USA v. Abbott "In July 2023, Texas, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, installed a floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The United States filed a civil enforcement action...
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, Dec. 1, 2023 "Texas lawmakers' effort to block the Biden administration from removing razor wire fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked by a federal judge...
Jordan Vonderhaar, Texas Observer, Nov. 21, 2023 "Forty miles south of Ciudad Juárez, protected from the glaring desert sun by a blanket tied to a ladder, a mother nurses her nine-month-old...
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Nov. 28, 2023 "The story of the Miskito who have left their ancestral home to come 2,500 miles to the U.S.-Mexico border is in many ways familiar. Like others coming...
ABA "Four national immigration experts will discuss the changing landscape of border law and policies at a free Dec. 6 webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration...
Suzette Brooks Masters, Jan. 2020
"This research brief distills the literature on cultural anxiety about demographic change, immigration and American identity. It serves as a companion piece to Welcoming America’s 10-year-anniversary social cohesion series, which examines innovations in contact building, leadership and positive communications to foster greater belonging for all. This research synopsis is designed to spur and deepen an important and challenging conversation about how to bring our nation together and shape a more cohesive and inclusive America."