The American public is broadly critical of the way that the federal government is dealing with the increased number of people seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. When it comes to what should be done about the situation, large majorities say it is important to increase the number of judges […] Read more »
How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars
… There is a striking degree of overlap between the words of right-wing media personalities and the language used by the Texas man who confessed to killing 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso this month. In a 2,300-word screed posted on the website 8chan, the killer wrote that […] Read more »
Most Latinos Now Say It’s Gotten Worse For Them In The U.S.
The shooting in El Paso last weekend was one of the deadliest attacks against Latinos in recent memory. And in the aftermath, President Trump was blamed for encouraging the violence with his inflammatory anti-immigrant language, although he’s dismissed this criticism so far. We will likely never know how much the […] Read more »
Americans’ support for immigration is at record highs – but the government is out of sync with their views
Polls show that Americans feel more welcoming toward immigrants than they have in the past. Evgenia Parajanian/Shutterstock.com Mariano Sana, Vanderbilt University Since its start, the Trump administration has implemented policies to step up immigration enforcement and reduce the number of immigrants admitted into the U.S. Many of these efforts – […] Read more »
Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020
As the Democratic presidential primary swings into full gear, voters and strategists are asking themselves what kind of campaign messaging can defeat President Donald Trump when it comes to economics and immigration. … Meanwhile, Republican strategists are wondering whether a replay of the immigration-heavy 2018 midterm election strategy can work […] Read more »
Teleprompter Trump meets Twitter Trump as the president responds to mass slayings
Teleprompter Trump repudiated Twitter Trump in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Monday. Speaking in the wake of two mass shootings in less than 24 hours that left at least 31 dead over the weekend, President Trump spoke of “the inherent worth and dignity of every human […] Read more »