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Immigration Archive

Archives for May 2014

Immigration
#1 employer of unauthorized immigrants? The feds#1 employer of unauthorized immigrants? The feds
Immigration

A New York Times investigation reveals that tens of thousands of immigrants — legal and unauthorized alike — are being put to work in detention centers for $1 a day. But why are so many immigrants in detention for years to begin with?

By Dara Lind
Explainers
The US prosecutes immigrants Obama said he’d helpThe US prosecutes immigrants Obama said he’d help
Explainers

The Obama administration says they want to protect immigrants from deportation who don’t have criminal records. So why are thousands of immigrants getting prosecuted in federal court for reentering the US illegally?

By Dara Lind

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