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Immigration Law and Disorder

by Michelle Chen on May 3 2010, 12:00PM

Cops around the country warn that they can’t control crime if they’ve got to hunt civil visa violations, too.

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The Rightward Drift of Immigration Reform

by Seth Freed Wessler on April 30 2010, 12:00PM

Harry Reid’s bill makes a bad framework worse. And it still won’t move.

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The Criminal Flaw in Obama’s
Immigration Vision

by Seth Freed Wessler on March 18 2010, 12:00PM

The White House says reform is coming soon. But real change demands Washington think much differently about how and why we’re deporting a record-high number of immigrants.

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Embracing My Undocumented
Immigrant Identity

by Alberto Ledesma on February 5 2010, 12:00PM

One Latino reflects on how he overcame his fears to find that the best use of his citizenship today is to speak against anti-immigrant attacks.

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Hutto Closes: What’s Next?

by Leticia Miranda on October 29 2009, 12:00PM

Families are being shipped from the notorious Texas immigration detention center to a Pennsylvania facility.

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Homeland Security Pushes for Pass ID

by Leticia Miranda on September 29 2009, 12:00PM

Immigrant rights advocates say it’s no better than Real ID.

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Punishing Youth with Deportation

by Sara Campos on September 23 2009, 12:00PM

A San Francisco policy punishes already vulnerable immigrant students for life.

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The African Diaspora Dialogues

by Leticia Miranda on August 5 2009, 12:00PM

A new group tries to bridge the gap between Blacks born here and those arriving from Africa.

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Somali Americans Under Media Siege

by Michelle Chen on July 15 2009, 12:00PM

National headlines fall short of identifying how youth are marginalized in the United States.

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Last-Minute Lawmaking

by Leticia Miranda on May 6 2009, 12:00PM

The Bush administration bashed immigrants until the end.

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Joe Arpaio’s Newest Victim

by Valeria Fernández on April 30 2009, 12:00PM

Maria Garcia had her arm broken in the Arizona sheriff’s jails. Now, other imprisoned immigrant women issue pleas for help.

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The State of Immigrant U.S.A.

by Daisy Hernandez on April 10 2009, 12:00PM

We map the country’s sanctuary cities, bans on driver’s licenses and where cops act as ICE officials.

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The War on Terror Fuels Racial Bullying

by Julianne Hing on March 17 2009, 12:00PM

Community advocates demand policy changes as Sikh kids face more violence.

Topics: Schools & Youth

The Crime? Humanitarian Aid

The Crime? Humanitarian Aid

by Julianne Hing on March 2 2009, 12:00PM

An activist is charged with littering after leaving water for immigrants.

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Q&A: Erik Camayd Freixas

by Julianne Hing on January 6 2009, 12:00PM

The federal court interpreter gives an insider’s account of the justice system after one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history.

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Trans and Christian, Living in Legal Limbo

by Celina De León on November 24 2008, 12:00PM

A Pakistani man struggles for religious asylum.

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After the Raids

by Valeria Fernández on September 4 2008, 12:00PM

Families in a Colorado town struggle to rebuild their lives in an immigration limbo.

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The Accidental American

by Rinku Sen on September 4 2008, 12:00PM

Sept. 11 was a collective trauma. For immigrants like Mamdouh, it also shifted their politics.

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Moms Under House Arrest

by Daisy Hernandez on August 8 2008, 12:00PM

Irma is now one of 40 mothers in Postville, Iowa, raising their families under house arrest.

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Rants & Raves

by Julianne Hing on July 1 2008, 12:00PM

Reading between the headlines.

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