The GOP candidates are competing to be the toughest on immigration, but a path to citizenship is quite popular with Republican voters.
Immigration
Posted inAmerica and the World
Refugee Blues
Right-wing, anti-immigrant nationalism has been on the rise in Europe. Can EU leaders still learn from history?
Posted inWorking in America
Immigration and America’s Urban Revival
The evidence favors a hypothesis many Americans reject: Immigration has helped reduce crime and revitalize city economies.Â
Posted inWorking in America
World Cup Corruption: The Bigger Scandal
In the shadow of Qatar’s new soccer stadium, Nepali migrant workers face exploitation, injury, and death.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Donald Trump Changed the GOP Debate on Immigration
In reaction to him, the other candidates are sounding downright welcoming to immigrants.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Little Magazine, Big Ideas: The American Prospect at 25
Reflecting on a quarter century of politics and change.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Mother’s Day, For Real
In the real America, the lives of women—especially black and brown women—are no bed of roses.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
If America Really Cared About Mothers, Reproductive Health Care Would Be Available to All
Rates of maternal death are greater in the U.S. than in 40 other countries. Yet we pin the perceived moral failings of Asian nations on pregnant immigrant women from India and China.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ever the Protectors, Moms Seeking Asylum Need Protection, Too
Obama failed to specify that his enthusiasm for mothers is strictly limited to American moms.
