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The New Passport-Poor

Travel documentation was created to restrict – and it may become even more entrapping in the future.
by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian via New York Review of Books on May 21, 2018

America Cannot Bear to Bring Back Indentured Servitude

It’s a history lesson worth remembering: The exploitation of immigrant workers only encourages more—and worse—abuse.
by Ariel Ron, Dael Norwood via The Atlantic on March 28, 2018

Who Does She Stand For?

As the Statue of Liberty turned 100, our long battle over immigration was having its moment in Reagan’s America.
by Paul A. Kramer via Slate on March 5, 2018

Immigrants Welcome*

Trump’s Muslim ban was not just an abberation: US citizenship has long been predicated on whiteness as it was understood in 1790.
by Maytha Alhassan via Boston Review on February 6, 2018
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter an apartment complex in Dallas.
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Republicans Want to Use Immigration Policy to Make America Whiter. They’re Destined to Fail.

Policies meant to whiten America almost always backfire.
by Julia G. Young via Made By History on February 6, 2018

The Story Behind the Poem on the Statue of Liberty

Why so many of the people who quote Emma Lazarus’s Petrarchan sonnet miss its true meaning.
by Walt Hunter via The Atlantic on January 16, 2018
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Trump’s Views on Immigration Aren’t as Bad as Those in The 1920s. They’re Worse.

The designers of the quota system at least tried to hide their racism.
by David C. Atkinson via Made By History on January 14, 2018

Sanctuary Syllabus

Inspired by Trump's election and his anti-immigrant policies, a group of scholars compiled this collection on the idea of "sanctuary."
by Paula Chakravartty, Yoav Halperin, Monica Kim, Rachel Kuo, Molly Nolan, Sonya Posmentier, Sarah Sklaw, Shivani Srivastav via Public Books on December 5, 2017

Hurricanes Drive Immigration to the US

Why hurricane refugees are more likely to come from some countries than others.
by Dean Yang, Parag Mahajan via The Conversation on September 15, 2017

Guess Whether These Headlines Came From Breitbart or 1920s KKK Newspapers

Today's headlines evoke the the racist and hate filled headlines of KKK publications.
by Andrew Kahn, Rebecca Onion, Peter A. Shulman via Slate on September 14, 2017
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Ending DACA Isn’t About the Rule of Law. It’s About Race.

The federal government has long extended amnesty to white Americans.
by Christopher F. Petrella via Made By History on September 6, 2017

The Yakima Terror

Ninety years ago in Washington, a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment resulted in horror for Filipinos.
by Steve Ross via Slate on August 4, 2017
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Don’t Count on the Supreme Court to Stop Trump’s Travel Ban

Chinese exclusion in the 19th century exposes the limits of the justices' power.
by Katy Long via Made By History on July 5, 2017

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

How the Bloodiest Mutiny in British Naval History Helped Create American Political Asylum

Outrage over the revolt spurred the U.S. to deliver on a promise of the revolution.
by A. Roger Ekirch via Zócalo Public Square on March 24, 2017

When Immigrants Are No Longer Considered Americans

The history of immigrants in the U.S. teaches that no amount of assimilation will protect you when an alien requires conjuring.
by Hua Hsu via The New Yorker on February 15, 2017

“This is Not Who We Are,” Critics Say About the Refugee Ban. But What if it is?

Fighting over immigration is central to the American story.
by Nicole Hemmer via Vox on February 9, 2017

Literacy Tests and Asian Exclusion Were the Hallmarks of the 1917 Immigration Act

One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress decided that there needed to be severe limits on who was coming into the country.
by Lorraine Boissoneault via Smithsonian on February 6, 2017

A Brief History of Sanctuary Cities

Today's debate over sanctuary cities embodies a much longer debate in America over federalism.
by H. Robert Baker via Tropics of Meta on February 2, 2017
Immigrants from Europe pose for a photograph upon their arrival at Ellis Island (1913).

First, They Excluded the Irish

Trump may block entry to foreigners who need public benefits—a proposal rooted in 19th-century laws targeting poor immigrants.
by Hidetaka Hirota, Emma Green via The Atlantic on February 2, 2017

How American's Rejection of Jews Fleeing Nazi Germany Haunts Our Refugee Policy Today

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it's important to remember why America welcomes refugees.
by Dara Lind via Vox on January 27, 2017

#ImmigrationSyllabus

A semester-length guide for educators and citizens seeking to understand the history and meaning of immigration in the U.S.
by Erika Lee, María Cristina García, Adam Goodman, Madeline Hsu, Julian Lim, Maddalena Marinari, Evan Taparata via University of Minnesota on January 26, 2017

“The Passing of the Great Race” at 100

In the age of Trump, Madison Grant's influential work of scientific racism takes on a new salience.
by Noel Hartman via Public Books on July 1, 2016

The Old West’s Muslim Tamale King

How a South Asian immigrant became a Wyoming fast-food legend and received American citizenship - twice.
by Kathryn Schulz via The New Yorker on June 6, 2016

Ellis Island's Forgotten Final Act as a Cold War Detention Center

The idealistic interpretation of Ellis Island should be revisited.
by Brianna Nofil via Atlas Obscura on February 2, 2016
European immigrants in line at Ellis Island.

How Immigrants Fit Into America's Economy, Now and 100 Years Ago

Compared to 19th-century arrivals, today's new arrivals are much more likely to be at the extreme ends of the earnings spectrum.
by Gillian B. White via The Atlantic on January 24, 2016
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Foreign Born Population 1850-2010

An interactive map of immigrant populations in the United States.
by Ed Ayers, Robert K. Nelson, Scott Nesbit, Justin Madron, Nathaniel Ayers via American Panorama on December 1, 2015
Over the next 50 years, Asians will surge past Latinos to become the largest group of immigrants heading to the U.S., according to a new study. Above, a naturalization ceremony in New York City in 2013.

The Law That Created Illegal Immigration

Discussion of the Hart-Cellar Act that was passed 50 years ago.
by Jane H. Hong via Los Angeles Times on October 2, 2015

“Sacred Ties Existing Between Parent and Child”: Citizenship, Family, and Immigrant Parents

Inclusion and humanitarianism used to be part of the immigration policy of the United States.
by Hidetaka Hiroka via We're History on August 21, 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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