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Immigration Archive

Archives for May 2023

Politics
A guide to Ron DeSantis’s most extreme policies in FloridaA guide to Ron DeSantis’s most extreme policies in Florida
Politics

DeSantis’s Florida bills targeting LGBTQ people, abortion rights, and teachings on race preview his presidential platform.

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou
Future Perfect
Why immigration policy is so inhumaneWhy immigration policy is so inhumane
Future Perfect

The expiration of Title 42 has put migration front and center in US politics. Can a humane policy also be a winning political one?

By Kelsey Piper
Immigration
Ron DeSantis’s immigration law is already leading to worker shortagesRon DeSantis’s immigration law is already leading to worker shortages
Immigration

Dozens of videos on social media show empty construction sites and farms even before a new law goes into effect.

By Christian Paz
Policy
9 questions about Biden’s border policy, answered9 questions about Biden’s border policy, answered
Policy

Here’s what the end of Title 42, a controversial Trump-era immigration policy, really means for the border.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Title 42 is over. Immigration policy is still broken.Title 42 is over. Immigration policy is still broken.
Politics

Politicians in Florida, Texas, and New York City are trying to push migrants out of their jurisdictions.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
The seismic consequences of ending Title 42The seismic consequences of ending Title 42
Politics

The end of Trump’s controversial border policy, explained.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Why Biden is deploying more troops to the southern borderWhy Biden is deploying more troops to the southern border
Politics

A surge of migrants is expected after Biden’s ending of a controversial Trump-era border policy.

By Nicole Narea