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At the Heritage Foundation, the Anti-DEI Crusade Is Part of a Bigger War

Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Last week, I attended an event at the Heritage Foundation in...

21.03.2024 20

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This Is a “Solvable” Crisis: Denver’s Mayor on How the City Is Handling Migrant Arrivals

Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty On his first day in office in the summer of 2023, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency to...

18.03.2024 20

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Biden’s “An Illegal” Remark Is More Than Just a Slip

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night was, in many respects, better than expected. But one moment, when the president went...

08.03.2024 5

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“A Shimmering Stunt”: The Problem With US Airdrops of Food Into Gaza

US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules conducts airdrop of humanitarian assistance over Gaza. USAF/DoD/ZUMA Over the weekend, the United States and...

06.03.2024 4

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The Migrant Families Separated Under Trump Are Still in Legal Limbo

Mother Jones; Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP In the spring of 2018, attorney Christie Turner-Herbas returned from parental leave to her job at Kids in Need...

27.02.2024 10

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Biden Is Reportedly Considering an Asylum Restriction From the Trump Era

President Joe Biden delivers remarks urging Congress to pass the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. Michael...

23.02.2024 10

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The Forgotten Origins of a Migration Crisis

Mother Jones illustration; Random House; Thea Traff The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer first heard of Juan Romagoza when the doctor was the...

15.02.2024 8

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The House Just Voted to Impeach Mayorkas. How Did We Get Here?

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing . Stephanie...

14.02.2024 20

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Republicans Block the Bipartisan Deal to Fund Border Security and War

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Jim Lo Scalzo/EFE/ZUMA We are in an odd place when Republicans are voting down a bill that funds...

08.02.2024 20

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Is This the End of Biden’s “Moral Leadership” on Immigration?

Samuel Corum/Sipa/AP In 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on the idea that Trump-era immigration policies amounted to “a moral failure and a national...

05.02.2024 2

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A Far-Right Convoy Is Holding Anti-Immigrant Rallies at the Border

A person holds up a sign prior to the 'Take Our Border Back' convoy. Adam Davis/EFE/ZUMA On Saturday, a far-right convoy calling itself “God’s...

04.02.2024 6

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A “Political Stunt”: House Republicans Move Forward With Impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Alex Brandon/AP House Republicans have taken another step towards their unprecedented efforts to...

31.01.2024 20

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Can Trump’s Radical Vision for Mass Deportations Be Realized?

Mother Jones illustration; Shannon Stapleton/EFE/ZUMA; Hal Gatewood/Unsplash At a December rally in Reno, Nevada, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump made...

29.01.2024 30

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How the Right Uses the Bogeyman of “DEI” to Call for Upending Civil Rights Law

Mother Jones illustration; Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty On Sunday, the New York Times  published a front-page investigation into the...

23.01.2024 8

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How the Biden Administration’s Strikes on Houthis Could Violate the Law

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the US and the UK strikes. AP Last week, the United States, along with the United Kingdom,...

17.01.2024 3

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Republicans Are Grasping for a Reason to Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA On Wednesday, House Republicans renewed...

11.01.2024 10

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In Brazil, Another Way to Remember an Attempted Coup

Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace while clashing with security forces in Brasilia on January...

08.01.2024 20

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A 17th Birthday Party, a Stocked Bar, Beer Pong, and a “Parental Rights” Mom Facing Assault Charges

Clarice Schillinger, founder of the Keeping Kids in School PAC, recruited nearly 100 parents to run for school boards across Pennsylvania. Tyger...

28.12.2023 3

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Inside New York City’s Botched Response to Migrant Arrivals

Migrants line up for immigration services outside Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Andrea Renault/Zuma Press The arrival of more than 150,000...

26.12.2023 3

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“Unconscionable”: The Potential Changes to Border Enforcement Tied to Ukraine Aid Could Bring Back Trump-Era Policies

President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas. Andrew Harnik/AP ...

15.12.2023 10

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Harsh Immigration Policies Affect Students’ Academic Performance

Students return to school at the Jordan High School in Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and other...

13.12.2023 2

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Trump’s Immigration Plan Is a New Level of Extreme. It Also Gives Biden an Opportunity to Do Better.

President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall. Evan Vucci/AP Before Donald Trump became president and presided over some of the most...

21.11.2023 50

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Tens of Thousands March in Washington to Support Israel

Demonstrators gather on the National Mall in Washington DC during an event in support of the state of Israel. Aaron Schwartz/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire ...

15.11.2023 6

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Gaza’s Health System Is “On Its Knees”

Palestinians inspect the bodies of victims who were killed in Israeli bombardment as they lie outside Al-Shifa hospital. Mohammad Abu Elsebah/dpa/AP ...

12.11.2023 5

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“A Complete Failure of Leadership”—The New Georgia Project Faces Allegations of Financial Impropriety

Paid canvasser with the New Georgia Project Action Fund. Jeff Amy/AP The New Georgia Project, the nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by voting...

12.11.2023 2

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Republicans Are Linking Aid for Ukraine and Israel to Tough Immigration Policies

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) gives remarks during a bipartisan candlelight vigil. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP On Saturday, House...

12.11.2023 4

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Pennsylvania Voters Rejected the Culture Wars in School Board Races

A protester holds a placard during a protest against Moms For Liberty in Philadelphia. Matthew Hatcher/Sipa USA via AP Is the “parental rights”...

08.11.2023 3

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Biden Administration Appoints a Special Envoy for Gaza’s Humanitarian Issues

Satterfield in Lebanon while mediating a 2019 border dispute with Israel. Hassan Ammar/AP On Sunday, amid worsening conditions in Gaza, the US State...

16.10.2023 7

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Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Worsens Ahead of Expected Israeli Ground Offensive

An injured Palestinian child is rushed to a hospital after an Israeli airstrike. Abed Rahim Khatib/DPA, Zuma The Israel Defense Forces has renewed...

15.10.2023 5

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Mike Pence’s Presidential Campaign Is in Debt…

Bye bye? Robert Hanashiro/USA Today/Zuma Former Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly facing an “existential cash squeeze” that could bring an...

15.10.2023 4

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What the United States Can Learn From Brazil About Asylum

Katherine Jensen, author. Mother Jones illustration; The University of Chicago Press A couple of months ago, four Nigerian stowaways traveled 3,500...

29.09.2023 4

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What the United States Can Learn From Brazil About Asylum

Katherine Jensen, author. Mother Jones illustration; The University of Chicago Press A couple of months ago, four Nigerian stowaways traveled 3,500...

29.09.2023 4

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Republicans’ Immigration Proposals Are Shockingly Cruel

Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy during Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate Mark J. Terrill/AP During the second Republican...

28.09.2023 9

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What the New York City Migrant Crisis Is and Isn’t

Recently arrived migrants gather outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty It doesn’t take more than a couple of...

27.09.2023 2

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