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Immigration Archive

Archives for July 2019

Politics
What Biden doesn’t get about immigrationWhat Biden doesn’t get about immigration
Politics

It’s not about open borders.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Technology
Microsoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paidMicrosoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paid
Technology

Tech companies big and small are making money off Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

By Rani Molla
Video
The dark history of “gasoline baths” at the borderThe dark history of “gasoline baths” at the border
Play
Video

Toxic chemicals — and Nazis — are part of US border history.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
Culture
Ai Weiwei on the global refugee crisis, the Chinese movie industry, and his new filmAi Weiwei on the global refugee crisis, the Chinese movie industry, and his new film
Culture

Why China’s best-known artist — and director of the acclaimed 2017 film Human Flow — returned to the subject of migration for The Rest.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Explainers
Immigrants are skipping reproductive health care because they’re afraid of being deportedImmigrants are skipping reproductive health care because they’re afraid of being deported
Explainers

In the Trump era, news of ICE raids and family separation are shaping people’s reproductive lives.

By Anna North
Politics
ICE deportation raids will reportedly start this weekendICE deportation raids will reportedly start this weekend
Politics

Officials will target immigrants in at least 10 cities.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Reminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention campsReminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention camps
Politics

The administration has better options to enforce immigration and asylum laws.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
The racial roots of Trump’s anti-trade agendaThe racial roots of Trump’s anti-trade agenda
Politics

The Trump campaign’s trade policy can’t be disentangled from its rhetoric on race and immigration.

By Matthew Zeitlin
Politics
“People drinking out of toilets”: AOC and other Democrats share details from their Texas border facility tour“People drinking out of toilets”: AOC and other Democrats share details from their Texas border facility tour
Politics

More than a dozen lawmakers visited border facilities in El Paso and Clint to investigate migrants’ poor living conditions.

By Catherine Kim
Politics
In a private Facebook group, Border Patrol agents reportedly joked about dead migrantsIn a private Facebook group, Border Patrol agents reportedly joked about dead migrants
Politics

An investigation by ProPublica uncovered the private Facebook group, in which Border Patrol agents reportedly posted racist and sexist memes.

By German Lopez