Tag: Immigration
Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service
Campaign advertisements appearing for this year’s midterm elections include a stream of Republican campaign ads linking...
Hiring highly educated immigrants leads to more innovation and better products
Gaurav Khanna, University of California San Diego and Munseob Lee, University of California San Diego
Much of the current debate over immigration is about what...
What exactly is the point of the border?
Michael Blake, University of Washington
The past few weeks have seen widespread outrage over the Trump administration’s now-defunct policy of separating migrant families at the...
Why a census question about citizenship should worry you, whether you’re...
Michael Blake, University of Washington
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced last week that the 2020 census will include a question about citizenship. Ross argued that...
How people talk now holds clues about human migration centuries ago
Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University and André Ché Sherriah, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the...
Why the daunting economics of elder care are about to get...
Patricia Smith, University of Michigan
My sister Carol loves movies, but she hasn’t been out to see one in years. When she tries to watch...
Why deporting the ‘Dreamers’ is immoral
Michael Blake, University of Washington
On Feb. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a federal judge’s order that the Trump administration continue the...
Why Trump’s plan to forbid spouses of H-1B visa holders to...
Amy Bhatt, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
On Dec. 14, the Trump administration announced a regulatory change that would strip spouses of high-skilled foreign workers...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
