A Journal of Ideas

immigration

How to Solve the Birth Shortfall

Elon Musk has identified a real problem. The actual solution, though, is one he wouldn’t like very much.

By Richard Rothstein

Regaining America’s Trust on Immigration

What the left needs to do is convince the American public that there is a way to fix the problems without resorting to cruelty.

By Debu Gandhi

The Immigration Gordian Knot

Immigration outcomes are often portrayed as a product of U.S. policy and will. The real story is more complicated—and more tragic.

By Dara Lind

Cruelty Has Consequences

President Biden needs to reverse course on immigration to keep his promise about moving away from his predecessor’s vision.

By Deepak Bhargava Cristina Jiménez Moreta

Who Counts as an American?

By Todd Schulte