Immigration Policy

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

The only way to quickly deport 3 million immigrants is to first make them into criminals—and he’ll have the tools to do so on day one.

Nov 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

Barack Obama Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving Celebrates Migrants Seeking Refuge From Intolerance and Threats Thanksgiving Celebrates Migrants Seeking Refuge From Intolerance and Threats

Thanksgiving is a holiday for what conservatives call “multicultural pieties”—for embracing diversity, for sharing our prosperity, for recalling the history of welcoming the strang...

Nov 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Muslim Prayer Trump Protest

Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election

A sense of powerlessness poses a threat to the solidarity Muslim organizations consider essential under a Trump administration.

Nov 23, 2016 / Elizabeth Whitman

Tulsi Gabbard TPP

Is Trump About to Bring a Maverick Democratic Congresswoman Into His Cabinet? Is Trump About to Bring a Maverick Democratic Congresswoman Into His Cabinet?

Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump both reject the foreign-policy establishment’s fidelity to the twin policies of military intervention and regime change.

Nov 22, 2016 / James Carden

Rudy G in Trump T

Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution

Remember when he was mayor?  

Nov 17, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale

Applying for a White House Job

Applying for a White House Job Applying for a White House Job

The résumé shows Muslim-hating? Good. Misogyny? That wins some points for men. And bashing immigrants is quite a plus. The model here is Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Nov 17, 2016 / Calvin Trillin

Farhio Khalif, an immigrant from Somalia, holds a sign

How to Welcome Refugees to the United States How to Welcome Refugees to the United States

Affirming refugees’ economic rights and dignity is more than charity; it’s an act of national redemption.

Nov 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Utah Protesters

28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election 28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election

“We can no longer afford to run from uncomfortable conversations.”

Nov 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Various Contributors

‘We Are Not Leaving’

‘We Are Not Leaving’ ‘We Are Not Leaving’

Arizona’s immigrant communities are moving from fear to fight.

Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Julianne Hing

Election Protester

10 Songs of Resistance 10 Songs of Resistance

Music can be both salve and inspiration easing collective pain and encouraging group resistance.

Nov 14, 2016 / Peter Rothberg

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