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Trump and other leaders use the word ‘crisis’ to claim there’s an emergency that demands urgent action. A leadership expert explains how to evaluate those claims.
History shows that Congress can play an important role in checking a president’s power.
Trump, Schumer and Pelosi have fallen into a classic negotiation trap that often prevents deals from getting made, which has led to the shutdown stalemate.
We asked experts on ethics, constitutional law and European political history to analyze Trump’s Oval Office address. Here’s what they heard in his speech about ‘crisis’ at the US-Mexico border.
The popular opinion is that presidents win government shutdowns, but a review of polling evidence paints a different picture.
One of the largest concentrations of poverty in the US exists in communities at the US-Mexico border called ‘colonias.’ These informal settlements lack access to basic infrastructure.
Free trade requires not just the free movement of goods, but of people too. If Donald Trump really wants the U.S. to have a competitive advantage, he should be encouraging more, not fewer, migrants.
The fault lines between highly segregated neighbourhoods have been linked to higher crime rates and mental health issues.
A legal scholar explains how even in the early days of the republic, Americans struggled to agree on who had the final say on immigration issues.
Donald Trump’s proposed border wall will destroy historic and ancient sites, violate the rights of Indigenous populations and cause misery to those seeking a better life. What’s more? It won’t work.
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Professor of Politics, Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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