Immigration Policy

Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?

Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison? Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?

The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.

Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Deepa Fernandes and Abdulai Bah

A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration

A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration

From sending predator drones to the border to allowing American Express to run our guest worker program, the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination have put out some…

Jan 19, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Latino Voters Go Beyond Immigration

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Latino Voters Go Beyond Immigration Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Latino Voters Go Beyond Immigration

To reconnect with the Latino vote that helped elect him in 2008, Obama needs to take two important steps.

Jan 12, 2012 / The Nation

For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration

For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration

Hammered by the recession, the key Latino voting bloc is concerned with the economy and education, too.

Jan 11, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration

Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they’re condemned as “illegals.”

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / David Bacon

Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue

Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue

With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.

Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Laura Flanders

The High Cost of Anti-Immigrant Laws

The High Cost of Anti-Immigrant Laws The High Cost of Anti-Immigrant Laws

In Georgia, HB 87 is a “giant scarecrow” for immigrant labor, and the result has been hundreds of millions in lost crops.

Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Greg Asbed and Sean Sellers

A New Kind of Southern Strategy

A New Kind of Southern Strategy A New Kind of Southern Strategy

The threat of Arizona-style laws has strengthened pro-immigrant coalitions in unlikely places.

Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Susan Eaton

Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts

Yesterday, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law.

Aug 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Micah Uetricht

HALTing the DREAM HALTing the DREAM

Rarely do two bills on the same issue appear in Congress with such diametrically opposed names and policy goals as the DREAM and HALT Acts.  

Aug 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Zachary Newkirk

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