TMC Topic Guide
Immigration
Created: July 2020
Last Updated: July 19, 2022
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Note: This guide provides substantial coverage on immigration in the United States and around the world. Significant information can be found regarding immigration coming from the southern border of the United States, as well as the effects that immigration has on U.S. political attitudes and the economy. Information on immigration within Europe, Russia and Latin America can also be found below.
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Table of contents
Border crisis and U.S. immigration policy
Immigration, political attitudes, and elections
Immigration and the economy
U.S immigration law (including the Supreme Court and DACA)
Immigration around the world
Europe
Russia
Latin America
Africa and Middle East
Border crisis and U.S. immigration policy
- Alexander Kustov, “Immigration opponents are far more passionate than supporters,” July 14, 2022.
- E.J. Graff, “These were our 10 most popular posts of 2021,” December 21, 2021.
- Reva Dhingra, Mitchell Kilborn, and Olivia Woldemikael, “Biden has resettled the fewest refugees in the history of the U.S. program. What could change that?” November 8, 2021.
- Steven Moore, “ICE is accused of sterilizing detainees. That echoes the U.S.’s long history of forced sterilization,” September 25, 2020.
- Margaret E. Peters, “How do you create a better asylum policy? We asked the asylum seekers,” April 11, 2019.
- E.J Graff, “Here’s what social science tells us about that migrant ‘caravan’ — and the Trump administration’s response,” October 23, 2018.
- Michael N. Barnett, “Is Trump’s refugee policy really so extraordinary? The walk isn’t, but the talk is,” October 26, 2018.
- Christian Ambrosius and David Leblang, “How deporting immigrants from the U.S. increases immigration to the U.S.,” August 28, 2018.
- David Leblang, Ankita Satpathy, Alexa Iadarola, Ben Helms, Kelsey Hunt, Eric Xu, Rebecca Brough, and Mahesh Rao, “By ending ‘temporary protected status’ for half a million people, Trump has probably increased illegal migration,” August 7, 2018.
- Rachel Schwarts, “Why are so many children coming to the U.S. from Central America in the first place?” June 29, 2018.
- Tricia Bacon, “Does ‘zero tolerance’ protect the U.S. from terrorism or crime? Let’s examine the evidence,” June 28, 2018.
- Sarah Binder, “Immigration boiled over last week. Here’s what Congress did — and why,” June 25, 2018.
- John Sides, “The extraordinary unpopularity of Trump’s family separation policy, in one graph, June 19, 2018.
- Danna Oltman, “Does separating families at the border discourage immigration? Here’s what the research says,” May 31, 2018.
- Michelle Brané and Margo Schlanger, “This is what’s really happening to kids at the border,” May 30, 2018.
Immigration, Political Attitudes, and Elections
- Alexander Kustov, “Immigration opponents are far more passionate than supporters,” July 14, 2022.
- Kimberly Gross and John Sides, “No wonder there’s a shutdown: New poll shows how much Republicans and Democrats really disagree on immigration,” January 15, 2019.
- Steven Kull, “Americans don’t want Trump’s border wall. This is what they want instead,” January 11, 2019.
- Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Mariely Lopez-Santana, and Camilo Pardo, “Is MS-13 as dangerous as Trump suggests?” December 7, 2018.
- Stella M. Rouse, “Republicans’ hard-line stance on immigration may alienate millennials for years,” December 3, 2018.
- Ashley Jardina, “What Americans really think about birthright citizenship,” November 2, 2018.
- Robinson Woodward-Burns, “Trump wants to change the rules of citizenship. Here are three reasons his proposal might be unconstitutional,” October 31, 2018.
- Vladimir E. Medenica, Matthew Fowler, and Cathy J. Cohen, “Here are the issues that will get millennials to the polls in November,” October 1, 2018.
- Margo Schlanger and Seth Grossman, “You’ve heard the calls to #AbolishICE. Here’s what that could mean,” July 9, 2018.
- Janelle Wong, “This is why white evangelicals still support Donald Trump. (It’s not economic anxiety),” June 19, 2018.
- John Sides, “The extraordinary unpopularity of Trump’s family separation policy. in one graph, June 19, 2018.
- Aliza Luft and Daniel Solomon, “How dangerous is it when Trump calls some immigrants ‘animals’?” May 25, 2018.
- Sarah Bermeo and David Leblang, “Trump wants to cut immigration and foreign aid. Here's how they're connected,” February 22, 2018.
- Micaela Sviatschi, “By deporting 200,000 Salvadorans, Trump may be boosting gang recruitment,” February 12, 2018.
- Margaret E. Peters, “Why did Republicans become so opposed to immigration? Hint: It’s not because there’s more nativism,” January 30, 2018.
- Micah Gell-Redman, Neil Visalvanich, Charles Crabtree, and Christopher J. Fariss, “Do lawmakers respond to immigrants' requests? The answer depends on ethnicity and race,” January 16, 2018.
- William Bianco and Edan Gomez, “Forget Trump’s complaints about sanctuary cities. Most communities are actually helping enforce immigration laws,” June 2, 2017
- Morris Levy and Matthew Wright, “Americans aren’t biased against Latino immigration. Here’s what they actually fear,” June 9, 2016.
- Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, “On immigration and trade, it’s Republican elites, not Donald Trump, who are out of step with party’s voters,” April 25, 2016.
- Christopher Federico, Christopher Johnston, and Howard Lavine, “Here’s why Trump’s supporters tolerate his ‘liberal’ economic positions,” March 8, 2016.
- Patrick J. Egan, “This chart explains how Trump’s stand on immigration is hurting the Republican Party,” August 24, 2015.
- Dina Smeltz and Sara McElmurry, “Hillary Clinton’s views on immigration are entirely mainstream,” May 9, 2015.
- Zoltan L. Hajnal, “Opposition to immigration reform is a winning strategy for Republicans,” February 27, 2015.
Immigration and the economy
- Bruce Peabody and Harvey Lodish, “Trump’s efforts to tighten immigration ignore the contributions of foreign-born workers,” July 16, 2020.
- Margaret E. Peters, “Trump wants to limit immigration to protect jobs. Will that work?” June 29, 2020.
- Gabriele Spilker, Vally Koubi, Lena Schaffer, and Tobias Böhmelt, “There’s grim news on climate change. Will it lead to mass migration and conflict?” October 15, 2018.
- Margaret E. Peters, “Why did Republicans become so opposed to immigration? Hint: It’s not because there’s more nativism,” January 30, 2018.
- Margaret E. Peters, “Trump wants to restrict trade and immigration. Here's why he can't do both,” September 11, 2017.
- Layna Mosley and David A. Singer, “If Trump restricts skilled immigrants, the U.S. could lose jobs to other countries,” March 22, 2017.
U.S immigration law (including the Supreme Court and DACA)
- Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Isaac Cui, “Supreme Court may have undermined its Guantánamo decision guaranteeing rights to noncitizens,” June 30, 2020.
- Ming Hsu Chen, “Are the Dreamers safe now that the Supreme Court ruled? Not exactly. Here’s what’s still up in the air,” June 19, 2020.
- Andrew Rudalevige, “On DACA, the Supreme Court tells Trump: You have to follow the rules to change the rules,” June 19, 2020.
- Andrea Silva, “How California’s Prop. 187 is still shaping immigration policy — 25 years after it passed,” November 25, 2019.
- Melina Juárez Pérez, “Treating immigrants like criminals has a long history in the United States,” July 21, 2019.
- Andrew Rudalevige, “The Supreme Court’s ‘travel ban’ decision is what you’d expect if this were a normal presidency,” June 27, 2018.
- Sarah Binder, “Some moderate Republicans are trying to force a House vote on DACA. Here’s what that means,” March 10, 2018.
- Sarah Binder, “This is why Congress will still have a hard time legalizing DACA,” February 13, 2018.
- John Sides, “The odds are still against a deal to legalize DACA,” January 23, 2018.
- Inés Valdez, Mat Coleman and Amna Akbar, “Donald Trump says he's just enforcing immigration law. But it's not that simple,” November 7, 2017.
- Peter Andreas, “Breaking border laws is as American as it gets,” July 3, 2018.
- Mirya Holman and Emily Farris, “Sheriffs are enthusiastic about enforcing U.S. immigration law. That makes a big difference,” May 30, 2017.
Immigration Around the World
Europe
- Dermot Hodson, “Northern Ireland’s border are stirring up trouble again,” November 19, 2021.
- Leslie Johns, Maximo Langer, and Margaret E. Peters, “Germany convicted a Syrian man of war crimes in Syria. Can national courts prosecute injustices everywhere?” January 14, 2022.
- Rafaela Dancygier, “Germany’s far-right party lost seats in last week’s election. Here’s why,” October 5, 2021.
Russia
Latin America
- Rachel Schmidtke, “Will the U.S.-Mexico migration deal work? Here are the 6 things you need to know,” June 27, 2019.
- Rebecca Galemba, “Adding troops at Mexico’s border with Guatemala won’t block migrants from coming to the U.S. Here’s why,” June 19, 2019.
- Sarah Bermeo, “Could foreign aid help stop Central Americans from coming to the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know,” June 18, 2019.
- Kathryn Sikkink, “Here’s what Erick Erickson gets wrong about dictators and migration,” December 4, 2018.
- E.J. Graff, “Here’s what social science tells us about that migrant ‘caravan’ — and the Trump administration’s response,” October 23, 2018.
- Christian Ambrosius and David Leblang, “How deporting immigrants from the U.S. increases immigration to the U.S,” August 22, 2018.
- Rachel Schwartz, “Why are so many children coming to the U.S. from Central America in the first place?” June 29, 2018.
- Anna Oltman, “Does separating families at the border discourage immigration? Here’s what the research says,” May 31, 2018.
- Michelle Brané and Margo Schlanger, “This is what’s really happening to kids at the border,” May 30, 2018.
- Sarah Bermeo and David Leblang, “Trump wants to cut immigration and foreign aid. Here's how they're connected,” February 22, 2018.
- Sarah Binder, “This is why Congress will still have a hard time legalizing DACA,” February 13, 2018.
- Micaela Sviatschi, “By deporting 200,000 Salvadorans, Trump may be boosting gang recruitment,” February 12, 2018.
- Margaret E. Peters, “Why did Republicans become so opposed to immigration? Hint: It’s not because there’s more nativism,” January 30, 2018.
- John Sides, “The odds are still against a deal to legalize DACA,” January 23, 2018.
- Inés Valdez, Mat Coleman, and Amna Akbar, “Donald Trump says he's just enforcing immigration law. But it's not that simple,” November 7, 2017.
Africa and Middle East