Government-Immigration
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Trump's DOJ Wants To Strip Citizenship From More Americans
A staggering Justice Department memo reveals that the Trump administration intends to ramp up denaturalizations — and broaden the criteria that’s used to determine if a naturalized citizen’s citizenship could be stripped away.
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of the Union address. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia. The suspect in her murder is a Venezuelan migrant whom officials say was illegally in the U.S.
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of the Union address. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia. The suspect in her murder is a Venezuelan migrant whom officials say was illegally in the U.S.
Caribbean Matters: Racist ICE raids target Dominicans in Puerto Rico
by Denise Oliver Velez 21/6/25 DAILY KOS
Many people who are not Puerto Rican or not familiar with the island’s demographics may not be aware that the largest foreign born, or ancestored group on the island, are Dominicans. Minority Rights Group has an excellent overview of their history and current status, including key factors that come into play in the recent upswing of targeting Dominicans on the island for deportation:
Dominicans in Puerto Rico
Approximately 100,000 Dominicans now live in Puerto Rico, of whom about 30,000 are thought to be undocumented illegal immigrants. Some Dominicans are en route to the USA, using Puerto Rico as a take off point, but most remain, forming a distinct enclave minority on the island.
ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
Shrinking Populations, Shifting Economies
by Nigel R. Balrstow 22/5/25 Psychology Today
By the early 2030s, many advanced economies will begin experiencing absolute population declines, not just aging. Japan, South Korea, Italy, Germany, and China are already at or near this tipping point (United Nations, 2022). Japan has lost nearly 3 million people since its population peaked in 2008. South Korea’s fertility rate dropped to an unprecedented 0.72 in 2023, far below the replacement level of 2.1 (Statistics Korea, 2024). China saw its population fall in 2022 for the first time in over 60 years (National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2023).
People detained in LA Ice raids held in deplorable conditions, say lawmakers
by Maanvi Singh and Raima Amjad 17/6/25 The Guardian
California lawmakers who toured a detention facility where people arrested in sweeping immigration raids at workplaces across the Los Angeles area are being held, have reported deteriorating conditions, including a lack of access to clean clothes and towels.
The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides
by Gabrielle Emanuel 20/9/22 npr
In the summer of 1962, after three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass. She went to the front of the bus and asked the bus driver to pull over. She needed to change into her finest clothes. She had been promised the Kennedy family would be waiting for her.
