In his book Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain suggested that, ‘travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.'” As with many things, Twain was correct. Research has demonstrated that individuals that travel extensively become more trusting of foreigners. I suspect that man

A new study to be published in American Economic Review found that immigrants are twice as likely to start businesses compared to the native-born population. The researchers analyzed IRS records between the years 2005 to 2010 and determined that .83% of immigrants in the workforce started new businesses compared to .46% of native-born individuals. They aren't taking jobs from Americans; they are creating new ones. American Economic Association: "The findings suggest that immi

Tucker Carlson recently embraced the gloriously moronic "white replacement theory," which postulates that a shadowy cabal of elites is deliberately replacing white folks with Jews, people of color, and non-Christians in order to supplant America's religion, culture, and way of life. White nationalist protesters at the Unite The Right Rally in Charlottesville, VA in 2017 chanted replacement theory slogans such as "You will not replace us" and "Jews will not replace us." The co

As promised during the election, President Joe Biden will quickly offer legislation to protect beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program [DACA, Dreamers] who were brought to America as children. The legislation will also offer a clear and specific path to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants who live and work in the United States. Los Angeles Times: “During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to send a

Despite the rhetoric of the Trump administration and right-wing news outlets, sanctuary cities don't have higher crime rates because of policies that limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE]. A new study by David Hausman of Stanford University, based on data collected by ICE and the FBI, confirms many earlier studies that show no uptick in violent or property crimes in cities that have adopted sanctuary city policies. Moreover, such policies reduced de

President-elect Joe Biden is going to have his hands full in convincing Congress to pass immigration reform legislation. Over the last decade Republicans developed an aversion to immigration, both legal and illegal. They defeated comprehensive immigration reform during both the Bush and Obama administrations and refuse to offer a pathway to citizenship for the 10.5 million or so undocumented immigrants living and working in the US, or the 700,000 individuals who were brought