Immigration scholars break down some of the immigration terms that are likely to become common during the Trump administration’s first months.
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Allowing immigrants to settle in the US isn’t just an act of compassion. It’s also been a significant factor in the country’s economic growth, a point both candidates seem hesitant to make.
Biden’s executive action will shield approximately 500,000 undocumented spouses of US citizens, as well as 50,000 children, from deportation and give them the legal right to stay in the US.
The Supreme Court announced that Texas can have state authorities arrest and deport undocumented migrants. A lower court has temporarily blocked the law.
COVID-19 has created new hardships for migrants while giving the Trump administration an excuse to further restrict asylum as public attention focuses on the pandemic.
Pediatric epigenetic clocks have the potential to accurately assess biological age. However, possible applications in law enforcement and immigration raise ethical issues.
Fort Sill, a military base in Oklahoma, will soon house 1,400 Central American children, the Trump administration says. It’s not the first time the US has used army bases to house refugees.
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Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center of Genomics and Policy, McGill University
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Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics and Professor, UBC Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
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Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies & Baker Institute Political Science Fellow, Rice University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society, California Polytechnic State University
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Professor of History, Tulane University
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Research Fellow, Center for Racial Justice, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, College of Charleston
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Doctoral student of sociology, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor, and Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Institute for Humane Studies