The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment.
Immigration
Posted inLaw and Justice
Inflation Comes to Immigration
As new immigration fees take effect, aspiring Americans who meet all the legal requirements could be priced out.
Posted inPolitics
Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win
The new chair of the Progressive Caucus wants to do for Democrats what he did for construction workers in Texas.
Posted inLaw and Justice
FEMA Withholds Homelessness Grants While Building Migrant Prison Camps
The resetting of priorities will have tragic consequences.
Posted inLaw and Justice
There’s No Safe Place for Legal Immigrants in Trump’s America
As Trump’s deportation gangs continue snatching people after scheduled court hearings, more are opting to stay home. But that comes with its own dangers.
Posted inPolitics
What the Working Class Really Believes
A new study tracks the evolution of working-class beliefs, and those of more upper classes, over the past 65 years.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Epstein Files
On our live show, David and Ken Klippenstein discuss the split between Donald Trump and the MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Free Speech Police
Under the Trump administration, every law enforcement agency is an immigration agency. And that often means attempting to deport people for their political beliefs, particularly about Israel.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Disaster Capitalists Behind Alligator Alcatraz
Incompetent and militarized ‘emergency response’ is on track to be a trillion-dollar industry by the end of Trump’s second term.
Posted inPolitics
Chicago Has a Warning for Zohran Mamdani
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was elected on a left-wing agenda. But he is struggling to maintain support while governing, due to his own errors and relentless opposition.