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America is Stuck in a Century-Old Immigration Debate
Ahead of the U.S. presidential election this November, many U.S. voters—mostly Republicans and independents—have listed immigration among their top concerns. Last year, authorities registered a record nearly 2.5 million encounters with migrants at the U.S. …