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Immigration

Feb. 23, 2026

What Billie Eilish really meant - and what Richard Epstein missed

Billie Eilish's Grammy remark wasn't about land titles. It was about moral standing in the face of a deeply unjust immigration system.

Victor S. Dorokhin

Email: victordorokhin1@gmail.com

Victor S. Dorokhin, PhD, is a legal expert, attorney, lecturer, and the author of the book "Law, Morality, and Economics."

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What Billie Eilish really meant - and what Richard Epstein missed
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When Billie Eilish said at the Grammy Awards that "no one is illegal on stolen land," she was immediately accused of legal ignorance and historical irresponsibility. One of her most prominent critics, Richard Epstein, in a Washington Post opinion piece, recently treated the remark as a dangerous challen...

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