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The Booming Business of Border Exclusion
Along US borders, private companies are cashing in on the creation of an unprecedented system of exclusion.
Dean Baker | Bernie Sanders, Open Borders and a Serious Route to Global Equality
Some progressives expressed dismay last week to discover that Bernie Sanders doesn't favor a policy of open immigration.
Stop Securing the Border and Start Valuing Migrants’ Lives
Border enforcement isn't just a counterproductive waste of taxpayers' money. It's also lethal.
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Immigrants Seeking Asylum in the US Face Insurmountable Obstacles
Asylum seekers hoping for protection often face difficult legal obstacles.
Recognizing Genocide and Moving Toward Liberation: Not Counting Mexicans and Indians, Part II
We must take a deeper look at US state violence against Brown and Indigenous people.
Gaza in Arizona: How Israeli High-Tech Firms Will Up-Armor the US-Mexican Border
Both Israel-Palestine and Arizona share a focus on keeping out “those deemed permanent outsiders.”
Deadly Divide: Migrant Death on the Border
Over 6,000 migrant deaths were recorded on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico between 1998 and 2013.
Impunity, Strife and Criticism Loom Large over US Customs and Border Patrol
Families of shooting victims, civil rights attorneys and whistle-blowers take Customs and Border Patrol to task.
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It’s Time to Stop Letting Sociopaths in Power Tell Us What Makes Us Happy
If we are to save ourselves, we must escape the twin clutches of both corporations and nation-states, providing leadership of the irresponsible.
How the Politics of Immigration Is Driving Mass Deportation
Deportations reached another record high last year. This is a striking development in light of the fact that illegal immigration and Border Patrol apprehensions have been falling for over …