Coming to America Pt. 10: MAGA and the Making of Modern Immigration PolicyDonald J. Trump: Man of the People or Man of the Populists?Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 11: Why I Support Open ImmigrationI have attempted in these essays to do a whirlwind through American immigration policy development over the course of hundreds of years. In…Sep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 9: Figuring Out Family SeparationMay 2018 — Trump Administration announces prosecution of undocumented parents who cross the border with their children:Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 8: Battle of the Border WallTrump’s border wall was his showstopper. Since the early days of “Build the Wall!” chants at rallies, Trump’s border wall was a core…Sep 18, 2021Sep 18, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 6: Post-9/11 PolicyThroughout American history, the nation has contended with effectively the same concerns related to immigration. Effectively, most…Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 5 (1965–1995): Immigration Policy, Affirmative Action, and “Illegal” Aliens.How American Immigration Policy Tried to Attract the “Right” Kind of Immigrants and Worsened the Problem of Undocumented Immigration.Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
Coming To America Pt. 4: The Dawn of the Modern American Immigration Policy.1920–1960: World Wars, the National Origins Formula, and the Man that Fought Against the Exclusionary American Immigration Policy.Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 3: 1880–1920 “New” Immigrants, New “Science”, and the Return of the KKK.Ironically, in 1886 it is just as the Statue of Liberty is being erected as an iconic symbol of welcome to those “Tired, poor, huddled…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Coming to America Pt. 2: Early Frontier, Native Fears, and the Golden Years of Open Immigration.1820–1880s: Who’s Immigrating During This Period?Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
