by Thomas Mills | Apr 26, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Joe Biden is enjoying strong approval ratings as he approaches the end of his first 100 days in office. He has broad support for his approach to the most pressing issues, the economy and the pandemic. The one place he has problems is immigration. Voters want solutions...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
I grew up hearing conservatives insist that their opposition to integration was not about racism. It was about states’ rights. They argued that the federal government had no business telling states how to manage themselves. They routinely claimed the 10thAmendment...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 17, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Yesterday, former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough on his MSNBC show gave Democrats good advice. Don’t give in on DACA. Make the Republicans offer a clean bill on the program or let the government shutdown. He’s right. Now is not the time for Democrats to...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 12, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Immigration has been a contentious issue almost since the beginning of the country. Tensions might subside but they’re always just below the surface. Right now, they’re busting through. Yesterday, Donald Trump wondered why we have to take people from all these...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 9, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
It looks like immigration is going to consume the national debate for the next few weeks. Trump appears ready to deport 200,000 people who’ve been here for almost a generation and Congress is going to get into a showdown over fixing DACA. From a political standpoint,...
by James Kotecki | Jul 13, 2016 | Gun Control, Immigration, Issues, NC Politics, NCGA, PODCAST, Politics, Race, Religion, The North Carolinian
Jay Chaudhuri is the son of Indian immigrants, a former attorney for both Attorney General Roy Cooper and State Treasurer Janet Cowell, and North Carolina’s newest state senator. We talk about how his unique background shapes his politics, his work on gun violence,...