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Trump Threatens to Close the Border After Cutting Aid to Central American Countries
President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border—again. As families continued to arrive at the border in March—typically the busiest month for border crossings—Trump declared he would close the border and cut off aid to three Central American countries for not stopping people from coming to the United States. This marks at least the […]
Read MoreRemoving Barriers: Expanding In-State Tuition for Dreamers in South Carolina
Employers and communities across South Carolina are facing critical worker shortages with no end in sight. In fact, the state’s unemployment rate of 3.2 percent ranks below the national average. It is imperative that state policies leverage local talent toward a robust workforce by ensuring that every graduate of South Carolina’s high schools can access […]
Read MoreHow America’s Fluid Racial Identities Are Challenging the Assumption of a Declining White Majority
For years, politicians, the media, and social scientists have predicted a declining white-majority population in the United States and a not-too-distant future where minorities assume political dominance. However, demographic realities are far more complex than we think, and a declining white majority may not be as imminent as once thought. Yet for some members of […]
Read MoreAn Economic Opportunity: Removing Barriers to Higher Education for Dreamers in Arkansas (Update)
This week, Governor Asa Hutchinson signed House Bill 1684 into law, granting DACA recipients access to in-state tuition at Arkansas public colleges and universities. With the unemployment rate at a near record low of 3.8 percent, increasing the local talent pool by ensuring that Arkansas’ DACA recipients can access higher education will help businesses address […]
Read MoreCalls to Reform ‘Irredeemably Dysfunctional’ Immigration Court System Grow Louder
In an exhaustive report on the immigration court system, the American Bar Association (ABA) called on Congress to make sweeping changes in order to fix a system “on the brink of collapse.” According to the ABA, the immigration courts—which currently face backlogs of over 855,000 cases—are so “irredeemably dysfunctional” that the only solution is for […]
Read MoreUtah Business Leaders Unite to Reaffirm Support for Principles of Utah Compact on Immigration
Salt Lake City, UT — On Thursday, March 21, 2019, Utah business and civic leaders will officially reaffirm their support of the Utah Compact on Immigration, a set of key principles outlining the need for smart immigration policies to drive Utah’s economy forward. Initially adopted in 2010, the Utah Compact on Immigration includes the signatories […]
Read MoreCongress Debates Reauthorization of Expired Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a landmark piece of legislation that was the first to offer clear protections for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, is up for reauthorization this year. The law has been instrumental in providing protections for immigrants who have faced this type of violence. Due to the government shutdown, […]
Read MoreTopeka Capital-Journal Opinion: Rev. Bobby Love Sr.: Imagine infusing politics with moral principle
Before the midterm elections, a number of anti-immigrant advertisements aired on television around Kansas that seemed to fan the flames of division. U.S. News and World Report called our state’s races “some of the ugliest of the year,” saying that the Republican Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC spent more money here than anywhere else in […]
Read MoreAn Update on TPS: A Promising New Bill, More Lawsuits, and an Uncertain Future
More than 300,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders whose status was due to expire in the coming months have new reasons to be hopeful. On the legislative front, Congress proposed a new bill to provide permanent status in the United States for many TPS holders and Dreamers. Separately, the Trump administration gave TPS holders from […]
Read MoreCommunications of the ACM Opinion: Want Kids to Love Math and Science? Don’t Use Those Words
When I tell kids about Mindbender Academy, the weeklong summer camp where they build robots, make movies and design apps, I never talk about the science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) skills they’ll be developing. At Mindbenders, we want kids to put down their textbooks and learn by creating and doing. Kids are getting the […]
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