Trump focused on illegal immigration in his campaign and pledged to make a range of sweeping changes – some of which his administration could do without congressional approval.
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A new study finds that immigrants contribute about $2.2 trillion annually to the US economy, and that might be an undercount.
Biden’s executive action will shield approximately 500,000 undocumented spouses of US citizens, as well as 50,000 children, from deportation and give them the legal right to stay in the US.
Biden’s executive order won’t apply to undocumented minors who enter the US alone. And the order will require the help of Mexico and other countries.
Despite widespread fears about immigrants being a burden, even those arriving as asylum applicants are more likely to work than the US-born population.
The number of immigrant voters is on the rise – and research shows that for young immigrants, social media is where they are primarily wading into politics.
In the civil rights era, ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ were more than just a political stunt. They were part of a systematic effort to deprive Black Americans of their livelihoods and force them out.
Researchers created an imaginary nonprofit and told participants in a survey that it served different kinds of people. Their results show how feelings about immigrants may influence generosity.
Rather than listening to the grievances of illegal farm workers Australia is threatening them with exploitation while broadening the means by which agricultural employers can bring workers into Australia.
The number of migrants dying while trying to cross the US-Mexico border is at an all-time high. But these figures are still likely an underestimate.
Unaccompanied minors pose a humanitarian challenge for Biden, as they did for Trump and Obama. There are no quick fixes to child migration and many vexing complications, says an immigration scholar.
Statistical models debunk claims by Trump and others that undocumented immigration into the U.S. increases crime, building on a litany of past research.
At least for now, hundreds of thousands of students can stay in school without facing new hardships.
Government policies and dangerous conditions affect the ability of researchers working on both sides of the US-Mexico border to conduct scientific fieldwork.
The United States is at risk of lacking data from more than 10 million undocumented immigrants in the 2020 census.
The question facing justices isn’t whether the president had the authority to rescind DACA. Rather, it is: Was he honest in his reasons why?
Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
Immigrant children could remain indefinitely in federal detention if courts allow the Trump administration to ditch a landmark agreement that has protected migrant children for decades.
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Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Research Fellow, Center for Racial Justice, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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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 Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration, George Washington University
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Professor of History, University of Nevada, Reno
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Associate Staff Scientist, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Law, Florida International University
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PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo