The US has historically passed laws denying entry or citizenship to people of specific ethnicities or nationalities.

Annie Moore was the first immigrant who walked through the doors when Ellis Island opened more than 130 years ago. These days, there are statues of her in Ireland and at the historic US site. Her name ...

In a lunch conversation hosted by the MacMillan Center’s Committee on Canadian Studies, two experts discussed the past and present of Canadian immigration policy.

When Salvatore Pugliese disembarked the S.S. America at Ellis Island after two weeks at sea, an immigration officer grilled the 17-year-old tailor. Was he a polygamist? An anarchist? Did he advocate ...

The Inspection Room at Ellis Island in New York circa 1910. The Inspection Room at Ellis Island in New York circa 1910. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group—Getty Images In February, ...

The surge in people arriving at the United States southern border comes as the Biden administration hopes to overhaul an immigration system often described as broken. According to a 2015 Pew Research ...

Legal immigration advocates on Thursday slammed U.S. Vice President JD Vance's call for a reduction in legal immigration Wednesday night while speaking at an event hosted by Turning Point USA. Vance ...

The proportion of immigrants in the United States is at its highest level in over a century, but that's not the case in Ohio. Around 15% of the national population is comprised of immigrants, compared ...

Despite the progress made, Black immigrants are disproportionately targeted by police and immigration enforcement, and face unique challenges compared to other groups. Even though Black immigrants ...

Nasaw is the Arthur Schlesinger Professor of History Emeritus at the CUNY Graduate Center. His new book is The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War (Penguin Press).

An illustration from the May 26, 1882 issue of the San Francisco Illustrated Wasp depicts three ghoulish figures called malarium, smallpox and leprosy and one holding a sash that says “Chinatown.” ...

The “Lost Shul Mural” at the Ohavi Zedek synagogue in Burlington Credit: Courtesy of the Lost Mural Project The Vermont Historical Society and the Lost Mural Project are teaming up to offer funding ...