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What ICE Actually Does, and What It Doesn’t
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one of the most talked-about federal agencies in the United States—and one of the least accurately understood. In public debate, ICE is often described in sweeping terms: a border force, a rogue agency, or an arm of immigration policy itself. None of those descriptions are precise. This explainer lays out
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What “Nobody Is Illegal on Stolen Land” Gets Wrong
The slogan “Nobody is illegal on stolen land” appears frequently at anti-ICE protests and in immigration activism. It is designed to sound self-evident, even humane. Who, after all, wants to argue that a person is “illegal”? But slogans are not arguments, and this one collapses moral grievance, historical dispute, and legal reality into a single
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The Problem With Calling America “Stolen Land”
The claim that the United States is “stolen land” has become a moral shorthand in contemporary political discourse. It appears in land acknowledgments, protest rhetoric, academic writing, and social media posts, often offered as a settled truth rather than an argument. Its emotional force is undeniable. Its analytical rigor is not. This essay does not
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