Alison Beard, Harvard Business Review
One of the best lines in the musical Hamilton comes as its hero, Alexander, the American revolutionary born in Nevis, and Lafayette, his French brother-in-arms, celebrate their impending victory over the British. “Immigrants,” they say with a high five, “we get the job done.” The lyric inspired a diverse group of rappers—K’naan, …
After years of avoiding questions on border security, Democrats have finally come to realize they can’t sidestep the issue.
The problem is that in an effort to make up for bad politics, many are holding onto bad policy.
How did we get here?
Well it all goes back to Stephen Miller, senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, who may have been the …
For Comment Magazine:
One hundred and seventeen days after ascending to the papacy, Pope Francis took his first official trip outside the Vatican to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. Closer to Tunisia than Sicily, Lampedusa had been a transit point for migrants from North Africa and the Middle East into Europe for decades. In 2013, the burgeoning Syrian refugee crisis had …
The new book, “Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants,” compiles the stories of people and families fleeing their homes in different parts of the world. Like many refugees today, the characters in this book are fleeing because of violence, corruption, poverty, or climate change. The book highlights many of the difficulties they face as they arrive at the …
The war in Ukraine is “[an] opportunity to expand the conversation about refugee resettlement,” says Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. He joined MSNBC’s Alicia Menendez to discuss his new book “Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants.” …
