The administration’s effort to curtail the flow of refugees from Central and South America is being challenged in the courts. It’s not the first time a president has been in this situation.
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How We Can Help Daniela
Soon, a quarter of public school students may be classified as English-language learners, but the rigid reliance on one standardized test leaves many students like mine languishing in classes where they don’t belong—while their real needs go unaddressed. It doesn’t have to be that way.
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Ruben Gallego and His Intriguing Bid For the U.S. Senate
In purple Arizona, the Democratic congressman is seeking to replace Kyrsten Sinema next year and he’s offering a model for Democrats nationally.
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Why Ron DeSantis is Talking About an Immigrant “Invasion”
The Florida governor is promoting a crank and dangerous theory about states having their own border control policies.
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree.
Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates’ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.
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Republicans Want to Impeach Mayorkas. How About Giving Him a Medal?
The Homeland Security secretary and Cuban refugee is being pilloried by the right and some on the left for his immigration policies, but the Biden administration is succeeding in slowing the influx of refugees and ending the cruelty of the Trump era.
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Biden’s Smart Immigration Idea
The Welcome Corps allows Americans to sponsor groups of vetted migrants seeking asylum and help newcomers settle in their communities.
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Democrats Need An Immigration Strategy Before They Turn On Each Other
The party needs to get past its mantra of comprehensive immigration reform and address the border mess with seriousness and compassion, unlike the GOP.
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How to Settle the State Tug-of-War Over Migrants
Compacts between states, based on current agreements over parolees, can help governors and legislatures share the costs and benefits of migrants and improve our criminal justice system.
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Cognitive Dissonance in America’s Dairy Land
Wisconsin farmers admire and depend on their undocumented Mexican laborers—and still vote for Trump.
