
Why Did Immigrants Support Trump?
The political problem of the border arises from a broader crisis of state legitimacy.
The political problem of the border arises from a broader crisis of state legitimacy.
The task of this moment is to build a broad front that can resist authoritarianism. The recent protests are early skirmishes in the fight that will be needed.
An interview with Dara Lind and Omar Jadwat on immigration policy in the second Trump administration.
Most politicians now nod in agreement with the right’s calls to reduce immigration, deport the undocumented, restructure criminal policy, and prevent further political integration with the European Union. A new nationalist consensus is forming.
If Democrats take back political power in November and want to seriously address the plight of migrants and the undocumented, they’ll need to rebuild immigration policy from the ground up.
Trump’s wall is a “monument to the final closing of the frontier.” He has abandoned the political language of boundless optimism for a darker tone.