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Ali Noorani

Ali Noorani is President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, a Fellow at the Arizona State University Social Transformation Lab and author of Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants.

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BORDER BLUES

Dems Blew It on Immigration, Now They’re Making It Worse

Biden is right to end a Trump-era COVID-related border restriction, but he’s doing a terrible job selling his border-security policies to the public.

Ali Noorani

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LONE STAR KABUKI

Busing Migrants From TX to DC Will Pay Off—for the Cartels

Talking “tough” might help him win reelection, but it won’t do anything to help at the border.

Ali Noorani

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THE LONG GAME

Trump Didn’t Get a Wall—But He’s Won The Immigration Debate

There is no crisis on the border. And yet, we continue to legislate as if there is one.

Ali Noorani

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NOT AMERICA

This Is Why Trump’s Forced Separation Policy Doesn’t Work

They fled violence in Guatemala, got to California—and the two children were promptly shipped to New York. It shouldn’t be like this, and doesn’t have to be.

Ali Noorani

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