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Migrants huddling for warmth at an unofficial detention camp in Jacumba, Calif. A record number of people have arrived at the southern U.S. border in the past year. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption

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An unprecedented year in immigration, and in anti-immigration rhetoric

2023 saw a record number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue is front and center in the Republican presidential campaigns.

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The Supreme Court will not fast-track the request to review Trump's immunity

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An unprecedented year in immigration, and in anti-immigration rhetoric

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In which we toot the horn of TubaChristmas, celebrating its 50th brassy birthday

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