immigration reform

Disorder on the Border: Texas Takes On the Constitution

Ari Paul / FAIR Jan 30, 2024 Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are priming the pump for a constitutional crisis over immigration and the mainstream media isn't paying attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Poetry in Motion (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 15, 2019 Now the Trump crew is rewriting the Statue of Liberty’s poem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Vows Action After Shootings but Gives Few Details

ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2019 The president has suggested a new bill could be paired with immigration reform without explaining how or why the two issues are related. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Policy Changes on Asylum Penalize Those Who Followed the Rules

Dara Lind / ProPublica Jul 23, 2019 Migrants hoping for U.S. protection have been waiting in Mexico for months, as the U.S. allows fewer than ever to enter. Then it changes the rules entirely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Thousands of Children Will Be Made Homeless Under Trump’s New Plan

Rose Ramirez and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Jul 17, 2019 A proposed rule would strip housing benefits from U.S. citizens if they’re found to have family members with the "wrong" immigration status. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pence Blames Democrats for Migrant Detention Horrors

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Jul 14, 2019 During a visit to the border, the vice president says overcrowding in camps used to imprison migrants is the fault of Democrats in Congress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Migrant Detention Inc. (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jul 11, 2019 The New York Times reports that “agents have expressed apprehensions about arresting babies.” I should hope so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands of U.S. Citizens Have Been Mistakenly Detained or Deported

Cassandra Burke Robertson and Irina D. Manta / The Conversation Jul 8, 2019 Between 2007 and 2015, more than 1,500 Americans spent time in immigration detention before the government acknowledged its mistake. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Lies Destroy Immigrants’ Lives

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 28, 2019 The harrowing headlines about people killed trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border tell only one part of the complex story on the ground. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress Is Funding the Destruction of Kids’ Lives

Kenia Alcocer / OtherWords Jun 26, 2019 Instead of funding an immoral immigration policy, legislators could shift priorities to help millions of families lead better lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Shocking Parallels Between 1919 and 2019

Arnold R. Isaacs / TomDispatch Apr 17, 2019 Reading about America a century ago offers an eerie sense of decades melting away and past and present blurring together. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Bernie Has to Do Better Than This

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 The democratic socialist maintains the United States cannot afford to open its doors to the global poor. He’s wrong—offensively so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )