Border Crisis News and Blog Posts

Jus soli, or birthright citizenship, is the idea that those born in the U.S. are automatically considered citizens of the United States regardless of their parents’ citizenship. While birthright citizenship is often attributed to the 14th Amendment , the policy has recently sparked debate in political and legal circles, in part due to Donald Trump’s promise to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship for those born to unauthorized parents during his presidency. 

Optimism has been mostly absent from coverage on the left, and skepticism has been missing in coverage from the right.

Whether on the left or right, outlets often highlight stories in a way that advances a political agenda.

Axios came under fire for an article that tied “the Trump campaign and Republicans” to the dubbing of Vice President Kamala Harris as the “border czar.” However, in a 2021 article, Axios itself referred to Harris as the “border czar.”

Do migrants really commit crimes at a higher rate than citizens? Does the data support the claim, or is it misinformation? What explains the partisan divide in perception?

Navigating a competitive presidential race, President Joe Biden is attempting to walk the line on immigration policy. How is he doing?

His new asylum policy is the most stringent action that a Democratic president has ever taken on immigration matters, and it will still be considered insufficient by many Americans, but that is a very nuanced bit of political positioning at a time when voters tend to prefer absolutes rather than shades of gray.

A new immigration bill signed into law in Texas is raising constitutional concerns and criticisms of federal immigration policies.

While speaking about China undercutting U.S. manufacturing, Trump said it would be a “bloodbath” if he lost the election.

During his State of the Union Address, President Biden described the suspected murderer of Laken Riley as an "illegal" generating contrasting coverage from the right and left.