The maxim that “demography is destiny,” commonly attributed to French philosopher Auguste Comte, remains as relevant now as ...

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All told, Trump has signed 54 executive orders in just over two weeks back in office, which is already more than any ...

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More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

An unusual spot within this historic Sydney site has a treasure trove of archaeological evidence, which provides insight into ...

In the week since he took office, Donald Trump has wielded the power of the presidency to do what no president before him has ...

Diana Archibald specializes in the Victorian novel, Charles Dickens, and Anglo-American transatlantic studies, particularly 19th-century immigration. Her latest (co-edited) book, Dickens and ...

Now a richer history of Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks has lifted the lid on what everyday life for women was like at the former female immigration depot and asylum during the 19th century.

The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian immigration. After the end of convict transportation to New South ...

Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts. The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th ...

Nonetheless, even in the highly racialized political environment of the late 19th century, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed ... sentiment that had led Congress to endorse the idea that immigration ...