A History of Xenophobia in U.S. Immigration Policy and the new McCarthyism

Discrimination against those that are seemingly foreign-born and ‘different’ from the (White Protestant) norm is pervasive in the immigration control history of United States. It goes back to when the United States was a budding new nation of (illegal) immigrants Read More …

What Does the United States Achieve by holding Innocent Teenagers in Detention?

Ever wonder what happens to illegal immigrants after they are apprehended? The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds over 30,000 illegal immigrations in detention centers while they await removal proceedings. How long is the wait? Well, someone called me Read More …