Most migrants come to the United States for economic opportunity, not because they are fleeing danger

United States immigration policy and enforcement, and the people it reaches: visa and asylum rules, deportation, border operations and the status of those already living in the country. Legislated rarely and governed largely by executive action and litigation rather than statute.

Coverage of the American economy and the policy that shapes it: inflation, employment, tariffs, taxation and the federal budget. Distinct from business news, which follows companies rather than the decisions taken in Congress and at the Federal Reserve.