Given his track record, it isn’t surprising that Abbott would opt for a blusterous anti-migrant spectacle that comes at the expense of Texas taxpayers.
It includes commentary by housing policy specialist Emily Hamilton (Mercatus Center), and economist Filipe Campante (Johns Hopkins University).
The controversial public health order will finally meet its end after U.S. immigration officials used it to carry out 1.7 million expulsions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leading his nation a just cause. But we should not allow him to impose censorship and emigration bans in the process. A nation fighting for freedom must not undermine it.
The policy caused immense suffering, in exchange for meager public health benefits, if any at all. Its history undercuts the case for granting broad powers and judicial deference to the CDC.
My essay for the German Verfassungsblog site, explains why the answer to that question is generally "no."
Immigration policy has been used as a non-martial weapon of war before. Let’s do it again.
Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell explains how it can benefit the US economy while "draining Putin's brain."
The eviction moratorium and Title 42 "public health" expulsion cases have many parallels that may have been ignored because of their differing ideological valence. Both strengthen the case for nondeferential judicial review of the exercise of emergency powers.
But bureaucratic obstacles and other constraints might reduce the effectiveness of these policies. More needs to be done to open the door to Ukrainian refugees, and also to Russians fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly oppressive regime.
Officials must ensure that America's lethargic refugee processing and lengthy family-based visa backlogs can effectively handle the people they seek to help.
There are no public health gains from booting kids out of the country.
Plus: A Florida arms manufacturer is donating weapons to Ukraine's defense effort, China eases up on its "COVID Zero" policies, and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings begin today...
Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
Now is the time to welcome vulnerable Russians and Ukrainians, not turn them away.
Those already in the U.S. as of March 15 may also work legally for the next 18 months.
For years, immigration restrictionists have borrowed arguments from the environmentalist fringe to make their case against allowing immigration to developed nations.
The court ruled the CDC can continue to use its public health power to expel migrants, but not to countries where they are likely to face persecution or torture.
A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.
The idea has gained additional adherents, and there are various proposals on how to implement it.
Recordings of recent interviews on these topics with T.J. O'Hara for the Deconstructed podcast, and Areva Martin on her talk show program, Special Report.
The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act would look at the impact of FOSTA and the seizure of sites like Backpage and Rentboy.
The article also addresses some potential objections.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has barred men aged 18-60 from leaving the country.
Defeating Putin is better accomplished by measures that divide him from the Russian people.
But more still needs to be done to address the refugee crisis mounting in Eastern Europe.
It's a step in the right direction. But more can be done to protect Ukrainians fleeing Putin's brutal war.
It explains how immigration restrictions massively diminish both the "negative" and "positive" economic liberty of natives of receiving countries.
Biden was right to reinforce that American soldiers shouldn't be fighting in Ukraine. But he missed a valuable opportunity to outline immigration measures for Ukrainians and Russians.
Economist Timur Kuran's excellent idea to bolster Ukraine's defense.
Let's give green cards to the Russians and deprive Vladimir Putin of the brainpower that keeps Russia's industrial motors running.
Europe's poorest country is stepping up to help Ukrainians. Time for the U.S. to do the same.
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Now is the time for immigration relief, not military involvement on Ukraine’s behalf.
Asian-American communities are full of stark divisions—including splits over whether to see themselves as "Asian Americans" in the first place.
The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.
In addition, 201 "sex buyers" were arrested.
But bureaucratic backlogs mean it's still taking far too long for them to get to work.
Visa pathways are limited for people like the Patels.
COVID-19 policies eroded liberty and many people want it back.
Joe Biden is just the latest president to tinker with USCIS's mission statement. Watch his deeds, not his words.
Plus: Election laws and voter turnout, New York questions Spotify, and more…
"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.
Trump's pandemic travel bans received vastly different media treatment than Biden's.
They cause vastly more harm than good and actually undermine health care and scientific progress in the long run.
Plus: Texas attacks TikTok, Neil Young's anti-science past, IRS reconsidering face scans, and more...
It is almost impossible to hold a rogue federal officer accountable. The Supreme Court may make it even harder.
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