The Problem With a Culture of Excellence
Asian Americans have become a model of academic achievement. This is bad news for basically everyone.
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Immigration
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Fleeced: A Look at the Terrible Life of Migrant Workers Everywhere
The New York Times’ coverage of the poor conditions laborers at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus are struggling with is important, but the problem is not unique to one area. A Nepal expert offers some critical context.
How Does Immigration Affect the Teams at the World Cup?
The number of immigrants in a country doesn't seem to have an effect on how diverse its national team is. If anything, it appears that ethnic and racial minorities get pushed toward soccer.
Alien Baby: Is Your Zygote American Enough?
The complicated relationship between citizenship and genetics.
Why Is Brooklyn Dying?
The borough has experienced a drop in average per capita income, but there's a good reason for that.
Why So Many Children of Immigrants Are Going Hungry
Many people who qualify for government assistance are afraid to ask for it.
How Recent Immigration Complicates Our Racial Justice Policies
As greater numbers of non-white immigrants enter the country, our racial justice policies are leaving behind longstanding racial minority populations.
Why We Keep Failing to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Startling new research suggests that conservative opposition to immigration reform may have nothing to do with what’s presented in any legislative bill, but rather how small differences in the way we think about multiculturalism can alter broad attitudes.
Where Did ‘Hispanics’ Come From?
Univision and other Spanish-language television broadcasters played a key role in creating the now-common broad classification as a way of attracting advertisers.
Happy H-1B Visa Day
Is the Big Tech lobbying effort for immigration reform just a ruse to keep wages low?