… With Republicans, under the shadow of former President Donald Trump, still mostly opposing all forms of immigration, and many Democrats narrowing their focus toward legalizing as many undocumented immigrants as possible, revisions to the nation’s system of legal immigration may lack a plausible pathway to congressional passage, many participants […] Read more »
The Average American Weighs in on Immigration
This is one in a series of articles looking at the issues being tackled by the new Biden administration, from the perspective of the average American. Our focus here is immigration, one of the central themes of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 and the focus of high-profile policy actions […] Read more »
On immigration, Biden seeks a new approach to an old deadlock
President Joe Biden’s early moves on immigration signal his determination to learn from past efforts to reform the system, but that doesn’t mean he won’t repeat their legacy of frustration. … Biden’s early moves on immigration mark a clear reversal of the policies under Trump, who moved in almost every […] Read more »
‘Demographic eclipse’ explains this era’s political chaos
Brian Stelter asks Ron Brownstein about how to process the years of history that have happened in just a few short weeks. Brownstein, the CNN senior political analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic, says the “big structural factor driving the politics of our era” is demographic eclipse. America is […] Read more »
Immigration After Trump: What Would Immigration Policy That Followed American Public Opinion Look Like?
The Republican and Democratic parties offer starkly different perspectives on immigration-related issues. But what would an immigration policy that followed American public opinion look like? The short answer: American public sentiment is much closer to the policies the Biden administration is likely to implement than those put in place by […] Read more »
Most Americans Foresee Biden Improving Environment, Education
More than half of Americans expect the Biden administration will be able to accomplish 10 of 15 specific national and foreign policy goals commonly sought by U.S. presidents. The public is most likely to predict the next administration will make improvements to the environment (64%), education (63%) and conditions for […] Read more »