The people who built the railroads were in fact mostly Chinese immigrants who were later targeted by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, during a time of intense xenophobia against not only Chinese but also Italian and Irish immigrants. www.dol.gov/general/abou...

Are we going to become a nation with secret basement bedrooms? So asks an @npr.org reporter Jasmine Garsd on #MSNBC @nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWhiteHouse www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...

In the last few weeks I've spent time with border humanitarian aid groups and migration policy experts who say they are bracing for more incidents like this, as desperate people have less legal avenues. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/25/l...

Immigrant parents are starting to prep their kids for what could happen under Trump's mass deportations. This intimate look at these conversations by @jasgarsd.bsky.social is worth a listen: www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g...

Fascinating piece about how Greg Abbott likely got Trump elected by busing migrants to blue states and cities and making it something Democrats had to discuss. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...