Immigration

These people followed all the rules. They crossed into the United States at an official port of entry and applied for asylum. They were allowed into the country so that their request could be processed. Their kids were then taken away and moved to a facility across the country. They…

I suppose the Trump administration’s revised immigration ban is an improvement over the previous attempt. Yesterday’s executive order removes preferential treatment for Christians living in Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Libya, which previously had been an explicit case of…

A town six miles down the road from where I grew up fronted the New York Times today. The story is about a “local pillar” who is now in custody because he arrived in the country illegally more than 20 years ago. That town went about 70–30 Trump in the election.

For all the bluster, it’s been a rough few weeks for the new administration. Donald Trump’s immigrant and refugee ban? Struck down by the courts and at odds with the Department of Homeland Security’s analysis. His opening move to weaken the Affordable…