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April 19, 2025 Our Foreign Students Are Terrified, and They're Right to Be Rachel Riedl & Stephen Yale-Loehr, The New York Times Read More April 18, 2025 More immigrants opt to self-deport rather than risk being marched out like criminals Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times Read More April 17, 2025 US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business 'like Amazon' Sara Kline & Kate Brumback, Associated Press Read More April 14, 2025 U.S. immigration processes need to be overhauled, not flouted Laura Collins, Bush Presidential Center Read More April 8, 2025 IRS reaches data-sharing deal with DHS to help find undocumented immigrants for deportation Marshall Cohen & Rene Marsh, CNN Read More April 3, 2025 Administration pauses 'green card' processing for legally admitted refugees and asylees Lindsay Muir Harris, The Hill Read More March 31, 2025 Council suing Trump administration over unprecedented requirement that immigrants register with the government American Immigration Council Read More March 27, 2025 Making a Nation of Immigrants Great Again Terence Sweeney, America Magazine Read More March 24, 2025 Immigrants and Freedom of Speech German Lopez, The New York Times Read More March 21, 2025 Trump administration moves to end the CHNV program, which allowed migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to lawfully enter and work in the U.S. Tim Balk & Miriam Jordan, The New York Times| Read More March 18, 2025 Fear grows among the 390,000 undocumented Chinese immigrants in the U.S. Clair Wang, The Guardian Read More March 18, 2025 Trump's mass deportation plans hit riskier phase with legal immigrants and court fights Myah Ward, Politico Read More March 11, 2025 States with Healthcare Shortages Turn to Foreign-Trained Doctors, Showing Bipartisan Immigration Policies Benefit All American Immigration Council Read More March 13, 2025 US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years Will Craft & Maanvi Singh, The Guardian Read More March 12, 2025 What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it? Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Read More March 11, 2025 The caregiving industry relies on immigrants. These workers fear deportation under Trump Rachel Barber, USA Today Read More March 11, 2025 I Went to Dubai and Caught a Glimpse of the Future (educated immigrants choosing to go elsewhere in the world) Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times Read More

Earlier Commentary

SPEAKING OF IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Current immigration policies are mismatched with market forces and demographic realities. These mismatches have led to serious dysfunctions in the immigration system -- from illegal migration to untenable backlogs and an overreliance on temporary visas for long-term employment situations. Sustaining the growth of the U.S. labor force and avoiding the accumulation of new unauthorized immigrant populations will require deep reforms to the U.S. immigration system, beyond those contemplated by the Biden administration's legislative proposal." Muzaffar Chishti et al, "Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map," Migration Policy Institute, 14. Read More

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