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A look at the history of U.S. immigration policies that led to today’s complex system
President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of ...
America Is a Nation of Immigrants That Has Not Lived Up to Its Promise
Donald Trump has long explicitly challenged a foundational myth of American identity: the idea of the United States as a ...
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Trump Is Trying to End Birthright Citizenship — Here’s the History of the Policy
The policy was the result of African Americans pushing for decades to be recognized as full citizens and part of a trio of ...
History of US policies shows shifts in attitudes toward immigrants
Immigrants have been recruited to work in the US, then later the US has deported many depending upon shifts in attitudes, economic conditions.
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What the History of American Expansion Can Tell Us About Trump’s Threats
A historian of the United States' empire discusses nuclear Greenland, selling Puerto Rico, and the renaissance of William ...
It’s time to retire the phrase ‘people of color’
President Donald Trump lied about the Panama Canal, 2020 election, and Nancy Pelosi, but also correctly noted that he scored ...
What is the presidential inauguration? Explaining the history and meaning of Inauguration Day
With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.
The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War ...
This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.
The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012.
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The long history of the United States imagining it could annex Canada
“The United States has paid for its discovery ... As the facts of our society substantiate continentalism, more people will explicitly espouse it.” ...
Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ vs. the ‘Gilded Age’: An examination
President Donald Trump, with his usual bombast, has declared that his second term will be a new “golden age” for the country.
‘A tide of change is sweeping the country’: Excerpts from Trump’s second inaugural address
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday delivered a nearly 30-minute speech from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, his second ...