In this second of the two part article on the recent rise of anti-immigrant sentiments around the world, we discuss the root causes of these sentiments. In the first part, we surveyed the current trends focusing on what has happened around the globe in the last few years. The Roots of Anti-Immigrant Views Fear of […]
For a group making up just over 3% of the world’s population, international immigrants make a lot of headlines. Immigration is one of the hot topics of our times, and countries on every continent but Antarctica are conflicted over how to respond to the foreign-born individuals within their borders. Immigrants themselves face challenges adjusting to […]
This year has seen a flood of assaults on immigration laws, with the twin goals of slowing down the granting of immigration benefits as well as accelerating the rate of deportation. These goals have been accomplished not with new immigration laws passed by congress or by the President’s much publicized executive actions, but by policy […]
On 15, September 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is planning to dramatically ramp up surveillance of virtually anyone in the United States who is not a U.S. citizen by birth. The new rule goes into effect on October 18, 2017, the same day the newest version of the Trump travel […]
SUMMARY: Within his first week of office, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) that affects the Immigrant Community. The EO stated its goal to address the threats faced by the United States since the tragedies of September 11, 2001. President Trump entitled the EO “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United […]