Immigration Policy

What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry

What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry

Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...

Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds

How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System

How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System

With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.

Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Keep these facts in mind the next time you read anything about immigration.

Feb 20, 2013 / Aura Bogado

This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity

This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity This Week: Obama Calls for Jobs Over Austerity

Highlights from The Nation's coverage of the State of the Union Address.

Feb 17, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV

ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV ICE’s Latest Stop for Deportations: The DMV

A Freedom of Information Act Request reveals that immigration agents were instructed to search DMV records to target immigrants. 

Feb 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants

Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants Time for Labor to Mobilize Immigrants

Immigration reform can be labor’s game-changer.

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Maria Elena Durazo

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations? Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

What didn't Obama say about immigration in his State of the Union address? The Nation’s Aura Bogado breaks it down at Democracy Now!

Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room

What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union

What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union

Some undocumented immigrants expected more on immigration from Obama’s State of the Nation speech. 

Feb 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado

How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform

How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform

Domestic workers could get left out of the fast track and even the slow track for citizenship, but there are ways to include them in reform.

Feb 12, 2013 / Bryce Covert

John Nichols: Austerity Will Not Save Us

John Nichols: Austerity Will Not Save Us John Nichols: Austerity Will Not Save Us

What’s next for the Democratic Party? Nation writer John Nichols appears on The Ed Show to forecast upcoming legislative battles.

Feb 11, 2013 / Press Room

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