Pope Francis Condemns Immigration Measures as Partisan Fault Lines Widen in the Church

In a country that increasingly favors strict border policies, it is unlikely that the Pope’s letter will have any measurable influence on Trump’s immigration policy or his support amongst Catholics, which has only gone up following previous papal denunciations. While this suggests that any immediate policy impacts will be negligible, the letter is far from insignificant, underlining growing divisions within the Catholic Church around religious leaders participating in polarized U.S. policy issues like immigration.

Global, Editor's PicksJosie BlackmanFebruary 23, 2025Global, Pope, Immigration, Editor's PickComment

Italian Winery Practices Shed Light on Implications of Continued European Labor Abuses

A recent report has found that ongoing abusive labor practices have characterized Italy’s history of vineyard farming. These practices are especially apparent when undocumented migrant workers are the ones behind the labor.

GlobalAliza JankowskyApril 25, 2024Italy, Immigration, Migrant Workers, WTO, GlobalComment

Protests Rise as Quebec Refuses to Accept Certain Frontline Immigrant Workers

“As is not uncommon in highly developed countries, Canada, which prides itself on being a highly-tolerant, liberal democracy, has had trouble living up to that image due to Quebec’s reluctance to admit new immigrants in an effort to preserve its French culture and heritage.”

GlobalEvan TarrNovember 16, 2021Canada, Quebec, Immigration, COVID-19Comment

Nowhere Left to Go: Biden Has No Clear Way Forward on Immigration

“Biden and his administration find themselves in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, facing an influx of refugees from a country rife with political turmoil, and situated in a political landscape so polarized that one group has compared the actions at the border to chattel slavery, while on the other extreme, Tucker Carlson of Fox News accused Biden of purposefully attempting to change racial demographics in the U.S. through immigration.”

National, Editor's PicksEvan TarrOctober 10, 2021Immigration, Joe Biden, Southern Border, Editor's PickComment

He Who Called Crisis: What's Going On at The US-Mexico Border?

“The United States has historically let in a plethora of refugees who have enriched the nation through culture, industry, and productivity. Yet, those at the southern border are dehumanized and humiliated because they immigrated here looking for the one thing the United States prides itself on: opportunity.”

NationalLejla BrkaApril 12, 2021Immigration, Southern BorderComment