When Migrant Workers Return Home
Thousands of Latin-American migrants come to work in the United States every year, legally and illegally. But does their time in the U.S. help or hurt them when they return to their home countries?
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Immigration
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SB1070 Better for Governor Than for Traders
Arizona's law requiring police to check the citizenship status of those they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally has done wonders the state's governor — and for reducing cross-border trade.
Rude Awakening for the DREAM Act
The proposed DREAM Act’s effort to allow the foreign-born children of parents who entered the U.S. illegally fights the headwinds of the immigration debate.
Original Republicans Were Cool With Anchor Babies
The framers of the 14th Amendment were well aware that it would make citizens of the children of immigrants.
Desert of Fear
John Dougherty, a journalist who helped make John McCain one of the Keating Five, is running a long-shot campaign to replace McCain as U.S. senator. Along the way, both will have to deal with the immigration monster under every Arizona bed.
Immigration and the Missing Ph.D.s
Post 9/11, the United States has been chasing foreign-born scholars away, much to the nation's detriment.
The Limits of Empathy for Outsiders
Two new studies — one sociological, another using brain scans — document and help explain our lack of empathy for perceived outsiders.
Legalize ’Em
Think tanks on both ideological sides agree — legalizing undocumented workers in the United States would be an economic boon.
Importing Workers, Exporting Democratic Values
New research finds the presence of Mexican immigrants in the United States is good for democracy in Mexico.
Squinting at the Future of Immigration
Health care will change an essential American debate, and it's unlikely to take its cue from anywhere else.