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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    DREAMers are at risk because of Donald Trump. Period.DREAMers are at risk because of Donald Trump. Period.
    Politics

    Trump got Congress to believe he’d be interested in making a deal. Then when they needed him most, he walked away.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    This bipartisan immigration bill could be the Senate’s last best hopeThis bipartisan immigration bill could be the Senate’s last best hope
    Immigration

    It’s a last-minute compromise that the White House is doing “everything in our power” to kill.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Every Senate immigration proposal on the table, in one simple chartEvery Senate immigration proposal on the table, in one simple chart
    Politics

    It makes clear that the disagreement is on legal immigration.

    By Dylan Scott, Dara Lind and 1 more
    Politics
    The immigration battle Donald Trump has already wonThe immigration battle Donald Trump has already won
    Politics

    Legal immigration has replaced “amnesty” as the core of the debate.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    9 questions about the Senate immigration debate you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about the Senate immigration debate you were too embarrassed to ask
    Politics

    Why it’s happening now, and what might happen next.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Exclusive: Trump’s draft plan to punish immigrants for sending US-born kids to Head StartExclusive: Trump’s draft plan to punish immigrants for sending US-born kids to Head Start
    Politics

    Or getting insured through CHIP, or getting assistance to heat their homes.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The real immigration split in Congress isn’t on policy. It’s on urgency.The real immigration split in Congress isn’t on policy. It’s on urgency.
    Politics

    With the clock ticking, there’s a flurry of activity on immigration. But is Congress really ready to buckle down?

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Senate’s immigration debate, starting next week, is really at least 7 different debatesThe Senate’s immigration debate, starting next week, is really at least 7 different debates
    Politics

    And Mitch McConnell has just wrapped the whole thing in yet another layer of confusion.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Elon Musk’s car goes into orbit (literally)Vox Sentences: Elon Musk’s car goes into orbit (literally)
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    SpaceX blasts off; Poland criminalizes the act of blaming Polish people for Holocaust complicity.

    By Ella Nilsen, Rachel Wolfe and 1 more
    Politics
    Trump chief of staff: immigrants who didn’t apply for DACA were “too lazy to get off their asses”Trump chief of staff: immigrants who didn’t apply for DACA were “too lazy to get off their asses”
    Politics

    And they should be grateful Trump is willing to legalize them.

    By Dara Lind