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Vox’s coverage of immigration policy: from executive orders targeting birthright citizenship to the expansion of ICE and more.

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To bring “prestige” back to education, make teachers tax-exempt, says Blackstone CEO Steve SchwarzmanTo bring “prestige” back to education, make teachers tax-exempt, says Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman
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He’s an adviser to President Trump — but he also wants to see a national $15 minimum wage and an overhaul of the H-1B visa program.

By Eric Johnson
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The Democratic debate protesters were DACA recipientsThe Democratic debate protesters were DACA recipients
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They told us they want action before the Supreme Court rules on the program allowing them to live in the US.

By Nicole Narea
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The Supreme Court has delivered a devastating blow to the US asylum systemThe Supreme Court has delivered a devastating blow to the US asylum system
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The justices effectively blocked asylum claims at the southern border, for now.

By Nicole Narea
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A new Trump administration proposal could put asylum seekers out of a jobA new Trump administration proposal could put asylum seekers out of a job
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Delaying work permits for asylum seekers would force them into the shadow economy.

By Nicole Narea
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Bahamian Hurricane Dorian survivors weren’t allowed to evacuate to the USBahamian Hurricane Dorian survivors weren’t allowed to evacuate to the US
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Bahamians without visas were kicked off a ferry, and US border officials blamed the ferry operator.

By Nicole Narea
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Trump improbably promises Congress will fix DACA if the Supreme Court strikes it downTrump improbably promises Congress will fix DACA if the Supreme Court strikes it down
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Congress has repeatedly tried to pass a DACA bill, but is now at an impasse.

By Nicole Narea
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Border arrests dropped in August. That doesn’t mean the crisis is over.Border arrests dropped in August. That doesn’t mean the crisis is over.
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Border arrests fell 30 percent in August, but migrants are still facing a humanitarian crisis in Mexico.

By Nicole Narea
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Trump is taking money from Puerto Rico’s recovery and European security to fund his wallTrump is taking money from Puerto Rico’s recovery and European security to fund his wall
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Even West Point and schools for kids are impacted.

By Alex Ward
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Julián Castro’s climate change plan would recognize a new class of refugeesJulián Castro’s climate change plan would recognize a new class of refugees
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The Democratic presidential candidate is the first to address a solution for climate-induced mass migration.

By Nicole Narea
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Trump is diverting $3.6 billion from the US military to build his border wallTrump is diverting $3.6 billion from the US military to build his border wall
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Democratic lawmakers are furious.

By Alex Ward
Technology
The world’s biggest women’s tech conference just dropped Palantir as a sponsorThe world’s biggest women’s tech conference just dropped Palantir as a sponsor
Technology

It’s the third time in recent months an outside group has severed ties with Palantir over its controversial work for ICE.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
Trump official suggests famous Statue of Liberty sonnet is too nice to immigrantsTrump official suggests famous Statue of Liberty sonnet is too nice to immigrants
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“Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.”

By Aaron Rupar
Explainers
Why the Trump administration is going after low-income immigrants, explained by an expertWhy the Trump administration is going after low-income immigrants, explained by an expert
Explainers

The “public charge” rule change is about generating “fear, cruelty, and chaos,” Marielena Hincapié tells us.

By Aaron Rupar
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Immigration makes America greatImmigration makes America great
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Current policy could be improved, but American progress depends on welcoming foreigners.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Border chief explains why there have been no ICE raids at Trump propertiesBorder chief explains why there have been no ICE raids at Trump properties
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Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said there are investigations the public is “unaware of.”

By Riley Beggin
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The Mississippi ICE raids expose the biggest problem with US immigration lawsThe Mississippi ICE raids expose the biggest problem with US immigration laws
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They ignore the high demand for workers to fill low-skill jobs in America.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
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Trump described an imaginary “invasion” at the border 2 dozen times in the past yearTrump described an imaginary “invasion” at the border 2 dozen times in the past year
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The president’s racist language was also used by the El Paso shooter.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
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What Biden doesn’t get about immigrationWhat Biden doesn’t get about immigration
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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
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The dark history of “gasoline baths” at the borderThe dark history of “gasoline baths” at the border
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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
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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
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In the Trump era, news of ICE raids and family separation are shaping people’s reproductive lives.

By Anna North
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ICE deportation raids will reportedly start this weekendICE deportation raids will reportedly start this weekend
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Officials will target immigrants in at least 10 cities.

By Emily Stewart
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Reminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention campsReminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention camps
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The administration has better options to enforce immigration and asylum laws.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
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The racial roots of Trump’s anti-trade agendaThe racial roots of Trump’s anti-trade agenda
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The Trump campaign’s trade policy can’t be disentangled from its rhetoric on race and immigration.

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

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

By German Lopez
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The Supreme Court will finally take up DACA’s fate next termThe Supreme Court will finally take up DACA’s fate next term
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The immigrant protection program, which has been in limbo for years, could finally come to an end.

By Dara Lind
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Buttigieg and Biden acknowledged an important truth about undocumented workersButtigieg and Biden acknowledged an important truth about undocumented workers
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Undocumented. Immigrants. Pay. Taxes.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
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The furious, last-minute fight over the House and Senate border aid bills, explainedThe furious, last-minute fight over the House and Senate border aid bills, explained
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House progressives are fuming at Senate Democrats for passing a border aid bill with no accountability standards for the Trump administration.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Explainers
The Supreme Court’s census ruling, explainedThe Supreme Court’s census ruling, explained
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The Trump administration now has a choice: leave the citizenship question off the 2020 census, or keep fighting — against the clock.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The citizenship question is blocked for now. But demographers are still worried about the census.The citizenship question is blocked for now. But demographers are still worried about the census.
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For demographers like me, the census is kind of like our Super Bowl. And we’re concerned about next year.

By Rebecca Tippett
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Julián Castro had a very good night at the first Democratic debateJulián Castro had a very good night at the first Democratic debate
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Have we all been paying attention to the wrong Texan?

By Emily Stewart
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Why Julián Castro started a Democratic debate fight over repealing “Section 1325”Why Julián Castro started a Democratic debate fight over repealing “Section 1325”
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It’s the immigration law that makes “illegal entry” into the US a crime.

By Dara Lind
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Elizabeth Warren has endorsed the most radical immigration idea in the 2020 primaryElizabeth Warren has endorsed the most radical immigration idea in the 2020 primary
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Warren is on board with a proposal, first floated by Julián Castro, to decriminalize crossing the border without papers.

By Dara Lind
Explainers
As outrage mounts about border detention facilities, Congress is scrambling to pass an aid packageAs outrage mounts about border detention facilities, Congress is scrambling to pass an aid package
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The tense congressional negotiations over border aid, explained.

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen
Politics
Meet the people fighting for health care access for disabled kids detained at the borderMeet the people fighting for health care access for disabled kids detained at the border
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Disabled kids in custody have the right to disability protections.

By s.e. smith
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This photo of a dead father and daughter shows the true nature of Trump’s immigration policyThis photo of a dead father and daughter shows the true nature of Trump’s immigration policy
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The horrifying conditions facing kids in border detention, explainedThe horrifying conditions facing kids in border detention, explained
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On any given day, 2,000 children are in Border Patrol custody, and the problems are hardly confined to one facility.

By Dara Lind
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As immigrant children go without soap and toothbrushes, Trump and Pence say Congress is to blameAs immigrant children go without soap and toothbrushes, Trump and Pence say Congress is to blame
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Lawyers visiting a detention center in Texas found children there lacked basic necessities. Trump and Pence blame Congress.

By Anya van Wagtendonk