The Laken Riley Act is an assault on due process, undermining all of our rights to make for-profit prison CEOs richer.
Anti-Immigrant Legislation Doesn’t Serve Anyone But Prison Contractors
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How Will Mexico’s New President Deal with Trump, Migration, and Drug Cartels?
Laura Carlsen discusses how Claudia Sheinbaum will navigate a series of domestic challenges and a changing U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Why Liberals Will Give Two Cheers for Trump
On China, immigration, and the Middle East, Trump’s policies will appeal beyond just his MAGA supporters.
EU and Morocco Cozy Up on Migration, Green Energy, and Western Sahara
The deals are lose-lose for the planet and the people.
Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable
A lawsuit over toll booths in Honduras shows how corporate trade policies make life unlivable in poor countries — and send people fleeing north.
The Weaponization of Immigrants
The far right is not just using the rhetoric of anti-immigration. It is using the actual immigrants themselves as weapons.
Anti-Immigrant Agitation in a Nation of Immigrants
Nativism has a long, sordid history in the United States.
Treating Migrants as the Enemy Provides No Vision for the Future
The alternative: a new bill that would allow anyone in the country for seven years to apply for legal status.
Mass Deportations Would Be a Nightmare
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.
Lessons from Europe: The Left Can’t Win By Running to the Right
The far right showed disturbing strength in the European Parliament elections, but there’s nothing inevitable about a far right wave. To win, the left needs to stick to principles — and stick together.