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Ter Apel Netherlands asylum seekers

Why Dutch Asylum Centers Are Full

There is not enough housing for immigrants.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 30, 2022
Cologne Germany

How Germany Turned Its Refugee Crisis into Success

Its “we will manage” attitude could be an example to other European countries.

Igor DordevicIgor DordevicSeptember 24, 2020November 30, 2021
Bernie Sanders

Democrats Are Not Talking to Swing Voters

If Democrats run on abolishing health insurance and decriminalizing illegal immigration, they will lose.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 1, 2019May 30, 2022
United States flag

Common Sense Unlikely to Prevail in American Immigration Debate

Democrats are moving to the left while Republicans have moved to the right.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 2, 2019November 29, 2021
Hungary migrants

Loss of Control: What Moderates Get Wrong About Migration

If mainstream politicians are unable to fix a broken system, they will cede the issue to the far right.

Andras Toth-CzifraAndrás Tóth-CzifraDecember 15, 2018November 29, 2021
Pablo Casado

Spanish Right Takes Harder Line on Catalonia, Immigration

Pablo Casado doesn’t want to give other parties an opportunity to challenge him from the right.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 4, 2018November 29, 2021

Far-Right League Gains Most from Governing in Italy

The League is up in the polls, despite having done little yet to address Italy’s immigration crisis.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 25, 2018December 2, 2021
Brenner Pass Austria

Three Possible Futures for Europe’s Open-Borders Schengen Area

Unless member states can agree on new border and asylum policies, the Schengen Area could fizzle out.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 22, 2018December 1, 2021
Viktor Orbán Horst Seehofer

Bavarian Right Manufactures Immigration Crisis

Here is everything you need to know about the row between Germany’s conservative parties.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 15, 2018November 28, 2021

Trump Rejects Immigration Compromise, Mueller Indicts Russians

Trump blocks an immigration deal. Mueller indicts thirteen Russians who interfered in the 2016 election.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 17, 2018November 15, 2021
Norway fjord

Why Should Norwegians Emigrate to the United States?

Norwegians have it better than Americans in almost every way.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 12, 2018May 3, 2022
Angela Merkel

Immigration, Digital Reforms Justify Grand Coalition in Germany

Plans bely fears that another grand coalition would muddle through.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 10, 2018November 13, 2021

Democrats, Republicans Split on Diversity and Immigration

More than three-quarters of Democrats, but less than one-third of Republicans, are comfortable with diversity.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 6, 2017November 29, 2021

American Views on Immigration Are Still Very Liberal

Most Americans support immigration and oppose deporting those who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 4, 2017November 29, 2021
Lars Løkke Rasmussen Emmanuel Macron

Immigration Could Be Macron’s Achilles’ Heel

The president barely talks about an issue that preoccupies two-thirds of French voters.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 4, 2017November 10, 2021

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