Immigration News and Blog Posts
Media Bias Alert: Two Wildly Different Media Narratives Around Haitian Immigrants to Charleroi, PA
Bias / October 8th, 2024 / by Julie Mastrine

Depending on which media outlets you read, you will believe very different things about the 2,000 Haitian migrants who have moved into small town Charleroi, PA.
See moreWe Should Condemn Political Violence First and the Media Second
Recommended Reading / September 18th, 2024 / by Clare Ashcraft

Media should be accountable for their actions, but words aren’t violence.
See moreMisinformation Watch: Venezuelan Gang “Takeover” in Aurora?
Misinformation Watch / September 6th, 2024 / by Evan Wagner

A suburb of Denver saw intense national news coverage over immigration and crime. See the full picture.
See morePros and Cons of Sections 207 and 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
Recommended Reading / September 3rd, 2024 / by The Alliance for Citizen Engagement

Congress facilitates the entry of North Koreans into the U.S. as refugees to provide new educational and economic opportunities.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Axios, Kamala Harris, and the ‘Border Czar’ Moniker
Bias / July 24th, 2024 / by Andy Gorel

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.”
See moreMisinformation Watch: Is Biden Deporting More Unauthorized Migrants Than Trump?
Misinformation Watch / July 12th, 2024 / by Olivia Geno

Reuters published a report on Monday claiming President Joe Biden is deporting more unauthorized migrants than former President Donald Trump. Some sources have claimed that the Reuters report is misleading because it conflates "returns" of unauthorized migrants with "removals."
See moreMisinformation Watch: Does Immigration Lead to More Crime?
Misinformation Watch / July 11th, 2024 / by Isaiah Anthony

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?
See moreAre President Biden's Immigration Decisions Resonating With Voters?
Story of the Week / June 20th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

Navigating a competitive presidential race, President Joe Biden is attempting to walk the line on immigration policy. How is he doing?
See moreWhen the President Dances on the Border
Recommended Reading / June 10th, 2024 / by Dan Schnur

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.
See more‘Christian Nationalism,’ ‘Never-Trumpers’ and Other Biased Terms This Election Season
Bias / May 17th, 2024 / by Malayna J. Bizier

Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, political polarization is surging with catchy phrases and clever terms that may fall furtively under the radar of voters and subject them to pernicious filter bubbles.
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