
IPS Looks Back on 20 Years of Endless War and Border Militarization
We didn’t stop the Iraq War, but we changed history. Here’s a look at the legacy of the last two decades — and the brighter future that can follow.
We didn’t stop the Iraq War, but we changed history. Here’s a look at the legacy of the last two decades — and the brighter future that can follow.
For 20 years, the Department of Homeland Security has made life a nightmare for millions — but Dreamers like me have seen that there’s another way.
Far from being the “alternative to detention” it’s sold as, e-carceration is booming right alongside a growing number of immigrant detention beds.
A vision for a transformative budget for U.S. immigration.
Over the span of 20 years, spending on ICE and CBP more than doubled alongside steady growth in other forms of militarized spending.
The workers who put food on our tables face poverty, deportation, and extreme heat. These are policy choices—and they can be changed.
New York’s essential workers have been excluded from relief and benefits. The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition is fighting to change that.
Immigrant rights advocates continue to pressure elected officials to make good on their campaign promises for a pathway to citizenship.
Democrats just passed a budget framework that could make millions of immigrant workers less vulnerable to exploitation.
Immigrants played a key role in keeping families and the economy functioning during the pandemic. Congress must ensure these essential workers share in the benefits of recovery.
Discussing the border in nativist terms obscures the real crises that propel migrants to seek asylum in the United States.
For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.