American border officials have had over 2 million encounters with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border so far this fiscal year — setting a new record …
The Real Story Behind America's Border Problem
At a time when Republicans and Democrats are publicly feuding over the decades-long debate of immigration, the U.S. set a new record this year with over two million border arrests. What was once a steady flow of Mexican migrants has developed into an overwhelming influx of Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Cuban refugees and asylum seekers. As authorities investigate Florida's role in flying migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., here's what's driving the surge at the southern border.
A Strained Immigration System
• The United States is home to more foreign-born residents than any other country in the world. In 2021, immigrants composed almost 14 percent of the …
CNN — There’s a major detail missing from many conversations about the rising number of migrants coming to the US-Mexico border. Decades ago, the vast majority of migrants attempting to cross the border between ports of entry were Mexican. A few years ago, most came from the Central American …
YIMBYism for migrant policy. I’ll let you in on a dirty secret about journalism: Most of what we write — good, bad, or otherwise — is as evanescent as yesterday’s rain. Readers may get most of their news in digital form rather than paper these days, but the old adage still holds true: Today’s news …
Alexander Rapaport carries multilingual greeting signs and cheers and waves when certain buses pull into the terminal in New York City from Texas and Arizona these days, carrying people sent by the Republican authorities there who don’t wish to assist them. “These people are seeking asylum. We …
The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false …
The unexpected arrival of approximately 50 Colombian and Venezuelan migrants on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Sept. 14, 2022, has prompted …
Migrants boarded the flights after being given questionable information about what awaited them. Dozens of migrants to the US, most of them traveling from Venezuela, were transported via private jet from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who vowed …
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff on Monday opened an investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but did not say what laws may have been broken in putting 48 Venezuelans on private planes last week from San Antonio. Bexar County Sheriff …