Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen
The US government looks to continue militarizing borders in Mexico and Central America, effectively kettling migrants looking to escape poverty and violence.
Apr 1, 2021 / Aviva Chomsky
The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants
Before someone else “having a really bad day” decides to pick up a gun in response to their lies.
Mar 31, 2021 / Erika Andiola
Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020? Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020?
The 13 top border contractors for CBP and ICE donated three times as much money to the Biden campaign than they did to Trump.
Mar 25, 2021 / Todd Miller
Black Immigrants Matter Black Immigrants Matter
In immigration, as in policing, every arm of the US incarceration and deportation machine brings down a hefty amount of its weight onto the backs of Black people.
Mar 24, 2021 / Feature / Jack Herrera
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.
Mar 22, 2021 / Mari Uyehara
Stephen Miller Watching the TV News Stephen Miller Watching the TV News
Will he notice while watching the nurses and docs Who still fight the pandemic—our heroes, no doubt— Just how many of them have the colors of skin Of the people that he was so keen…
Mar 20, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers
This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.
Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Why Do Humans Move? Why Do Humans Move?
A new history examines how migration has been the rule of history, not the exception.
Mar 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love
In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.
Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas
The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation
For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.
Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix