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Immigration

Border, asylum, deportation, citizenship — every angle of the immigration debate.

Immigration is the policy area where elite consensus has collapsed fastest. The conservative argument centers on enforcement of existing law, border security, and the strain unauthorized migration places on labor markets and public services. The liberal argument centers on asylum obligations under U.S. and international law, the economic contribution of immigrants, and the moral cost of mass deportation. Bilateral covers the live questions — border policy, asylum eligibility, sanctuary jurisdictions, the H-1B program, citizenship pathways — without the rhetorical heat that usually swallows the substance.

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