I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at Rich Miller’s reporting on migration and job growth. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. How come … Read more
Canada, a country that’s relying heavily on immigration as an economic driver, is scaling back on its ambitions with a planned reduction in temporary residents after the influx exacerbated housing shortages. The country will set a target for temporary resident arrivals for the first time later this year, with the goal of reducing the number … Read more
Hours after the Supreme Court gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization, an appeals court late Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing its controversial immigration law known as SB4. In a late-night order, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a pause that … Read more
“I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case,” Wilders said Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter. It would be the first time since 1982 that the leader of the winning party in a Dutch general election didn’t become prime minister. Wilders said his decision had … Read more
CBS News asked Americans over the past week, “If you could give the ‘State of the Union,’ which would you say describes the state of the country today?” We received some negative evaluations. “Divided” was the answer picked by most, followed by “declining” and “weak.” Fewer Americans picked “strong,” “prospering” or “united.” Click here to … Read more
Eagle Pass, Texas — The number of migrants crossing the southern border without authorization increased in February after dropping in January, as the Biden administration prepares for a larger spike in migration this spring, two U.S. government officials told CBS News. Border Patrol agents recorded approximately 140,000 migrant apprehensions between official ports of entry along … Read more
France moves to make abortion a constitutional right amid rollbacks in US and Europe POLITICO Europe France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution as a ‘guaranteed freedom’ FRANCE 24 English Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner BBC.com French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first The Washington Post French Senate votes to enshrine … Read more
Washington — President Biden is visiting the southern border Thursday at the same time former President Donald Trump is also making an appearance in a different Texas border town, in a split screen emblematic of the political moment. Mr. Biden is visiting Brownsville, Texas, where he’s meeting with border patrol agents, law enforcement officials and … Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants were dropped off Friday at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception center that had been serving as a staging area because it ran out of local funding sooner than expected, showing how even the largest city on the country’s southern border is struggling to … Read more
LONDON — Shamima Begum, who left the U.K. to join the ISIS terror group while still in school, has lost another appeal against the British government’s decision to strip her of her citizenship. Begum was 15 when she left her home in London to travel to Syria in 2015. She joined the Islamic State terrorist … Read more