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Germany: Tightening Border Rules in the US at the Cost of Migrants

Peter Carioca - June 15, 2024. Published in Taz

This is how things look when liberal politics are driven by the right.

Germany: Biden’s Upper Limit

Michael Stehle - June 15, 2024. Published in Die Zeit

The president does not want terrible images of families turned away ... It is enough that he must be compared with Trump.

Mexico: The Border Is a Hot Spot

Tom Walker - November 19, 2023. Published in El Heraldo de México

[B]order security and immigration will be important issues, if not the main issues, in the Republican primaries.

Germany: Trump’s Mark

Mallory Matsumoto - May 16, 2023. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The flood of migrants has grown too great.

: Biden, the Election and Immigration

Patricia Simoni - February 24, 2023. Published in

South Korea: Biden’s Immigration Policy Is Just Like Trump’s

Robin Koerner - January 19, 2023. Published in Kyunghyang Shinmun

From the perspective of human rights groups, it is not unreasonable to feel betrayed by Biden.

France: Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Immigration Policy

Robin Koerner - August 30, 2021. Published in Le Figaro

Mexico: New Anti-Immigrant Hysteria in Texas

Robin Koerner - August 7, 2021. Published in Milenio

The new wave of COVID-19 has provided yet another excuse to unleash the xenophobia of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Canada: Canada Must Stop Returning Asylum Seekers to the United States. Even 1 More Is Too Many

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 3, 2020. Published in Globe and Mail

Guatemala: Guatemala Is Not Safe for Asylum Seekers

Robin Koerner - December 10, 2019. Published in La Prensa

The minister of interior and home affairs ... irresponsibly signed an agreement ... to send all those applicants for asylum in the U.S. back to Guatemala.

Guatemala: Safe 3rd Countries: Short-Term Effectiveness

Robin Koerner - October 26, 2019. Published in Prensa Libre

Safe third safe countries: ruthless genius or pure, cheap populism? Only time will tell.

Guatemala: Entering the US Has Never Been So Difficult

Robin Koerner - October 21, 2019. Published in Prensa Libre

Entering the U.S. illegally has never been so difficult. If you try, you will be arrested and deported.

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