Despite the Trump Administration’s aggressive anti-immigration policies, there has been a significant increase in the number of undocumented migrants attempting to enter the United States. As of August 2019, there have been 811,016 apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border, which is already 200,000 more people than 2017 combined. However, instead of developing new policies to improve...Read More

The Consequences of Fearmongering Since the early days of his election campaign, President Trump has utilized fearmongering tactics to terrify, and subsequently galvanize, a very specific subset of American voters. While he claims that his aggressive actions, racist tweets, and bumbling speeches all part of his “Make America Great Again” plan, the reality is that...Read More

The right of asylum is a long-standing juridical concept and human rights matter. In accordance with the Refugee Act of 1980, foreign nationals -whether they are at the border or already in the United States – can apply for asylum and the right to permanently live in the United States. American law clearly defines a...Read More

In 2018, the Trump Administration deported over 256,000 immigrants and implemented several controversial policies to complicate the legal immigration process and prevent illegal border crossings. Just last week, President Trump terrified American immigrants by tweeting that ICE would start deporting “millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” prompting...Read More

President Trump and his administration have done everything they can to get public to believe that Mexico isn’t doing enough to stop immigration on their end of the border. In fact, the President has been spending the last few weeks threatening to enforce tariffs on Mexican goods to send a message to the country’s President,...Read More

There have been countless rumors and scandals surrounding the 2016 election and Donald Trump’s ostensible victory for the Republican party. Many journalists and political analysts claim that Trump’s shocking rise to power is invariably linked to his ability to spin a false claim and manipulate the national conversation. Fearmongering has played an integral role in...Read More

A History of Fearmongering Richard Nixon, the maestro of fearmongering, once claimed that “People react to fear, not love.” During the 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon won the hearts of conservative voters by encouraging racial discrimination and boasting that America’s values and power structure were being threatened by a liberal agenda. Sound familiar? Unfortunately, fear has...Read More

In the last few months, there has been a startling increase in the number of arrests made at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), over 76,000 migrants – including 7,000 unaccompanied children – were detained by border agents this last February. These arrests skyrocketed again in March, when ICE effectively detained...Read More

Kelly’s Conflict-Ridden White House Stint In 2017, John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, was selected as the 5th United States Secretary of Homeland Security. During his 6-month tenure, Kelly became known as President Trump’s most notorious yes-man: he oversaw the travel ban that targeted Muslim countries; he promoted a reduction in refugee admissions; he...Read More

Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by controversial immigration policies and an alarmingly high staff turnover rate. In fact, as of March 1, 2019, the turnover rate for senior-level members of the executive office rests at 65%, with West Wing officials anticipating future departures. In the last two years, disenchanted administration members have released countless...Read More