The Clash Over Immigration, Part 6

The Bipartisan Pattern of Inaction Welcome to Part 6. Parts 1 through 5 traced immigration history from the 19th century through the Johnson administration when our modern-day immigration system was established. Johnson canceled the Bracero legal farm worker program spurring substantial illegal immigration. This was done just prior to passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act …

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The Clash Over Immigration, Part 2

History is a continuum, an endless stream where the past informs the present, and the present shapes the future. Consequently, the historical record helps us interpret today’s heated immigration debates and chart a course forward. In Part One of this series, we reviewed two recent immigration flash points – the SAVE Act and the partial …

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