"Chain Migration" - What is it, and why opposing it is Un-American
Daily Kos contributor Jen Hayden, https://www.dailykos.com/user/Jen%20Hayden has an excellent article on the origins of the non-immigration slur "Chain Migration." Hint: it's really family-based immigration, which has been a bedrock of our immigration system for decades, and accounts for approximately two-thirds of lawful immigrants coming to the United States. The article, Trump Social Media Director tweets about ending 'chain migration,' ends up with rare genealogy burn ,
Separating Asylum Families at the Southern Border: It’s Happening, and It’s Wrong
Last December The New York Times reported that the Trump administration was considering a new policy of “Separating Families to Combat Illegal Immigration.” [1] As the NYT article notes, previous administrations have stopped short of resorting to policies like family separation, because of concerns that it could force people into the hands of dangerous smugglers who sell themselves as a way to evade the Border Patrol, or force people with legitimate claims for asylum to rema
