Sweden’s crime rate is not affected by the immigration rate and the state has introduced stricter asylum laws.
Uncertainty about Trump’s capacity to respond rationally to unexpected crises makes the coming year a dangerous one for America and the world.
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The breakdown of established liberal democratic norms has become the theme of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency of the United States. For this reason America and the White House are likely to be…
Getting asylum seekers into jobs is the number one concern for Sweden.
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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.
Supreme Court upholds controversial immigration rules for families introduced in 2012. It means families will have to earn a minimum income to bring over spouses from abroad.
With the steelworks under a cloud, Whyalla continues to fluctuate between hope and despair.
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Decades of expansion for Whyalla were followed by decades of contraction. Whyalla has seen optimism and idealism but also, if not despair, then its close neighbours, alienation and apathy.
Crossing the Mediterranean is dangerous, but so is war-torn Libya.
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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.
Unfortunately potential solutions to Trump’s ban are few. Refugee agencies cannot force the US to take refugees and so they will need to find sanctuary elsewhere.
Outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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The court’s reasoning suggests deep skepticism of Trump’s position and spotlights the main issues for the further appeals that will surely follow.
By agencies working together, we can prevent female genital mutilation, which new research confirms is happening in Australia.
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Female genital mutilation is largely hidden in Australia and other high-income countries. But the United Nations says it is a global concern – and our research found it does affect girls here.