The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday reported that 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States as ...

The question isn’t whether we need labor. We do. The question is whether we want that labor documented, taxed and accountable ...

A majority of immigrants living in the United States say their lives are better here than in their countries of origin and ...

The Democratic president and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped ...

Afghans and those who have spent years trying to help them since the fallout of the U.S. withdrawal from the country are ...

As Chad Curry busily ferries his teenage children through the streets of their Chicago neighborhood of West Ridge, he eyes passing vehicles with a skepticism he didn’t have just a few months ago.

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During my recent presentation to an economic roundtable in Florida, I encountered a familiar confusion—my highly educated and accomplished audience was unclear about who qualifies as an “immigrant” in ...

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The question keeps being asked about immigrants who are living in the United States without permission: WHY DON'T THEY JUST GET IN LINE FOR LEGAL STATUS? The answer: There is no line. Not for most ...

The history of Minnesota, its statehood, and immigration are closely intertwined. Here's a look at immigration in Minnesota, ...