Keith Fitzgerald

An array of news and opinion pieces on matters in the public sphere. Opinions are not those of Keith Fitzgerald. Comments w/out links are removed.

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Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
Associated Press - By VALERIE GONZALEZ
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States this summer, authorities and activists in South Texas found themselves embroiled in a mystery in this arid region near the border with Mexico. Barrels of life-saving water that a …
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Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
Associated Press - By ELLIOT SPAGAT
Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures released Friday, reversing course after a plunge that followed the introduction of new asylum restrictions in May. President Joe Biden’s administration insisted that its …
Keith Fitzgerald
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Mexican President Urges Mexican-American Voters to Reject Abbott Over Border Spat
U.S. News & World Report - By Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged Mexican-Americans not to vote for Texas Governor Greg Abbott in …
Keith Fitzgerald
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US Can do Well by Doing Good in Opening Our Doors to Chinese Immigration
Reason.com - Ilya Somin
As Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell explains, doing so will simultaneously strengthen the US and weaken a major geopolitical rival. It can …
Keith Fitzgerald
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Number of Migrants Crossing U.S. Southern Border Is Down. But for How Long? (Published 2023)
The New York Times - Eileen Sullivan
Nearly two months since the lifting of a public health order that allowed the United States to swiftly expel migrants at the southern border, the number of migrants crossing into the country has not only sharply declined, but has also remained relatively low. Since May 12, the average number of daily …
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California tried and failed to ban for-profit ICE detention centers. What does that mean for other states?
Los Angeles Times - Andrea Castillo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — California’s landmark ban on private prisons and immigrant detention facilities saw its fate sealed when a federal court officially repealed the 2020 law. In a win for private prison contractors, a final judgment last month declared Assembly Bill 32 unconstitutional as applied to …