade, immigration and cultural ties stand to suffer.
Trump’s administration plans to ramp up prosecution of unauthorized border crossings. Here’s the story of how it became illegal in the first place.
In 1954, US Border Patrol’s Operation Wetback promised to deport millions of undocumented Mexicans. It fell far short of its target, but made a mark in the minds of immigrants who lived in fear.
From Chinese laborers to ‘bad hombres,’ the US settler mentality has perpetuated an immigration system that pushes out unwanted groups and bypasses the Constitution.
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.’
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.
How can we possibly know how many millions of people are living in the U.S. illegally? Demographers have actually refined a simple formula that’s worked pretty well since the 1970s.
Donald Trump gave a major speech on immigration this week. This roundup looks at some of his ideas for reform and explains what the experts have to say about this complex issue.
Nevada gave Trump his third victory and a widening lead over his GOP rivals. It’s not his conservative values winning votes.
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Professor, History and African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Anthropology, Skidmore College
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Research Assistant Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
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Professor of Law, Drake University
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Research Professor, Institute of Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Visiting Professor of International Affairs, Hamilton College
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Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Fellow and Graduate Researcher at Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
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Theodore E. Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
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Graduate Researcher at Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
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Joe and Teresa Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, Tarleton State University, Tarleton State University