The Myth that Won't Die: Undocumented Aliens are Criminals
Mollie Tibbetts murder has given it a whole new lease on life, thanks to Trump and his restrictionist acolytes
Immigration
Conservatives Would Use Mollie Tibbetts' Murder To Build the Police State They Once Denounced
As with school shootings, terrible events breed really bad policy ideas.
The Case for a Consistent Approach to Government Discrimination on the Basis of Religion
Both right and left decry implicit government discrimination on the basis of religion when it targets groups they sympathize with. But both are all too ready to turn a blind eye in other cases.
Undocumented Immigrants Are Not Rapists and Murderers
Trump is politicizing Mollie Tibbetts' horrible murder to peddle false stereotypes
Why the Press Conflates Prostitution with Sex Trafficking—and Why That's a Threat To Free Speech: Podcast
Elizabeth Nolan Brown exposes the flimsy case against the alt-weekly pioneers accused of facilitating sex trafficking through Backpage.com.
ICE Waits for Undocumented Minors to Turn 18, Cuffs Them on Their Birthdays
"When they turn 18, it's basically, 'Happy birthday,' and then they slap on handcuffs and take them off to adult detention centers," one attorney says.
Mollie Tibbetts' Relatives: Stop Using Her Death as 'Political Propaganda'
After police said Tibbetts' killer is an illegal immigrant, conservatives started using her death to argue for stricter immigration enforcement.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown Talks About Her Blockbuster Backpage Story on Sirius XM
Matt Welch interviews Brown (and others, including ex-Reasoner Lauren Krisai) from 9-12 ET.
ICE Kept This Citizen and Father of 4 Locked Up for Nearly 2 Years
Levy Jaen is finally home, but only after a court affirmed what he's always known-that he's a U.S. citizen.
The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com's Founders Speak for the First Time.
An inside look at how indie media veterans James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt.
Colombian Guerrillas Have Threatened to Murder This Family for 18 Years. ICE Says Go Home.
Even with restrictionist, pro-Trump Rep. Duncan D. Hunter in their corner, the Dunoyers will probably have to leave before the end of the year.
A School Counselor Says Customs Agents Searched Her Genitals Without Cause
Tameika Lovell says the search violated her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.
Surprise! The Ban on Digital Sex Ads Didn't Work
Plus: digital privacy concerns down 11 percent since 2015
"Islamic Fundamentalist Fervor Seems to Have Intensified, Such That Evangelical Christians May Now Be at Special Risk in Indonesia"
This leads to a rare potential victory for someone who illegally came to the U.S. from Indonesia, and who is seeking to reopen his asylum case.
Security Bars Couple From Statue of Liberty for Wearing 'Abolish ICE' Shirts
Tiffany Huang and her fiancé just wanted to exercise their "right to free speech." But security guards apparently had other ideas.
Trump's Bogus Argument to Deny Green Cards and Citizenship to Immigrants who Play by the Rules
He wants to screw all immigrants, regardless of status
The Great Deplatforming War Rages On: Podcast
Should libertarians cheer, boo, or do a shrug-emoji when a private social media platform bans the likes of Alex Jones?
Stephen Miller Also Benefitted from 'NOT ACCEPTABLE' Chain Migration
First Melania Trump, now Stephen Miller.
Ex-ICE Agent Is Headed to Prison After Accepting $990,000 in Bribes From Desperate Immigrants
Clifton Divers and Charles Busse teamed up to take advantage of a disenfranchised group.
Adopted 4-Year-Old Daughter of Americans Probably Won't Be Deported. Either Way, Our Immigration System Is Broken.
Angela Becerra's case is a reminder that legal immigration is more complicated than just "getting in line."
Melania Helped Her Parents Become Citizens, But Trump Called Chain Migration 'NOT ACCEPTABLE!'
"CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil."
Woman Calls Cops on State Senator for Being Anti-Trump
A self-identified Trump supporter berated New York state Sen. Jesse Hamilton. Then she called the cops.
Kris Kobach's Primary Fight Shows a GOP Still Obsessed With Immigration Fantasies
The two major parties continue their sorting into democratic socialists on the left and Mercantilist nativists to the right.
Republican Candidates Would Rather Campaign on Fear Than Tax Cuts
"We wish it got the pitch forks out and it doesn't."
Trump's Latest Plan To Slam Legal Immigrants Who Merely Qualify for Public Benefits Is a Travesty
The right has given up the pretense that it is only opposed to illegal immigration
ICE Lies About Van Crash Involving Separated Mothers
The agency originally denied the crash had occurred. Later, they acknowledged the incident but called it a "fender bender."
ICE's No Tolerance Policy is Wreaking Havoc on Families and Clogging the Immigration System
And abolishing ICE without changing the law isn't the way to fix it.
Another Court Rules Against Trump's Threat to Cut Off Funding for Sanctuary Cities
The 9th Circuit says pressuring cities to help the feds enforce immigration law is unconstitutional.
Cultural Appropriation Tastes Damn Good: How Immigrants, Commerce, and Fusion Keep Food Delicious
Writer Gustavo Arellano talks about food slurs, the late Jonathan Gold, and why Donald Trump's taco salad is a step in the right direction.
Trump Threatens a Government Shutdown If Border Wall Isn't Funded
Congress will have 11 legislative days to avoid a shutdown.
Trump and Jeff Sessions Suffer Yet Another Defeat in Chicago Sanctuary City Case
The ruling is notable in underscoring how the Supreme Court's sports-betting decision in Murphy v. NCAA helps sanctuary cities.
A Supreme Court Decision About Sports Betting May Help Protect Sanctuary Cities from the Feds
A rule covering immigration communications between state and federal officials may be unconstitutional.
Jinx the Anarchist Sex Worker Goes to Washington
Representatives of the oldest profession were on Capitol Hill fighting FOSTA and SESTA, with our online freedoms hanging in the balance.
Trump's Border Wall Is Destroying Land, Livelihoods, and Butterflies in the Rio Grande
"You may learn about eminent domain, but until you are in the crosshairs of the government, you don't understand how it really works."
A Woman Regrets Her Trump Vote After ICE Deports Her Daughter-In-Law
"I've always been proud to be an American. But now I'm ashamed."
Beware Decentralization Without Mobility
Economist Bryan Caplan reminds us that political decentralization has little value unless it is accompanied by mobility.
Restrictionists Are Abusing Milton Friedman
What the late, great libertarian economist really said about immigration and welfare
Fox News Accidentally Lets Anti-ICE Democrat Speak to President Trump
Fox News hosts thought they were speaking with Ann Kirkpatrick. They were mistaken.
'You a Citizen?': Video Shows CBP Agent Asking New Mexico Bus Passengers for Papers
"Living in Nazi Germany where you need to show your I.D. within the states, this is bullshit."
A Bad Argument on Birthright Citizenship (Updated)
A former Trump advisor thinks an Executive Order could end birthright citizenship. A federal judge appointed by President Trump explains why he's wrong.
What Milton Friedman Really Said About Immigration and Welfare
Restrictionists have distorted and weaponized the late, great economist's views
The Latest Target of the Trump Administration's Anti-Immigration Jihad: Naturalized Americans
It has revived a dead program and created a task force to review citizenship applications
Germany Just Agreed To Essentially Close Its Borders. How Did We Get Here?
Rigid work restrictions forced hundreds of thousands of people to sit in camps, in limbo, living on taxpayer money. Nothing good can come from that.
This Year's World Cup Is a Tale of Cultural Blending, Written by Immigrants
European national teams have dominated the tournament, thanks to contributions from players whose family trees have roots around the globe.
