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May 17, 2021 Tucker Carlson's cries about immigrants have a disturbing 19th-century parallel Zachary M. Schrag, The Washington Post Read More May 11, 2021 Immigration emerges as a policy response to slowed US growth Suzanne Monyak Roll Call Read More May 11, 2021 How updating an old Herbert Hoover law would offer new hope to undocumented immigrants Editorial Board, Chicago Sun-Times Read More May 5, 2021 Immigrants to the Rescue: for countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus Read More May 3, 2021 Immigrants Vote With Their Feet for Greater Freedom Ilya Somin, Reason Read More May 1, 2021 Biden's chaotic immigration policy Ruben Navarrette, Jr., Las Vegas Review-Journal Read More April 30, 2021 An Old Immigration Program Could Help Solve Our New Border Problems Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes Read More April 28, 2021 The Original Sin of America's Broken Immigration Courts Isabela Dias, Mother Jones Read More April 27, 2021 Some bad news about our future gives Biden a big opening (on immigration). Will he seize it? Greg Sargent, The Washington Post Read More April 23, 2021 Can two former presidents unravel the immigration knot? Hugh Hewitt, The Washington Post Read More April 21, 2021 Reconciliation May Not Solve Democrats' Immigration Woes Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine Read More April 19, 2021 What America would look like with zero immigration Justin Gest, CNN Opinion Read More May, 2021 America Never Wanted the Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic Read More April 16, 2021 Immigration is a defining asset of the United States. Here's how to restore confidence in our system George W. Bush, The Washington Post Read More April 14, 2021 The Sensible Border Fix Protectionists Will Hate Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion Read More April 14, 2021 What Tom Friedman misses about our current immigration challenges Greg Sargent, The Washington Post Read More April 13, 2021 We Need a High Wall With a Big Gate on the Southern Border Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times Read More April 12, 2021 Huge Trump-era and pandemic immigrant visa backlog poses challenge for Biden Bob Ortega, CNN Investigates Read More April 5, 2021 The border can't be our only concern. The U.S. needs and immigrant integration policy Francisco Lara-Garcia, Los Angeles Times Read More April 9, 2021 New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families Sasha Abramsky, The Nation Read More April 7, 2021 Immigration bill would help keep STEM grad students in U.S. -- but must include more majors Christopher L. Eisgruber & Robert J. Jones, ROI-NJ Read More April 6, 2021 'Fixing' the immigration crisis: The decisive point Geoffrey S. Corn & Alyssa N. Shallenberger, The Hill Read More April 5, 2021 Why American farms need immigration reform Danilo Zak, The Hill Read More

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SPEAKING OF IMMIGRANT POLICY

"At a time when Americans often seem more defined by what divides us rather than the ties that bind us, people may have few opportunities, and less appetite, to find common cause with each other. Yet the nation's democracy depends on our social cohesion, a shared vision of the future, and embracing a spirit of what is possible when we all work together. Strengthening the well-being and prosperity of all residents and what connects us as neighbors and Americans is more critical today than ever. Reinforcing social cohesion requires leadership engagement, positive communications, and building meaningful contact across difference." Susan Downs-Karkos, Innovations in Building Meaningful Contact Across Difference, 1. Read More

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