Congressman Jamie Raskin: ‘The Founding Fathers would not have understood Trump’s immigration policy’

The Immigrants Who Hate America

The Immigrants Who Hate America

The United States, the country of immigrants which has locked its doors

The Republican administration’s hardline immigration policies are burying the founders’ vision of a country that welcomes newcomers from abroad

"America Is a Multiracial Democracy": Supreme Court Denies Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

“Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in this land.' We keep that promise today.” So concludes the decision of the Supreme Court in the landmark case Trump v. Barbara, affirming the constitutional right to birthright citizenship and rejecting President Trump’s attempt to end it. Trump’s executive order had aimed to prevent babies born to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign residents from automatically becoming American citizens. We speak to Columbia University historian of immigration Mae Ngai about the case and the white nationalist logic behind Trump’s challenge.

‘Dreamer’ father misses son’s birth after deportation: ‘Great sense of grief’

Even if immigrants “adhere to the rules,” there is “no guarantee against a system that could still break its promise,” José Contreras Diaz told MS NOW. The post ‘Dreamer’ father misses son’s birth after deportation: ‘Great sense of grief’ appeared first on MS NOW.

The last Founding Father: How James Monroe paved the way for America’s greatness

George Washington was the father of our nation, a man seemingly cast from marble whose service, both in wartime and as president, made both its existence and survival possible. John Adams was his stubborn successor, celebrated years later for being a charming malcontent. Thomas Jefferson was the wordsmith of the Revolution. James Madison was its []

Analysis: When Washington politicians can't go home again

WASHINGTON — While Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Washington this year, Washington has become a scarlet letter for members of both parties vying to be their state’s next governor. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet was just the ...

Simon Schama: The founding fathers and the battle for America’s future

In 1776, visions of liberty and justice were fraught with compromise, conflict and contradiction. Today, the founders’ words still shape national identity

DA's Hill-Lewis draws the line: Mobs don't enforce immigration law, the state does

DA's Hill-Lewis draws the line: Mobs don't enforce immigration law, the state does

Young Washington: History's Ultimate Gritty Origin Story

The new film Young Washington depicts our nation's Founding Father not as a man made from marble, but as a human capable of both mistakes and greatness.

Former NY Lt. Governor: A National Conversation Is “Urgently” Needed on Immigration

Immigration is a civilization-changing phenomenon. Good, bad, or neutral, it is a real thing. Shouldn’t we at least talk about it? ... The post Former NY Lt. Governor: A National Conversation Is “Urgently” Needed on Immigration appeared first on The New American.

Curtis Hill: Supreme Court Cheapens Citizenship: A Misreading of the 14th Amendment’s Purpose

“American citizenship has never been — and must never become — a trivial thing granted by the accident of geography alone,” writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. “It carries weight because...

ESSEX FILES: Justice Barrett's Recent Rulings Test Conservative Principles on Immigration and Elections

ESSEX FILES: Justice Barrett's Recent Rulings Test Conservative Principles on Immigration and Elections

Letter: Honest conversation needed on immigration based on facts, compassion, security, and common sense – not slogans or accusations

A letter from John Miller:

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

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

The Deeper Meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas on Birthright Citizenship

The justices both claim history as their guide.

Young Washington Captures The Spirit Of America

Young Washington emphasizes the uniquely American character of the Father of Our Country, while honoring his 'wild, beautiful, dangerous, but free' life.

Where credit’s due: anti-immigrant protests threaten township survival networks

Foreign-owned tuck shops a lifeline for struggling locals

14 Lawmakers, Writers, And Historians Pick Their Favorite Forgotten Founding Fathers

When we talk about the Founding Fathers, we’re usually just talking about the Big Five: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. Of course, these men deserve our veneration. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington are synonymous with the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and presidency, respectively. Adams and Hamilton both have award-winning ...

Albanese pressed on immigration as debate over migration levels intensifies

Sky News host Rowan Dean reacts to footage of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defending Labor’s immigration policies. “We’ve got Anthony Albanese talking, defending his immigration and migration policies,” Mr Dean said. “This is in the very week that Pauline Hanson has raised the question of the problems associated with excessive immigration, which we’ve seen and the huge numbers that this government has brought in.”

Open Borders Contributed to Real Estate Inflation

Politicians continue insisting that mass migration carries no economic consequences. Anyone who questions the policy is immediately accused of being anti-immigrant. That has always been the tactic. Rather than debate the economics, they attack the person asking the question. Yet reality eventually catches up with political slogans, and now even economists are beginning to quantify []

White Nationalists Carried ‘Fascio’ Flags into D.C., Blending “Fascist Imagery with American Patriotism”

Mitchell Miller, who covers Capitol Hill for Washington, D.C.’s news station WTOP, reported on the morning of the Fourth of July: “A group of masked men gathered at Union Station today and called for reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants. Some held Confederate flags. They have been marching across Capitol Hill.” A group []

Six Years a Citizen, Already Hates America: Mehdi Hasan's Independence Day Meltdown

Six Years a Citizen, Already Hates America: Mehdi Hasan's Independence Day Meltdown

He wrote a scathing message to ICE. Federal agents showed up at his door.

When two Americans were killed by federal agents during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis this year, David Streever was filled with outrage. On Jan. 26, the Upstate New York resident wrote a brief, caustic email to Todd M. Lyons, then acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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 Historical Roots Of The American Experiment At 250

Photo Credit: American ThinkerOur nation did not start in 1776. Instead, brave and far-seeing men provided the seeds from which our liberties grew.

Fourth of July at 250: The On-Going Struggle for Equality, Democracy, a

I have written this essay because I have been irked by the media’s discussion of whether or not our country has fulfilled the ideals of its founding fathers. So, I wished to clarify just what their ideals were. The post Fourth of July at 250: The On-Going Struggle for Equality, Democracy, a appeared first on New Politics.

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...

New York man suing ICE for sending officers to home after critical email

A New York man sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after federal officers came into his home to warn him about an email he sent to the agency's former acting director, Todd Lyons. David Streever, a Rochester resident and U.S. citizen, wrote a scathing email to Lyons in January, angered over the killings of...

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 []

Stephen Miller ridiculed after ‘pompous’ rant about immigrants on Fox News

Trump White House aide Stephen Miller went on a rant about immigrants that’s drawing scorn from online critics. Miller claimed during an interview with Fox News anchor Will Cain that immigrants in cities like New York City come from countries that “would have never developed the combustion engine or airplanes” if it weren’t for contact []

Domicile Isn't a Real Argument For Citizenship Says Wydra

A divided US Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s planned restrictions and invalidating a central plank of his immigration agenda. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented. National citizenship was not an independent concept but simply derivative of state citizenship. “Every citizen of a state,” it was often said, was “ipso facto a citizen of the United States.” In these contexts, too, national citizenship required domicile because state citizenship required domicile. Justice Thomas wrote. Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center joined Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

Poll finds majority of Americans support deporting all illegal immigrant

According to a recent report, U.S. President Donald Trump has been gaining support from non-Republicans, as a new poll shows that a majority of Americans favor the deportation of immigrants living in the country illegally. Trump’s policies on illegal immigration have been a central part of his political agenda during both his first presidential term...

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

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates the USA's immigration history in July 4th address

Speaking from behind a desk used by George Washington, Mamdani's speech centred the nation's immigration history.

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

The Marvelous Arrogance of the American Revolution

Help us defend this inheritance.

GOP Rift Exposed On CNN: Ohio Governor Warns Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Is a ‘Huge Mistake’

An internal Republican disagreement over immigration policy spilled into the open Sunday as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine directly opposed the Trump administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 350,000 immigrants. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Republican governor warned that the decision to deport legal Haitian and Syrian workers would [] GOP Rift Exposed On CNN: Ohio Governor Warns Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Is a ‘Huge Mistake’

The American Revolution’s Long Tail

Richard Kreitner Throughout US history, social movements—from reformist to radical—have returned to the language and ideals of 1776. The post The American Revolution’s Long Tail appeared first on The Nation.

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.

GOP congressman introduces bill to ban ‘birthright tourism’

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles introduced a bill that would ban pregnant nonimmigrants from coming to America. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that an executive order from President Donald Trump’s administration to overhaul birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Roberts cited an 1898 case []...Click to read more

Kelsey Grammer urges Americans to look to Founding Fathers for guidance as nation faces deep divisions

Kelsey Grammer says America's Founding Fathers offer a blueprint for overcoming division, as he stars in historical drama Young Washington.

'They want us grateful for merely being allowed': Zohran Mamdani delivers pro-immigration July 4 speech

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented a pro-immigration vision of America, contrasting with President Trump's stance ahead of Independence Day. Speaking from City Hall, Mamdani, a naturalized citizen, emphasized immigration's centrality to the nation's identity and criticized exclusionary politics. He highlighted the contributions of immigrants and called for unity, asserting that America's strength lies in its continuous striving for ideals.