Why Do Americans Find Cuba Sexy—but Not Puerto Rico?
The history of why the American imagination treats two Caribbean islands very differently.
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Immigration
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Despite Trump’s Claims, Obama Has Overseen Record Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security just quietly threw a wrench in the Republican presidential candidate’s immigration aspirations. By…
Immigrants’ Long Road to Legal Counsel
Immigrants who are provided with attorneys are five times more successful in court than those who aren’t. So…
How One Immigration Detention Shook a City
The detention of Wildin David Guillén Acosta, a Honduran refugee in North Carolina, highlights how the threat of…
How I Became a Citizen at 17 by Hiding My Socialism
The ceremony to become a United States citizen is difficult to arrange, and boring once you do. It was also one of the most important moments in my life.
How to Be Canadian on the Fourth of July
How I learned to embrace Independence Day, America, and bunting. So much bunting.
The Supreme Court Deadlocks on Immigration
The tie in the United States’ highest court all but ensures the end for Barack Obama’s plan to…
The Dysfunction in Congress Isn’t So Different From the Rest of America in 2016
Chaos seeps far beyond Capitol Hill. By Jared Keller Supporters of House Democrats taking part in a sit-in…
Thanks to Today’s Immigration Decision, Crimes Will Go Unreported
One thing can be said with certainty about today’s Supreme Court decision on immigration: As a result, more…
A Better Way of Looking at Immigrant Assimilation
Confronting the “immigrant paradox” in the classroom. By Elena Gooray (Photo: Alberto G./Flickr) Last Sunday’s massacre at a…