Monica Villalobos joined elected officials, business leaders and educators to speak in opposition to Proposition 314 in Phoenix on Oct. 10, 2024. The ballot measure would require police to perform immigration duties in addition to their regular enforcement duties. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption
A surveillance helicopter traces a line in the sky above the Southwest border with Mexico at Sunland Park, N.M., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Morgan Lee/AP hide caption
An apprentice steelworker in Dayton, Ohio in 2022. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 22 south of Sierra Vista, Ariz. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting with US government leaders and private sector representatives to address the root causes of migration from northern Central America. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Firefighters gather at the site of a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell in Hwaseong, South Korea, on June 24. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friends and relatives of Cuban refugees line the dock in Key West, Fla., in this April 30, 1980, file photo, as another boat heads into the U.S. Customs docking area at the Truman Annex. Associated Press hide caption
In this drone view, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way across the English Channel to Britain, on May 4. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters hide caption
President Biden delivers remarks on June 4 on executive actions to limit asylum. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption
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Putting the immigration "crisis" in historical perspective Jackie Lay hide caption
Painted portrait of Wong Kim Ark in the Asian American Community Heroes Mural, located in San Francisco's Chinatown. Julie Caine/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco hide caption
A group of people wait to be processed after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States as they seek asylum in April 2024, near Jacumba, Calif. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
The offices of Resource Center Matamoros. The nonprofit works with asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Verónica Gabriela Cárdenas for NPR hide caption
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks with NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on May 1 at Avflight Saginaw in Freeland, Mich. Nic Antaya/Getty Images hide caption
Author Daniel A. Olivas poses next to the cover of his recent book, Chicano Frankenstein Author headshot via publisher hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., on Wednesday. A pair of rallies in the pivotal states of Wisconsin and Michigan are his first campaign trail appearances since his trial in New York over alleged campaign finance violations started. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption