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Immigration policy has changed from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s to Ronald Reagan’s and now to President Trump’s. (European Pressphoto Agency; Associated Press; Associated Press)

The Tumultuous Politics of U.S. Immigration Policy

by Marc Fisher | Jan 30, 2017 | Features

Washington- In his farewell address to the nation in 1989, President Ronald Reagan told the story of a Navy sailor patrolling the South China Sea who came upon a “leaky little boat” crammed with refugees from Indochina trying to find a way to America. “Hello, American...

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Syrian refugee children sit in a box at a makeshift settlement in Qab Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley December 8, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Region Complains over Repercussions of Syrian Refugee Crisis

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Amman- The ninth conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region convened Tuesday in Amman under the theme “Together for Humanity.” The three-day meeting tackles a scope of issues including the...

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on leaving the European Union at Lancaster House in London, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool

Britain Gives up EU Single Market, Seeks Curbing Immigration

by Lamia Nabil | Jan 18, 2017 | Business

Cairo- Against all fears striking the heart of the labor sector in the United Kingdom, and the changes Brexit would inflict on its future, the pound sterling steadily improved as Prime Minister Theresa May made her Tuesday speech outlining the plan to exit the...

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A Sensible Plea for Limits on Immigration

by Ramesh Ponnuru | Jan 16, 2017 | Opinion

People who want less immigration have been underrepresented in the U.S. Congress. Gallup found that 38 percent of Americans fall into this category, while 21 percent want increased immigration. But in 2013, a Senate committee voted 17-1 against capping legal...

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Anti-Trump protesters (L) clash with Donald Trump supporters (C) outside the Anaheim Convention Center during a rally for Trump ahead of his election. (AFP Photo/Mark Ralston

Migrants Fleeing Homes despite Trump’s Deportation Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 26, 2016 | World

Washington- Politicians – supported by opinion polls – believe that Donald Trump was elected as a result of his promises to adopt tougher immigration policies. But in reality, large numbers of migrants have fled homes in Central America since Trump’s...