Jared Kushner Makes the Case for Merit-Based Immigration
He says his plan will prioritize highly skilled immigrants and will "maintain our country's humanitarian values."
Immigration
Are Gun-Toting Border Vigilantes So Different from the Border Patrol?
Outraged by that video of freelance border guards detaining migrant families? Wait til you find out what the official border cops have been up to...
We Won't Make America Great Again by Scaring Off Foreign College Students
Donald Trump's restrictionist immigration policies are making U.S. universities less exceptional.
Sanctuary Cities Should Hope That Stephen Miller Makes Good on His Threats
They should offer to pay for the transportation of asylum seekers.
Foggy Sex Trafficking Stats Pop Up in the Bay Area
Did San Francisco really see a 170 percent "spike in human trafficking" last year?
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
New Federal Immigration Guidance Says Stoners Lack 'Good Moral Character'
A policy alert from the USCIS agency clarifies that smoking weed, even in states that've legalized it, can still be grounds for denying citizenship applications.
California's Sanctuary Laws Survive Another Trump Challenge
Federal judges rule state cannot be forced to assist immigration officials.
Federal Appellate Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Most Issues in California "Sanctuary State" Case
The ruling, written by a Republican-appointed judge, is an important victory for federalism.
United States v. Eguilos and Denaturalization
George H.W. Bush appointee denounces second-class citizenship, cites to my work with Cassandra Robertson
Barr Kicks Off the Next Big Fight Over Immigration: Reason Roundup
Plus: Trump shows true colors on Yemen, U.K. sets a date for new porn rules, and scientists say we may be in a new geological epoch.
His Wife Was Killed in Afghanistan. Then ICE Showed Up To Deport Him.
He's back in the U.S., though he's not out of the woods yet.
Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Cut Legal Immigration in Half
The RAISE Act would strongly prioritize high-skilled immigrants.
The Feds' Special Opioid Task Force Spent 8 Days Harassing Arizonans, Found 0.2 Grams of Heroin
They made 50 arrests, but almost all were for immigration offenses.
Steve Bannon's 'Economic Nationalism' vs. Libertarian Globalism Is the Battleground of 21st Century Politics
The Brink, a documentary about the former Trump adviser, delivers an interesting insight.
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Of Course the Country Isn't Full — and Trump Knows It
America desperately needs more immigrants to support its economy.
Multiple Sex-Trafficking Charges Against Allison Mack to be Dropped As Actress Pleads to Extortion
Plus: "content moderation laws are...not about punishing tech companies" and union fees have taken an astonishing hit.
Homeland Security Can't Force Asylum Seekers to Wait in Mexico, Judge Rules
Nothing in the ruling prohibits the U.S. from detaining would-be asylum-seekers until they can be granted a court hearing.
Is the Phrase 'Open Borders' a Libertarian Mistake?
As Trump cracks down yet again, Reason's editors disagree over labeling in immigration policy.
Bryan Caplan's New Book on Open Borders
It should be of great interest to anyone who follows debates over immigration.
A Costless and Humane Fix to the Border Crisis
Give the asylum seekers work visas, but attach a condition.
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Is Leaving Wednesday. Will Her Replacement Be Worse?: Reason Roundup
Plus: The U.K. wants to be "the safest place in the world to be online," and Mike Gravel is running for president.
Bernie Sanders Reminds Voters That He Is Absolutely Against Open Borders
"If your point is, open the borders, my god, there's a lot of poverty in this world and you're going to have people from all over."
Mom Charged With Falsely Accusing a Man of Trying to Kidnap Her 5-Year-Old at the Mall
Video evidence contradicted Santana Adams' account.
Jeff Flake Reveals Death Threats, Says a Democratic President Would Be Better Than Trump
The former Arizona senator warns that anti-immigration rhetoric could make Republicans as unsuccessful nationwide as they are in California.
Julián Castro Proposes Decriminalizing Illegal Border Crossings
"The next President must start by reversing the cruel policies of the Trump administration."
Trump's Threat to 'Close the Border' with Mexico Is His Most Insane Trade Idea Yet
Closing the border would be a "profit-making operation," says Trump. That's not how any of this works.
Hair-Sniffer Joe Biden Should Apologize for His Whole Career: Podcast
A real American genius Joe is not.
Does the US Constitution Offer Stronger Protection Against Right-Wing Populism than Left-Wing Populism?
Legal scholar John McGinnis argues the answer is "yes." But the issue is a far closer one than he suggests.
Restrictionism Is the Road to Fascism in America, Not Open Door Policies
Neocon David Frum has it exactly backwards.
Artist's Cheesy Border Wall Troll Will 'Make America Grate Again'
Cosimo Cavallaro tackles a wedge issue.
FOSTA's First Test Targets Cloud Company Used by Backpage
Plus: a Robert Kraft/spa-sting update, Florida sex-buyer registry nixed, D.C. activist alleges entrapment, and more sex-work and sex-policy news.
Arthur Brooks Wants You To Love Your Enemies: Podcast
The president of the American Enterprise Institute says we need to reboot politics and that libertarians may hold the key.
ICE Detained a Flight Attendant and DACA Recipient for 6 Weeks, All Because She Worked on a Flight to Mexico
Selene Saavedra Roman was taken into custody in a Houston airport.
Turning America Into a Fortress Will Usher in, Not Repel, Fascism
David Frum's warning is just hysteria-mongering.
The Mueller Media Hall of Shame: Podcast
Whose hysteria looks silliest in retrospect?
ICE Tracking Immigrants with Huge License Plate Database
The privately maintained database has billions of records on drivers across the country.
Denaturalizing for Post-Citizenship Crimes: Italy Edition
Italy's recent legal changes go beyond denaturalizing for pre-naturalization activity and set a dangerous precedent.
Border Agents Detained a 9-Year-Old U.S. Citizen for 30+ Hours
It's wrong any way you slice it.
Trump Is Fighting to Dramatically Restrict Legal Immigration
The president's stance on immigration goes well beyond fighting illegal entry.
Supreme Court Gives Feds a Long Leash To Detain Immigrants With Criminal Records
Conservative majority declines to consider constitutional concerns of holding noncitizens without hearings.
The Perils of Zero-Sum Worldviews on the Left and Right
The awful ideology of the perpetrator of the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand is one of many examples of how far-right nationalists and far-left socialists have more in common than we often think. Both worldviews rest on the dangerous assumption that we are locked in a zero-sum game in which some groups can only succeed and prosper at the expense of others.
ICE Is Releasing a Staggering Number of Migrants Into Some U.S. Cities
Plus: an unusually candid look at Marine life, proof we're past Peak Farmer's Market, "fetal heartbeat" law blocked in Kentucky, and CBD Jelly Bellies
How Nancy Pelosi Set an Immigration Trap for Republicans
She is dividing Republicans while uniting Democrats.
Wilbur Ross Says He Did Not 'Intentionally' Mislead Congress About the Census
The commerce secretary falsely portrayed the decision to include a citizenship question as a response to a Justice Department request.
