Is immigration history in the United States cyclical?
As I am preparing a paper to be given at a university on 100 years of immigration history, I could not help but discover similarities between the situation of our country in 1924 and that of today in ...
Immigration, deportation: Uneasy partners
Although most people would consider the United States a nation of immigrants, consistent with our immigration history, there also has been a history of deportation, a history that begins with the now-controversial ...
Addressing unnecessary human suffering: Migration today
In the more than 30 articles I have written in the last three years, I have spoken from the perspective of a person with a Ph.D. in social work, concentrating on the study of migration. My doctoral dissertation ...
Weighing the benefits, costs of immigration restriction or expansion
As we enter a new presidential term, the social policy question before our nation will largely be the restriction or expansion of immigration. A recent article succinctly put it in these terms: "Immigration ...
Rethinking immigration: An alternative to mass deportation
Deportation is often seen as a last resort in enforcing immigration laws. It is not considered a punishment but rather an exercise of a government's sovereign right to exclude from its nation whomever ...
Post-election migration perspective and implications for policy
The effects of the 2024 presidential election on national migration policy will become evident over the next several months. It might be useful, however, to understand how this presidential election issue ...
Understanding why immigration is a critical voting issue this year
Now that the slate for president and vice president have been firmed up by both parties, the issue of immigration certainly is paramount in their presentations. Even more so is the spending that is done ...
Immigration Decision: Legalization or Deportation, The Choice Before Us
Public opinion on immigration has never been more negative. The latest Gallup Poll as of Feb. 24 shows that only 28 percent of the population is satisfied with the current immigration situation, making ...
