Children born on U.S. soil automatically have U.S. citizenship, regardless of who their parents are. RichLegg/E+ via Getty Images
by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and...
Donald Trump claimed at an Oct. 11, 2024, rally that Aurora, Colo., was overrun by Venezuelan gangs. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
by Miranda Cady Hallett, University of...
“QUEEN” IS THE OWNER OF QUEEN’S MARKET ON FALLOWFIELD AVENUE IN CHARLEROI. QUEEN AND HER HUSBAND, HENRY CAMPBELL, ARE IMMIGRANTS FROM LIBERIA. (PHOTO BY...
Migrants at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, watch the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Sept. 10, 2024. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto/Getty...
Sub-Saharan African immigrants are among the most educated immigrants in the U.S. Camille Tokerud/Stone via Getty Images
by Mavis Gyesi, University of Iowa
Black African immigration...
I.Z., 28, (whose full name is being withheld because he is undocumented), photographed Monday, July 15, 2024, in Beechview. I.Z. works in construction doing...
The men’s dormitory at a new center for asylum-seekers in Portland, Maine. Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
by Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University
Immigration has...
Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University
As record-high numbers of undocumented migrants cross the United States-Mexico border illegally, one key question is how the U.S. got into...