Howard Bailey spent years serving his country, supporting his family, and running two small businesses. Then he got kicked out of the country.
Even supporters of the law should recognize the dangers of using enforcement as punishment.
Overheated rhetoric is a ploy to treat migrants like enemy combatants.
Nativists like J.D. Vance warn that we need to be "properly vetting" the Afghans coming to the U.S., neglecting to mention just how safe these people are.
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The Biden Administration suffers a significant loss on the Supreme Court's "shadow docket."
I coauthored it with Kevin Cope (University of Virginia) and Alex Stremitzer (UCLA/ETH Zurich)
Both moral and practical considerations support admitting refugees fleeing the brutal tyranny of the Taliban.
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Complying with the layers of COVID-19 restrictions on travel and human interaction is exhausting even for the vaccinated.
Five men face "trafficking a person for sexual servitude" charges after meeting an undercover cop at a hotel.
You can both support withdrawal and recognize its failed execution.
What Afghan civilians need now is resettlement, not remilitarization.
Fleeing isn't enough to keep dissenters safe from tyranny.
The most powerful officers are held to the lowest standard of accountability.
One of America's most isolated communities has struggled to weather the pandemic.
Reason reported in May on persistent underwear shortages, filthy living conditions, and medical neglect at the largest of the shelters.
My recent USA Today op ed explains how and why.
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The whistleblower complaints substantiate reporting from Reason in May describing filthy conditions, untrained staff, and neglect.
Paid plasma donation is a financial lifeline for Mexican donors and a medical lifeline for plasma-dependent patients.
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Relatively open borders helped halt the early 20th century welfare state.
The Supreme Court never held that DACA was legal when adopted, and a court in Texas has decided it is not.
The symposium includes contributions by Ben Powell, Peter Skerry, Eric Kaufman, and me.
The Biden Administration is wrong to bar those who arrive by sea.
The administration's processing of asylum claims is shrouded in mystery.
Biden promised to be an immigration changemaker. Where is the change?
"We thought President Joe Biden would protect us. Now we've lost our land. We don't even know what comes next," says Baudilia Cavazos.
Unable to tap into the immigration pathway for Afghan helpers, these men and their families opted to flee elsewhere.
Two federal whistleblowers say they witnessed conditions that "caused physical, mental, and emotional harm affecting dozens of children" at the largest of the government's shelters for migrant youths.
Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
The principles of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution justify free migration rights.
A compendium of many of my previous writings on these topics, which remain relevant today.
The Kafkaesque visa program for U.S.-affiliated Afghans puts thousands at grave risk.
The only thing FOSTA has done is chill speech and make catching sex traffickers more difficult.
The Texas governor wants to keep incoming migrants out at all costs. But those costs are insurmountable.
By exacerbating an already severe blood plasma shortage, the new policy will cost lives - and also deprive poor Mexicans of much-needed income.
The anti-commandeering principle serves causes favored by both the right and the left.
"I feel like I've given up," says a 17-year-old from Guatemala. "I feel like I'll never get out of here."
Border restrictions and testing requirements make vacation a bit less relaxing and a lot more expensive.
Biden has yet to deliver on his promise that he'd be better than both Trump and Obama on immigration.
In 2018, the Republican said family separations were "tragic and heart-rending."
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan approaches, the legislation would reform the Afghan interpreters' visa program.
Title 42 prevents migrants from legally seeking asylum in the United States.
Conservative states seeking to protect gun rights are copying the tactics used by liberal immigration sanctuaries.
The article, which is available free on SSRN, criticizes claims that governments have a right to exclude migrants based on various theories of self-determination.
