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Border, Immigration and Sovereignty
60 posts, newest first (page 1 of 3).
Remittances Leave the Country by the Billions. Should Washington Tax ThemConservatives split on taxing or tracking money that workers send home, so here is each side's best case and the one I find stronger. English as a Common Language Is a Gift to Newcomers, Not a BarrierA shared language is the precondition of a shared public life, and expecting English helps immigrants rise instead of holding them back. A Short History of American Asylum Law, From 1948 to the Refugee ActAmerican asylum law grew from emergency measures into a permanent system, and each dated step shows Congress answering a specific crisis. How to Bring a Family Member to America the Legal Way, Step by StepA plain walk through the family-sponsorship path, from eligibility and Form I-130 to the visa bulletin, the affidavit of support and the interview. When the Bracero Program Ended, California Built a Tomato HarvesterGrowers warned of ruin when Congress ended the Bracero program in 1964, and instead California's tomato industry mechanized and grew. Jobs Americans Won't Do Is an Argument About Wages, Not About AmericansWhen an employer says Americans will not do a job, he is usually saying Americans will not do it at that price, and the price can change. Immigration and Crime, Eight Popular Claims Checked From Both SidesBoth sides overstate the link between immigration and crime, so here are eight common claims tested against the kinds of records that exist. The Open-Borders Libertarians Make a Real Argument. Here Is Where It BreaksFree movement of labor has a serious case behind it, and conservatives owe it a serious answer built on welfare, law, trust and consent. How Refugee Resettlement Works and Who Decides Where Families GoResettlement is decided in Washington, run by private agencies and felt in your town, and the process leaves local voters almost no formal say. Most of Europe Does Not Grant Citizenship by Birth Alone. Here Is the MapUnconditional birthright citizenship is the norm in the Americas and rare among developed democracies, and the American question turns on one amendment. Remain in Mexico and Safe Third Country Rules, How Each Is Supposed to WorkThe statutes, the 2004 Canada agreement, the 2019 Migrant Protection Protocols and Biden v. Texas explained, with the case for asylum at the first safe country. Why Unaccompanied Children From Mexico Get a Different Legal ProcessA 2008 anti-trafficking law gives children from Honduras a hearing and a federal shelter, while children from Mexico can be returned quickly. Here is why. A Secure Border Is the Humane Border, and Here Is the Moral CaseLax enforcement feeds smugglers and desert deaths. A step-by-step moral case that order protects migrants and citizens, with the cruelty charge answered. Reno v. Flores and the 1997 Settlement That Still Shapes Family DetentionA 1993 Supreme Court win for the government became a 1997 consent decree no Congress passed. Here is the case and why Congress should write the rules. Europe's 2015 Migrant Crisis and the Lessons It Taught Every DemocracyHow the 2015 surge broke the Dublin rules and reshaped European politics, and what it teaches about open-door signals, shared borders and humane limits. How Japan, Denmark, Switzerland and Mexico Guard Their Own BordersFour democracies control who enters and who becomes a citizen, often more strictly than America. A comparison table and what we could borrow. Lincoln's Electric Cord and the Case for a Civic Nation Anyone Can JoinAmerica is a creedal nation. Lincoln's electric cord shows how newcomers become fully American, and why assimilation is both possible and required. Self-Sufficiency Was the First Immigration Rule, the Public Charge StoryFrom colonial poor laws to the 1882 Act to Form I-864, the rule that newcomers must support themselves is the oldest idea in American immigration law. Two Economists, One Boatlift, and the Fight Over Immigration and WagesCard said Mariel changed nothing for Miami's low-wage workers. Borjas said it hit them hard. Here is the story, the method fight and the fair verdict. What the National Academies Found on Immigration's Fiscal CostsThe 2016 National Academies report says the bill depends on who comes, at what age and with what schooling. Here is why selection beats volume. Terrorist Travel and the Visa Lessons the 9/11 Commission Laid OutThe 9/11 attackers entered on visas and several broke their terms. The Commission showed immigration enforcement is counterterrorism; the work is unfinished. How a Smuggling Network Prices a Border Crossing and Who Gets PaidHuman smuggling is a tiered business in which many hands take a cut, and every policy that makes entry look possible raises the demand they sell to. The Cartels Run Like Multinational Firms, So Policy Should Treat Them That WayMexican cartels are diversified criminal businesses. Conservatives differ over sanctions, terrorist designation and force, and both positions get a hearing. The 1986 Law's Real Failure Was the Fake Document Industry It CreatedIRCA is remembered for amnesty, but its enforcement half failed on a good-faith document rule and its farm program drew fraud. Verification decides enforcement.
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