Why “immigration” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> Immigration agencies are absolutely monitoring social media when people cross borders, apply for visas, etc. There's nothing hypothetical or future about this at all. The hypo…
by filoleg · Sep 8, 2026
> Is it really that hard to allow only legal immigration and stop giving incentives to illegal immigrants? Suggesting they abandon a core part of their platform is a non-starter…
by Izkata · Sep 8, 2026
Who hold dual citizenship in countries who are themselves virulently racist, and have far tougher immigration laws and enforcement than the US. Mexicans, Nigerians, Somalis and…
by pessimizer · Sep 8, 2026
kidnapping the neighbors* -> enforcing immigration law on illegal immigrants
by thenatureboy · Sep 8, 2026
While the examples above just draws trolls pushing an immigration angle, consider these other countries: Finland -45 Bulgaria -38 Malaysia -62 Israel -33 Serbia -44 Indonesia: -…
by justacrow · Sep 8, 2026
They are trending illiberal because of the tension between elites who think ignoring and censoring the popular will on various issues is wise and the voters who see that and thi…
by Amezarak · Sep 8, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "immigration" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "immigration" over time.