For many Americans, stricter immigration policy is not enough. Many would justify civilian and government violence against immigrants to seal the southern US border.
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When a COVID-19-era policy was set to expire in May 2023, Republican officials predicted that the US-Mexico border would be overrun with migrants. That didn’t happen.
Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
A gloomier economic outlook in China and tightening state control have combined with the influence of social media in encouraging migration.
Title 42 has triggered criticisms from immigration advocates and public health experts. But the end of the controversial policy may mean fewer asylum seekers crossing the US border.
US immigration policies have not deterred migration, but they have made the process longer and more difficult for migrants.
Title 42 has triggered criticisms from immigration advocates and public health experts. But some still want to keep it in place and delay accepting asylum-seekers.
The Canadian government should send a clear signal that it cares about constitutional and international law, heed a Federal Court ruling and take steps to immediately suspend the STCA.
Government policies and dangerous conditions affect the ability of researchers working on both sides of the US-Mexico border to conduct scientific fieldwork.
Other countries have tried linking migration to foreign policy before – it needs to be a credible and capable threat to work.
Immigration turmoil in the U.S. means Canada must craft its own migration management plans – to help Central Americans fleeing misery in their homelands, some of it with Canadian involvement.
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Professor, and Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
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Associate Professor of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of Economics and Government, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, Concordia University
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125th Anniversary Chair & Professor of International Relations, University of Birmingham
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Assistant Research Scientist, Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Staff Scientist, University of Arizona
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Deputy Director, Global Migration Center, University of California, Davis