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.
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Can Canada manage to keep up trade while also meeting US expectations for a safe border?
What do border walls cost? And do they work?
We should be building wildlife bridges on the US-Mexico border – not walls.
Since World War II, the US and Mexico have successfully worked together on issues like trade and migration. If Trump refuses to treat Mexico as a partner, how bitter will the breakup be?
President Trump signed an executive order to get construction started and ask Congress to pay up front, but good luck getting Mexico to foot the bill.
A former ambassador to Mexico explains how Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a backlash that could endanger U.S. economic and national security.
A short history of legal challenges to immigrant detention practices in the U.S. may shed light on what’s to come for the new administration.
It takes a lot to make a president with a 12% approval rating a hero. Trump may yet manage it.
Filmmakers sympathetic to the plight of Mexican and Central American migrants are using their films to counter the fug of misinformation.
It is not just Trump and the US throwing up barriers to Africans. The European Union is moving fast to halt the arrival of refugees and migrants on its southern shores
A team of legal scholars breaks down the factors that will determine which immigrants are most vulnerable for deportation under the new administration.
The logic behind building a wall is centuries old. But can concrete solve the complex problems the U.S. is facing today?
The world is on edge as Donald Trump enters the White House.
Beyond the challenges posed by President-elect Trump, Mexico has its own issues with border security, 3,000 kilometres to the south.
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.
Trump’s promises to build a wall have caused anxiety in Mexico – but the country has its own conflicting policies on migration from Central America.
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.
Spending more on border control hasn’t stopped migrants from crossing the border. Neither will a wall. Here’s why.
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.
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor, History and African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Human Security, American University School of International Service
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Joe and Teresa Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, Tarleton State University, Tarleton State University
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Lecturer and Teacher, Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney