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The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly

  • Written by Anthony W. Fontes, Assistant Professor of Human Security, American University School of International Service
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshlyA group of Mexican laborers boarding a train in Chicago to be deported in 1951.AP Photo

From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values.

Having explored the evolution of these...

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