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GPM is in The Guardian! Read our opinion piece here! Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Can the devastating consequences of an international refugee crisis help revitalize the bruised economies of American cities? It could, but it won’t, not while the United States remains overburdened with a miles-long asylum backlog and an insufficient temporary relief system. Four…

Checks, Balances, and the Politics of the Judiciary

June 1, 2015

Fifth Circuit, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Obama, Supreme Court

President Obama and VP Biden with Supreme Court Justices. Photo courtesy of flickr user Pete Souza. The American judiciary has historically enjoyed a level of trust from the public not extended to Congress or the White House. This is due to the nature of its function. Meant to act as an overseer and interpreter of…

Immigration Reform: What’s Next?

May 29, 2015

DACA, DAPA, Immigration, Obama

This has not been a good week for supporters of immigration reform. On Tuesday, May 26, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to stay an earlier injunction from U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen. Hanen’s ruling last February stated that Texas and 25 other states have the right to sue…

Hispanic Americans: An Established Minority

May 20, 2015

Blog, News

Hispanics, Immigration, Latinos, minority

It’s well known that the Hispanic community in the US is growing steadily. Beyond that, however, lie an array of interesting statistical facts about Latino Americans. On May 12, the Pew Research Center released a fascinating report, “Statistical Portrait of Hispanics in the United States, 1980 – 2013.” The document contains a great deal of…

Another Thick Green Line: Militarization and Our Borders

May 7, 2015

Border Security, Immigrant, Immigration, Mexico

The level of security along the nation’s borders often escapes public awareness. The reason? Ordinary Americans seldom take notice and undocumented immigrants are usually too scared or intimidated to raise the issue. Fortunately, however, the media has stumbled upon a shocking new reality. In a recent article in Mother Jones, “The US-Mexico Border: Where the…

Elections and Immigration: What the Candidates Think

May 4, 2015

2016, Election, Immigration, Immigration Reform, President

It seems that with every presidential election, the campaigns start earlier and earlier. As such, election coverage in the media starts earlier. Candidates of both parties know this, and time their candidacy announcements when they know they’ll get the greatest exposure. On the right, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have each declared their…

Down on the Bayou

March 31, 2015

5th Circuit, court, Immigration

The ongoing legal dispute over President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration reform has arrived at a new milestone, one not typically reached in this type of appeals scenario. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans announced that it will hear oral arguments on April 17 on the government’s motion to stay U.S…

Immigration Reform Update

November 20, 2014

Blog, Immigration Updates

DACA, deferred action, Immigration, Obama, reform

Supporters of immigration reform have been calling for a system overhaul for much of Obama’s presidency, and such requests have intensified since the Senate passed such a bill in June 2013. After more than a year of inaction on the part of Congress and wavering from the White House, President Obama is poised to make…

Free Migration as an American Principle

August 27, 2014