US politics

August 15, 2019

The "likely to become a public charge" clause originally targeted southern and eastern European immigrants. It has since become a tool to exclude "undesirable" immigrants du jour.

Immigration

Public charge rule has history of ‘racial exclusion,’ says immigration historian

PRI's The World

August 14, 2019

Two California counties are suing the Trump Administration to block a new rule that would make it harder for immigrants to gain permanent residency in the US. But the "public charge" rule isn't anything new.

Migration

Trump’s public charge rule is ‘really ripe for abuse,’ says migration expert

PRI's The World

August 12, 2019

The Trump administration issued a "public charge" rule designed to restrict residency for immigrants with the potential to receive public assistance.

Extremism

How nationalist thinking leads to violence

PRI's The World

August 05, 2019

A racist, anti-immigrant manifesto was posted online just before the El Paso shooting that killed 22. One expert says, if left unchecked, racist, nationalistic thinking can lead to violence — even civil war.

Conflict & Justice

Identicide: How demographic shifts can rip a country apart

The Conversation

August 05, 2019

What does it look like when a country’s identity falls apart? What happens when its preferred image of itself doesn’t match its demographic reality?

Extremism

Trump: 'Hate has no place in America'

Reuters

August 05, 2019

US President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass legislation requiring stricter screenings for gun buyers and possibly tie it to immigration.

Trump administration

Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe set to replace Dan Coats as US spy chief

PRI's The World

July 29, 2019

Rep. John Ratcliffe, set to replace Dan Coats as the US spy chief, doesn't have the deep intelligence background of former directors of national intelligence, says Carrie Cordero, a fellow with the Center for a New American security.

Robert Mueller testifies before US Congress

July 24, 2019

Updated

07/24/2019 - 3:30pm

Robert Mueller testified before US Congress on Wednesday. Democratic lawmakers tried to try to pin down the former special counsel on a crucial question: did he intend for them to carry on where he left off in his investigation of President Donald Trump and the Russians?

Elections

Florida steps up election security in preparation for 2020

PRI's The World

July 23, 2019

The Mueller report detailed Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, but what steps are the federal government and the states taking to prevent it from happening in 2020?

Borders

Tensions at the US southern border are putting scientists and their work at risk

Living on Earth

July 23, 2019

As the Trump administration’s focus on the US-Mexico border intensifies, scientists who study ecosystems in the region are having a hard time doing their jobs.

US politics

Cuccinelli’s ‘bootstraps’ line reflects historical amnesia of ‘public charge’

Public charge rule has history of ‘racial exclusion,’ says immigration historian

Trump’s public charge rule is ‘really ripe for abuse,’ says migration expert

How nationalist thinking leads to violence

Identicide: How demographic shifts can rip a country apart

Trump: 'Hate has no place in America'

Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe set to replace Dan Coats as US spy chief

Robert Mueller testifies before US Congress

Updated

Florida steps up election security in preparation for 2020

Tensions at the US southern border are putting scientists and their work at risk

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