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Texas border crossings dipped dramatically between December and January, according new data from the federal government.

From the commentary, "When we build dynamic worker visa programs, a swath of individuals who would otherwise show up at our southern border asking for asylum are instead welcomed into a state or industry that needs and wants them."

The U.S.-Mexico border is once again one of the most momentous issues of the election season. With immigrant crossings at their highest levels in decades, Republicans are running on the issue of a border in “crisis” — once-hardline language increasingly adopted by President Biden himself. Now, with many voters citing immigration as their top concern heading into November, Congress…

A bipartisan package that included stringent domestic border security measures failed in the US Senate in early February. Republican representatives in the House pushed claims it would have allow 5,000 migrants to enter the country illegally every day, but the sponsoring lawmakers and an expert said that distorted the proposal -- which aimed to expand the executive branch's deportation powers and federal detention capacity.

The National Institutes of Health should form an Office of Co-Production in the Office of the Director to ensure meaningful public engagement and rebuild trust.

Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.

President Joe Biden's call for authority to "shut down the border" shows how far the immigration debate has moved to the right.

Hundreds of participants from around the world developed data-informed policy solutions at the 2023 MIT Policy Hackathon.

Japan landed its first-ever probe on the moon after a spate of setbacks to the nation’s space program, but a power problem might cut the mission short.

Climate change is here, and so are its impacts on our communities. Globally, coastal hazards produce increasing costs, often to the most vulnerable populations. That’s why UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and the University of California Disaster Resilience Network (UCDRN) are partnering with EY on its 2024 Open Science Data Challenge, focused on coastal resilience. CCCR will be hosting an event on campus on Jan. 25 for interested undergraduate and graduate studen...