Category: migration policy
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7 big questions about Trump’s immigration crackdown – and why they matter
CNN — President Trump is back in power, and the priorities of his long-promised immigration crackdown are clear. His executive orders signed this week outline a sweeping agenda, from declaring an invasion at the border to ending birthright citizenship. But significant questions remain about what’s next. Here are some major issues to watch: Will Trump’s…
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Why the EU should pay attention to Italy and Albania’s migration gamble
The migration deal between Italy and Albania got off to a rocky start. With the first migrants arriving on Albanian shores in October 2024, the agreement established an Italian jurisdictional enclave near the port of Shengjin, about 50 miles north of Tirana. Two detention centres were built on Albanian territory to handle asylum claims made by…
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A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.
World / December 23, 2024 The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market. Mourners hug in front of a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for the victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market…
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Russia’s clampdown on Tajik migrants raises economic and security risks
When Abubakr Yusufi boarded a flight to Moscow in July, he thought he wouldn’t be home for years. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tajikistan hoped to join his uncle and cousins working in construction in the Russian capital and save enough money to return home and find a bride. But Yusufi only saw…
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Russia’s clampdown on Tajik migrants raises economic and security risks
ISIS-K attack on Moscow in March led by Tajik militants Some Tajik migrants in Russia say discrimination has risen Thousands more denied entry to Russia to work and live Trend cuts off economic lifeline for many Tajiks Tajik authorities, experts see risk of extremist recruitment LONDON/HULBUK, Tajikistan, Dec 17 (Reuters) – When Abubakr Yusufi boarded…
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How Trump could gut the refugee program
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to halt refugees from coming to the US in his second term — a promise that will largely be within his power as president to keep. Trump has said he plans to “suspend refugee admission, stop the resettlement, and keep the terrorists the hell out of our country” on his…
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Can Donald Trump end birthright citizenship in the US?
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship. Amending it is a lengthy, difficult process. President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to end birthright citizenship in the United States in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on a Meet the Press episode that aired on Sunday, reiterating a position he has articulated earlier…
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What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s election victory marks the beginning of another roller-coaster ride in U.S. foreign policy. The president-elect is poised to bring back the hallmarks of his first term: a trade war with China, a deep skepticism—even hostility—toward multilateralism, a fondness for strongmen, and an iconoclastic, tweet-from-the-hip style of dealmaking diplomacy. Trump’s advisors…
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The World in 2016: Ten Issues that Will Set the International Agenda
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* Text finalised January 24th 2016.This Nota Internacional is the result of collective reflection by the CIDOB research team. Coordinated and edited by Eduard Soler i Lecha, it has benefitted from the contributions of Anna Ayuso, Jordi Bacaria, Anna Bardolet, Moussa Bourekba, Luigi Carafa, Carmen Claudín, Josep Maria Coll, Paula de Castro, Nicolás de Pedro,…
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Immigration, Project 2025, taxes – VP debate claims fact-checked
Immigration, Project 2025, taxes – VP debate claims fact-checked Getty Images Vice-presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance sparred on stage during their one and only debate of the 2024 US election campaign. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, a Republican senator representing Ohio, traded claims on key election issues including immigration, foreign…