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Why States Shouldn’t Control Immigration

If the Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s law getting tough on undocumented immigrants, as many observers expect, it would not just be approving one state’s...

Is the Mexican Immigration Boom Over?

The largest immigration boom from a single country to the United States is over, according to a recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center.  For the first time...

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Risky Crossings: Immigration in Greece

As migrants from Asia pour across the country's borders onto the soil of the European Union, the Greek government considers building a fence Photographs by...

Immigration in Europe

Greece, Italy and Spain are just beginning to grapple with large numbers of migrants. So far, they're failing.

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Southern Europe's Immigration Test

Millions of migrants have arrived in Greece, Italy and Spain over the past decade. To avoid serious social problems, those countries need to do a better job of...

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