Migration/Immigration

For years, the country remained untouched by the global migrant crisis, but now, even in a place where many people were once refugees, tensions are on the rise.

The president will divert billions that would have gone to military construction projects.

The president plans to sign a federal spending bill and declare a national emergency to bankroll his long-promised border wall.

The humanitarian visas offered to migrants don’t allow them to work, study, or receive benefits while letting the Mexican government duck its responsibilities under international law.

The late Palestinian leader was legendary for forsaking promising opportunities, caving to extremists, and failing to appreciate the challenges of negotiating against a stronger opponent. Britain’s prime minister has perfected his diplomatic style.

What the president said—and didn’t say—about America’s place in the world.

Unless would-be migrants can build lives with dignity—which poorly paid, export-oriented jobs do not provide—they will continue to seek ways to move on.

Spain has long resisted the rise of the far-right, because Basque and Catalan separatism animated nationalist passions—but the rise of Vox in Andalusia shows that the country is not immune from xenophobic politics.

H.R. 392 will help skilled immigrants from India jump the green-card queue—at the expense of everyone else.

Why U.S. aid to Central America has not eased the flow of migrants.

The under secretary of state feared that canceling the temporary protected status for some immigrants would be a blight on U.S. foreign policy.

Kenya has found a way to make refugee camps benefit host communities. Other countries should follow its lead.

The government has gone to great lengths to keep asylum-seekers from its shores. Now it might have to accept some of them after all.

Britain’s prime minister is fighting a three-front battle to save her Brexit deal. Most of the party claims to support her, but the prospect of losing power to Jeremy Corbyn might motivate Conservatives to replace their leader.

Violence isn’t the only reason migrants are fleeing Central America. A four-year drought has destroyed harvests and lives—and has pushed the hungry northward.

The Supreme Court already settled the birthright dispute—in 1898.

The Five Star Movement’s most prominent leftist, Alessandro Di Battista, is returning to politics, but don’t expect him to reverse the government’s anti-immigrant agenda.

By dismantling it, Trump would leave the country—and refugees—worse off.

Australia’s economy is addicted to immigration, requiring ever-increasing infusions of new people to stave off an inevitable collapse.

Countries facing labor shortages tend to focus on one or the other—but it doesn’t have to be a choice.