Donald Trump is expected to give a speech clarifying his position and policy on immigration this evening. It is unclear what effect his visit with Mexican President Pena Nieto will have on his remarks. The live feed of the post Nieto-Trump meeting press conference is embedded below (the press conference begins around the 20 minute …
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Lines On the Map: The Human Geography of the US’s Southern Border
(Map 1: US Borders Prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo*) With all the discussion, both in the current election cycle and year in and year out, about immigration to the US, as well as how to secure the US’s southern border, what often gets ignored is how the US got its southern border. Specifically the …
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A Couple of Unicorns For Ya
Pursuant to John’s gentle reminder to stay cool till more facts emerge from Dallas and elsewhere, here are a couple of pieces of good news to tide us over: 1) A while back I posted my thoughts on how providing direct support to an immigrant or refugee individual or family is one of the best …
The Politicization of Policy
Earlier today the Supreme Court, in a 4-4 deadlocked ruling pertaining to President Obama’s Executive Order pertaining to the status of the parents of American citizens or legal residents who are in the country illegally, issued the following ruling: “The judgement is affirmed by an equally divided Court.” In the short term this means that …
A Less Caucasian Caucus
According to this Buzzfeed article, Latino participation rates in this year’s Iowa caucuses increased more than 10-fold over 2012 rates and were triple the 2008 tally: After dismal Latino turnout numbers in Iowa the past two presidential caucuses, early indications suggest that a $300,000 nonpartisan effort to get Hispanics to caucus succeeded in getting record …
Res Ipsa Loquitur: Obama Derangement/Immigration Edition
I really do think the Democrats would have a lock on election success if only Obama would say publicly that drinking Drano(hemlock?) is a bad idea. For the latest on that score, check this out: Most Americans say they back a plan that would allow certain illegal immigrants to stay in the country, but support for …
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Open Thread: Ted Cruz, Hoist by His Own Wet Fart
People, Cruz was born in Calgary. That's basically the Houston of Canada. Surely that counts as American. — daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 7, 2016 Dana Milbank, in the Washington Post, “Ted Cruz gets burned by the birther fires he stoked”: … Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) last week made his latest appeal to the U.S. nativist fringe …
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