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.
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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.
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.
ListenBryan 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."
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."
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.
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.
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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.
ICE Tracking Immigrants with Huge License Plate Database
The privately maintained database has billions of records on drivers across the country.
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 the 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: Reason Roundup
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.
A Tattooed Libertarian on the Arizona Supreme Court: Clint Bolick’s Long Fight for Freedom
Q&A with the co-founder of Institute for Justice about immigration, his legal philosophy, his battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that tattoo.
Implications of Today’s Senate Vote Against Trump’s Border Wall “Emergency” Declaration
How the overwhelming vote against Trump's position could potentially affect the lawsuits challenging the legality of the declaration.
12 Republicans Join Dems To Block Trump’s National Emergency at the Border
A clear rebuke of Trump, though mainly a symbolic one
Democrat Senator on Trump’s Enthusiasm for Eminent Domain: ‘Language You’d Expect Out of Some Autocrat’
"What a betrayal of conservative principles this is," Sen. Michael Bennet says.
Has Phony Betomania Already Bitten the Dust?
Legitimately interesting yet eminently mockable GenXer Beto O'Rourke joins the 2020 presidential scrum.
Trump Turns Drug Cartels Into Terror Cells: Reason Roundup
Plus: Stormy Daniels hints at more legal action and California ends the death penalty.
Volunteers Sentenced for Leaving Food and Water for Migrants in the Arizona Desert
The humanitarian aid workers with No More Deaths say that helping someone who is dying shouldn't be a punishable offense.
Kirstjen Nielsen and John Kelly Keep Lying About ‘Zero Tolerance’ and Child Snatching, While Donald Trump Tells the Truth
The president, unlike his subordinates, admits that family separation was a deliberate policy aimed at deterring illegal border crossing.
White House’s New Budget Gimmick: Include Immigration Enforcement Spending in the Uncapped Budget for Foreign Wars
Incredibly, the White House is trying to pitch this chicanery as an exercise in fiscal responsibility. Congress shouldn't buy it.
Feds Used a Secret Database to Track Journalists Covering the Migrant Caravan: Reason Roundup
Plus: Facebook says it's pivoting to privacy, and congressional Democrats want to "save the internet."
‘Making Federalism Great Again’—My Forthcoming Texas Law Review Article on the Litigation Generated by Trump’s Assault on Sanctuary Cities
My newly posted article explains how the administration's efforts have had the unintended effect of strengthening judicial protection for state autonomy.
Trump Says ‘Senate Republicans Are Not Voting on Constitutionality’ of Emergency Declaration
It's a problematic sentiment on several levels.
Peter Bagge on Underground Comics, Immigration, and Being a Libertarian Artist: Podcast
The cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 years.
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