In November 1994, immigrants and their families found themselves under siege as California voters overwhelmingly passed into law Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to deny basic social services—such as healthcare and education—to undocumented immigrants and their families.
Both campaigns have made immigration a top issue in the 2024 election with former President Trump making the migrant crisis a centerpiece of his run and said he would carry out the biggest deportation event in American history.
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Donald Trump’s immigration plans may mean international students choose other countries, and many aspiring immigrants could be out of luck.
Arizona voters are set to decide whether to let local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico.
Trump's plans include mass deportations of millions of people, expanding the border wall and ending birthright citizenship
Both candidates have focused their message in the final days of the race on immigration — an issue that has been a top concern for Americans from the beginning.
N.Y.-17 candidates Mike Lawler and Democrat Mondaire Jones discussed immigration on the final day of campaigning.
Some Republicans criticize liberal strongholds such as Dane County for offering sanctuaries to immigrants, but some faith leaders in the area, which includes the state capital, embrace that narrative.
Without any explicit legal protections for climate migrants, the US continues to have a giant blind spot as it abandons those fleeing ecological disaster. Where Democrats have under-delivered — and, in some cases,