Both the Grammys and the State of the Union Worship at the Cult of the Presidency: Podcast
Working toward a de-presidentified future while trying to imagine an immigration deal that isn't awful
Immigration
Republicans Who Think Trump Has Gone Soft Have a Plan: Criminalize Dreamers, Slash Legal Immigration, and Invade Americans' Privacy
The Securing America's Future Act is a nativist nightmare.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Means ICE Will Track Your License Plate Even if You're Not an Immigrant
Think immigration crackdowns don't affect you? You're wrong.
Immigration Is the Only Thing Saving Connecticut From an Even Worse Budget Crisis
Residents are fleeing Connecticut at a rate of nearly 30,000 per year, but the state's ability to attract foreigners has cushioned the blow.
The White House's Proposed Dreamer Fix Is an Abomination
It'll throw millions more immigrants under the bus than it'll save.
Trump is no Deregulator on Immigration
My new Penn Regulatory Review article explains why widespread claims that Trump is a deregulator are undermined by his immigration policies, which include increases in regulation that outweigh reductions he may have achieved elsewhere.
Trump and GOP Nativists Are Preparing to Screw Dreamers
Their poison pill demands are making a deal nearly impossible.
Suspicionless Immigration Bus Sweep Caught on Video
If you hear "papers, please" on a Greyhound, thank the Supreme Court.
Reminder: The Parts of the Federal Government Authorized to Shoot You Are Still Functioning
The federal "shutdown" doesn't lead to anarchy. It won't even lead to less government spending.
Supreme Court Will Hear Case Challenging Trump's Travel Ban 3.0
The Court's decision to take the case is not surprising. It could potentially result in a very important decision addressing the scope of presidential power over immigration.
Border Patrol Destroys Humanitarian Aid in the Arizona Desert
A new report documents the Border Patrol's interference with humanitarian work.
Is Chelsea Manning the First Real 21st Century Politician?: Podcast
Like millions of Americans but with more emojis, the convicted/commuted leaker and would-be senator has views that don't fit neatly into our two-party mold.
Shitholers of the World Are Making America Great
It was true when the Pilgrims came, it's true now, and it'll be true forever.
Indian Americans: America's Shithole Success Story
Countries of origin are no measure of the quality of immigrants.
If You Think Haiti Is a Shithole, Then Blame America for Helping to Make It That Way
Centuries of mistreatment by the U.S. is a primary cause of Haiti's plight.
Of Course Most Immigrants Come from Shithole Countries. So What?
The whole point of America is that it doesn't matter where you come from. It matters what you do when you're here.
Immigrants Are Paying the Price for Obamacare
Barack Obama sacrificed them to push his signature law.
A California Judge Overstepped in Ordering Trump to Keep DACA
His heart is in the right place, but his conclusion is faulty.
Sanctuary Churches Take in Immigrants and Take on Trump
With deportations on the rise, hundreds of houses of worship are joining the resistance.
Immigrants Are Suffering Because Obama Threw Them Under the Bus for Obamacare
His legacy will be grim.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Rescinding Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Citing Trump's "flawed legal premise," a federal court temporarily stops the administration from ending DACA.
If Rural Americans Are Being 'Left Behind,' Why Don't They Just Move?
President Trump and Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee want to help "forgotten" farmers. They won't be able to.
America's Whiniest Ex-Sheriff Announces Senate Run
Still thirsty for attention and with no degrading jails left to run, Joe Arpaio seeks higher office.
Trump Tells Salvadoran Immigrants to GTFO
These immigrants lived in the United States for nearly two decades before the administration revoked their protected status.
Washington, California Trying to Punish Businesses that Overly Cooperate with Feds on Immigration
Motel 6 sued for passing names along to ICE.
Trump's Plan to Strip Work Visas from Talented Immigrant Wives Won't Make America Great Again
No immigrant of any kind is safe from this administration's assaults.
Trump's Slam Against Wives of Foreign Techies
He thinks scrapping their work authorization will Make America Great Again.
Mitt Romney Is Nobody's Wise Man on Sanctuary Cities and Proto-Trumpian Immigration Politics
The #NeverTrump favorite, poised to be a Senate thorn in the president's side, has more in common with Trump's jail-'em-all ICE director than many Republicans care to admit
Senators Warn DHS About Using Facial Scans on Americans at Airports
Will you soon be ordered to subject yourself to even more intrusive surveillance if you travel out of the country?
Appeals Court Rules Against Trump's Travel Ban 3.0
The court concluded that the travel ban exceeds the scope of presidential authority and violates immigration laws enacted by Congress.
This White House Chart About Chain Migration Is Misleading
The U.S. immigration system makes bringing family members into this country very difficult and time consuming.
California Steps Up Its Role as Voice of Trump 'Resistance'
Looking toward the Tenth Amendment.
Trump Commutes His First Prison Sentence
Kosher meatpacking magnate Sholom Rubashkin's prosecution and sentence had long generated cross-partisan outrage.
Trump Is Offering the Country a Sophie's Choice on Dreamers
Lawmakers should be prepared to shutdown the government to escape it
Trump and Associates Can't Stop Scapegoating Immigrants
The concern about radicalization by Muslims in the U.S. is a red herring intended to make Americans distrust foreigners and immigration in general.
How Using Eminent Domain to Seize Land for a Border Wall Harms American Property Owners
A new study of border takings under the 2006 Secure Fence Act finds that many owners get inadequate compensation, and that the condemnation process is flawed in other ways.
Butterflies, Border Walls, and Property Rights
The North American Butterfly Association says Border Patrol agents have harassed employees and damaged property at the National Butterfly Center.
Trump's Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Flunks the Constitutional Test
Why the Trump administration lost in federal court.
Mexican Radio in Los Angeles Crashes—And Down With It Comes An Anti-Immigrant Fable
It's a story of assimilation and plain old consumer choice.
Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates
There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.
Supreme Court Allows Trump's Travel Ban to Go Into Full Effect
But legal challenges to the ban are still ongoing.
American Professor Charged With Crime for Giving Speech to Danish Parliament
The speech amounted to an illegal side job, according to Danish officials.
Why Trump Deserves to Lose in Federal Court on Sanctuary Cities
The president's executive order is unconstitutional under the 10th Amendment and the separation of powers.
How Trump's (and Obama's) Immigration Crackdowns Screw Over "Real" Americans: Podcast
Law-abiding residents and business owners are among the biggest casualties in the war on illegal immigrants.
