How We Arrived at a Fascist Immigration Policy

How We Arrived at a Fascist Immigration Policy

In a 1980 Republican presidential primary debate held in Houston, an audience member asked candidates George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan whether “the children of illegal aliens should be allowed to attend Texas public schools for free, or do you think the parents...
Blaming Immigrants: A Bipartisan Strategy

Blaming Immigrants: A Bipartisan Strategy

Blaming immigrants for almost everything has become a strategy for both Republicans and Democrats.  While Democrats tend to be more tolerant, it’s becoming apparent that some are shifting blame to immigrants for specific issues. The New York Times recently reported...
Stopping the American Purge

Stopping the American Purge

Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk planned to meet friends at an Iftar dinner on Tuesday to break their Ramadan fast. Ozturk never made it. As she walked on the sidewalk in Somerville, Massachusetts, the Tufts University Ph.D. candidate was taken into custody by six...