A Bible passage is at the center of a debate over how the U.S. should treat immigrants

US, Mexico Catholic bishops call for humane treatment of migrants

More than 100 Catholic bishops, nuns, priests and parishioners joined a procession across the US-Mexico border on Friday evening, urging the US government to treat migrants with dignity and respect. The procession, from Nogales, Arizona, to its sister city in the Mexican state of Sonora, was planned to coincide with commemorations of America’s 250th anniversary. “We want to be well together. This is what the Church is all about,” Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, James Misko said as he celebrated mass...

The Immigrants Who Hate America

The Immigrants Who Hate America

Border Win: SCOTUS Rules Migrants in Mexico Haven't 'Arrived' in the US for Asylum Purposes

Border Win: SCOTUS Rules Migrants in Mexico Haven't 'Arrived' in the US for Asylum Purposes

Preserving America: Scholars argue for mandatory college civics

'The genius of America is that it invites debate, discussion, and deliberation as essential for citizenship.'

Migration, Aspiration and Cohesion

Immigration is not simply a matter of labour supply or GDP growth. It is also about belonging, identity, and the intangible bonds of genuine citizenship

Supreme Court Rules Migrants Must Cross Border Before Claiming Asylum Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that migrants standing on the Mexican side of the border have no legal entitlement to apply for asylum in the United States. The 6-3 decision clears the path for the Trump administration to resume a policy allowing federal agents to turn back asylum seekers before they physically enter the [] The post Supreme Court Rules Migrants Must Cross Border Before Claiming Asylum Rights appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

American-born pope calls on US to recommit to founding ideals ahead of July 4

He recalled America’s tradition of welcoming migrants and promoting religious freedom during the Liberty Medal address

US urges migrants on temporary protection to secure permanent status or depart

The US urged migrants under Temporary Protected Status to obtain permanent residency or leave after a Supreme Court ruling affected Haitian and Syrian nationals.

What Clarence Thomas and the State of Israel Have in Common

In his dissenting Supreme Court opinion this week, Clarence Thomas argued for a version of the idea that citizenship is a matter of ancestral lineage — a position not unlike that of Israel, which assigns citizenship on the basis of Jewish descent.

Immigration, DEI Themes Take Center Stage in Mount Holyoke Reading Program

“To me, this tapestry of narratives provides a much-needed antidote to rhetoric around immigrants and migration that is shaping national politics. The post Immigration, DEI Themes Take Center Stage in Mount Holyoke Reading Program first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Immigrant business owner who built the American Dream says birth tourism is a 'slap in the face'

Kris Ramsingh, a Trinidad-born Virginia businessowner, calls birthright citizenship a 'slap in the face' to legal immigrants who worked hard.

Clarence Thomas Torches SCOTUS Decision On Birthright Citizenship

Justice Clarence Thomas torched the Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday that birthright citizenship should apply to the children of illegal immigrants and people living temporarily in the United States. Thomas said that he did not believe the decision would hold up to the test of time and argued that it devalued American citizenship. The case ...

Poetic Justice? MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace Says Rhyme Is the Reason Temporary Refugees Must Stay In U.S.

Poetic Justice? MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace Says Rhyme Is the Reason Temporary Refugees Must Stay In U.S.

Are We Subjects or Citizens? Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution

It is absurd to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment confers the boon of American citizenship on the children of illegal aliens. The post Are We Subjects or Citizens? Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution appeared first on Imprimis.

Deep Political Divisions and Economic Imbalances Drive Historic Reverse Migration from US

As the US approaches its 250th birthday, its nation of immigrants label may need to be re-examined. Research shows that in 2025, the US experienced a net migration outflow of approximately 150,000 people - the first reverse migration wave since the Great Depression of the 1930s - and this trend is expected to intensify further in 2026 and 2027.

I ran out of words for my disgust with America. So I left

With the US experiencing unprecedented negative net immigration over the past year, émigrés explain why they left their homeland behind

'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers': Supreme Court upholds Trump immigration policies

'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers': Supreme Court upholds Trump immigration policies

Migration crisis: SACP urges solidarity as tensions over migrants intensify

Migration crisis: SACP urges solidarity as tensions over migrants intensify

Those displaced by Partition are warriors of struggle, not refugees: Mohan Bhagwat

Those displaced by Partition are warriors of struggle, not refugees: Mohan Bhagwat

During World War I, This Woman Asked Americans to Welcome Immigrants—and Urged New Arrivals to Assimilate

Progressive reformer Frances Kellor spearheaded efforts to celebrate Americanization Day, arguing that immigrants should fully embrace U.S. culture to better adapt to life in their new home

License to Kill: Migrant Drivers Let in by Biden Are Still Deadly

More handwringing will not stop this continual problem with migrants – illegal or otherwise.

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Lift Freeze on Green Card and Work Applications for Immigrants

Adam Kinzinger, former Republican member of Congress, writes an always interesting blog. He wrote yesterday that the Trump administration is harassing legal immigrants by failing to process their applications for green cards and work permits. The immigrants affected come from those countries on Trump’s restricted travel list. They have done nothing wrong. They are here []

The Threat Is Backwards

Jeffrey Wernick There is a phrase that does a great deal of work in American political argument, and almost none of it honest. The phrase is American culture, invoked as something immigrants endanger and citizens defend. It is worth asking what the phrase means, because the moment you press it, the entire architecture of the []

A tremor, not a shift: What the 30 June anti-migrant push actually changed

A tremor, not a shift: What the 30 June anti-migrant push actually changed

A Naturalized Citizen Reflects on the Declaration

A Naturalized Citizen Reflects on the Declaration

Our American Heritage

Yes, Americans have a shared heritage — but it’s not about race or culture.

Sijill Center: Around 100 settlers attempt to cross disengagement line in Syria

Sijill Center: Around 100 settlers attempt to cross disengagement line in Syria

Angus Taylor states he will discriminate against migrants on values, not race or religion

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition’s immigration policy would require migrants to strictly uphold Australian values. “We will discriminate based on values; we won't discriminate based on race or religion,” Mr Taylor said. “I want all of us to share those core Australian values. “When you go to a citizenship ceremony, that’s what we talk about.”

United States at 250: More prosperous, more diverse, yet more divided

Demographic change and economic growth have reshaped America over the past 50 years; Immigrants remain the strongest believers in American Dream. Leer más

Here's the Problem With Modern-Day Immigration, According to Milton Friedman

Here's the Problem With Modern-Day Immigration, According to Milton Friedman

RiftTV CEO Elijah Schaffer rips SC ruling on birthright citizenship, targets H-1B children, ‘Little Pooja, little Panji’

Elijah Schaffer challenges the meaning of American identity, arguing that citizenship should extend beyond birth in the U.S.

Mass immigration is not the silver bullet economists think it is

As with the free-trade debate in recent years, consensus is shifting

Supreme Court allows Trump to restrict asylum seekers at border

The Supreme Court has ruled that migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border are not entitled to apply for asylum until they set foot in the country.

Texas Poised to Add Bible Stories to Public School Curriculum

The proposal represents yet another right-wing attack on religious and racial diversity in Texas.

The Supreme Court just came one vote away from a constitutional catastrophe

There is no question in US law that is clearly or more firmly settled than the question of whether people born in the United States are citizens of this country. The Fourteenth Amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United []

Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship rejected by US Supreme Court

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship was part of his wider campaign to restrict immigration, which includes the expulsion of millions of undocumented migrants.

‘Ten Years On, Brexit’s Real Legacy Has Been an Assault on Human Rights’

The rise of nationalism that followed Brexit has brought with it a concerted campaign to undermine our fundamental human rights, argues Daniel Sohege

Liam Ferguson: Concerns over cutting back therapy sessions for refugees are misplaced

The needs of Canadian citizens should have priority over those of migrants

Immigrants Are Good, Actually

We see the attacks on immigrants. We see and hear Stephen Miller’s vile thoughts on them. There are also some very good economic and population studies available. But it occurred to me yesterday that we hardly ever see anyone just saying, from their personal experience, that immigrants are good, actually. So I did something about [] The post Immigrants Are Good, Actually appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Jeff Dudgeon:

We need to talk honestly about immigration, without immediate accusations of racism.

Cash, Plane Tickets, Or Green Cards: DHS Chief Lays Out Post-SCOTUS Options For 350K Migrants

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper clashed Sunday over the future of more than 350,000 migrants currently living in the United States. The televised debate followed a major 6-3 Supreme Court decision on Thursday, which sided with the Trump administration and authorized the government to terminate [] Cash, Plane Tickets, Or Green Cards: DHS Chief Lays Out Post-SCOTUS Options For 350K Migrants