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How Crossing the US-Mexico Border Became a Crime

Only in the past 100 years has unauthorized immigration become a crime.

by Kelly Lytle Hernández via The Conversation on April 30, 2017

Monroe Work Today

On these pages you will meet Monroe Nathan Work, who lived from 1866- 1945. This website is a rebirth of one piece of his work.

via Monroe Work Today on March 26, 2017

Closing Our Doors

In 1939, a refugee ban kept 20,000 Jewish children out of the U.S.

by Ellen Umansky via Slate on March 8, 2017

Syrian float in the Chicago Liberty Day parade, 1918.

What We Can Learn from America’s Other Muslim Ban (Back in 1918)

Stacy Fahrenthold compares Donald Trump's Muslim ban to that of Woodrow Wilson back in 1918.

by Stacy Fahrenthold via Tropics of Meta on February 8, 2017

Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1965 Immigration Act.

The Contradictory Legacy of the 1965 Immigration Act

A law designed to repair flaws in the fabric of American justice also created new ones.

by Erika Lee via What It Means to Be American on September 29, 2015

Political cartoon depicting children recoiling from Catholic bishops crawling onto the beach with their robes and hats making them look like crocodiles.

When America Hated Catholics

In the late 19th century, statesmen feared that Catholics were something less than civilized (and less than white).

by Joshua Zeitz via Politico Magazine on September 23, 2015

'I Want My Country Back' and Exclusionary Visions of America

"You're taking over our country" echoes long-held narratives and has renewed prominence in conservative discourse.

by Ben Railton via We're History on June 26, 2015

200 Years of Immigration to the U.S.

A visualization of who came from where, when.

by Talia Bronshtein via Insightful Interaction on February 25, 2015

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