Immigration Policy

The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers

The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers

A new study shows that neither country is meeting international standards.

Dec 3, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?

Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security? Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?

The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.

Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry

Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry

Private prison companies like the Corrections Corporation of America already make millions locking up immigrants.

Nov 8, 2013 / NationAction

Border Patrol Will Continue Using Lethal Force on Rock-Throwers

Border Patrol Will Continue Using Lethal Force on Rock-Throwers Border Patrol Will Continue Using Lethal Force on Rock-Throwers

A decision by US Border Patrol this week “effectively gives a license to kill Latinos on both sides of the border,” according to activists.

Nov 6, 2013 / George Zornick

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity

But the private prison company GEO Group is making huge profits locking up immigrants who are often guilty only of the crime of being undocumented.

Oct 23, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants

Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants

The SAFE Act would turn millions of undocumented immigrants into criminals overnight, a windfall for the private prison industry.

Oct 22, 2013 / NationAction

Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas

Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas

Two states want to create a two-tiered voting system reminiscent of the Jim Crow South.

Oct 15, 2013 / Ari Berman

California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents

California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents

An assortment of bills signed into law will allow undocumented immigrants to breathe, drive, and work a little easier. 

Oct 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration

Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration

The former head of the DHS needs to come clean about Secure Communities.  

Oct 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado

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