As searches of smartphones and other digital devices at US borders become more common, can research and computer science help protect travelers’ privacy?
Border Patrol officers detaining immigrants in a field after a few local raids.
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In 1954, US Border Patrol’s Operation Wetback promised to deport millions of undocumented Mexicans. It fell far short of its target, but made a mark in the minds of immigrants who lived in fear.
Migrants arrive at the Juan Bosco migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico after being deported.
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Trump’s orders on deportations and immigration enforcement signal a hard-line approach without consideration for important factors in the lives of migrants.
What do you do if a border official asks for your phone PIN?
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Paul Ralph, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Following reports of travellers to the US being forced to unlock their phones for border officials, here are some steps you can take to prevent your personal data from being exposed.
People cross the international border from Mexico to the U.S. in Nogales, Arizona.
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Over the years, Puerto Ricans have in fact been granted three different types of U.S. citizenship, but questions about their rights and equal treatment as citizens still remain.
Just what they say about Mexico: so close to the USA, so far from God.
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Ariadna Estévez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
President Trump’s executive orders are already causing chaos at the US-Mexico border, where 30,000 Haitian asylum-seekers are now trapped in legal limbo. It’s the refugee crisis no one talks about.
Deporting more illegal immigrants means hiring more ICE agents. The costs add up.
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Following through on campaign promises to forcibly evict several million illegal immigrants, Trump has set in motion a plan to deport those with criminal records. But doing so won’t come cheap.
A Mexican who was recently deported from the U.S. in Tijuana, Mexico.
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From Chinese laborers to ‘bad hombres,’ the US settler mentality has perpetuated an immigration system that pushes out unwanted groups and bypasses the Constitution.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent patrols the U.S. border with Mexico in Nogales, Arizona.
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Trump’s plans to build a wall with Mexico and deport millions of people in the US illegally cast immigrants as an economic threat to Americans. The evidence suggests otherwise.
A woman holds a flag as she looks out over the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum.
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Nine out of 10 rural places experienced increases in diversity from 1990 to 2010. Data show a more diverse future is guaranteed across all of America, and there’s no going back.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Data since 1950s show Americans have always been wary of refugees. A public opinion expert explains current attitudes toward Syrian refugees and what it means for building consensus on policy.
Five-year-old Syrian refugee Leen works on her homework in Sacramento in November 2015.
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Theodore E. Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego