Monthly Archives: April 2022

It’s Friday. Sunday, May 1, is International Worker’s Day. All workers. Including migrant workers. Tonight–just two news stories: border crossings and refugees. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick sums it the first in a tweet: “30 years of evidence have shown that when you … Continue reading →

Here we go again. A bi-partisan group of senators is meeting to talk about immigration reform. As someone who has been watching immigration issues for more than 30 years, I can see exactly where this is going. Nowhere. Just like all … Continue reading →

While criticizing the Biden administration for plans to end the Title 42 bar to asylum seekers and other migrants, Republicans refuse to consider funding plans to deal with migration at the border. Meanwhile, a Trump-appointed judge ordered that the Title 42 bar … Continue reading →

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is busing immigrants to Washington DC. He planned the bus trips as a slap at the Biden administration. That didn’t work out so well. Instead, the bus rides turn out to be a good deal for migrants … Continue reading →

The skies are gray, temperatures below freezing again tonight, and spring is still an elusive dream. So, let’s start this post with some hopeful stories, before getting to the rest of the news. Halima, Sadika, Amena, Halima, and Sara are … Continue reading →

This is a week for big revelations about Republicans. One of the biggest: the revelation that House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Trump should resign—denied by McCarthy, then confirmed by audiotape of his phone call. Then there’s the court hearing … Continue reading →

The Biden administration announced one part of its plan to welcome Ukrainian refugees: a sponsorship program that would allow groups of families in the United States to welcome the refugees, and would give them humanitarian parole for a limited period … Continue reading →

In today’s news: The number of Ukrainians who have fled their country since the Russian invasion began on February 24 is 5,034,439. That number is the Ukrainians who have fled and have been counted by the U.N. The number does … Continue reading →

That “record” number of border encounters last month was very different in important ways. Adam Isaacson, from the Washington Office on Latin America, reports that “Migrants arriving as families were 30% fewer in March 2022 than March 2021 and unaccompanied … Continue reading →

Your annual reminder: Yes, immigrants pay taxes. Yes, undocumented immigrants pay taxes. In proportion to their numbers in the population, immigrants pay a greater share of taxes than native-born citizens. Undocumented immigrants contribute billions in Social Security and Medicare taxes, propping … Continue reading →