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Immigration Archive

Archives for September 2014

Immigration
Here’s what Obama can do without Congress on immigrationHere’s what Obama can do without Congress on immigration
Immigration

The who, what, when, and how of Obama’s planned big move

Immigration
Border Patrol turned in an agent for punching a teenager. That’s a huge deal.Border Patrol turned in an agent for punching a teenager. That’s a huge deal.
Immigration

Why this is such a good sign for Border Patrol reform

By Dara Lind
Immigration
The fatal flaw in Obama’s plan to let unauthorized immigrants into the militaryThe fatal flaw in Obama’s plan to let unauthorized immigrants into the military
Immigration

The new program might help a few dozen immigrants — but there’s a catch that could disqualify them.

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Can Border Patrol be fixed?Can Border Patrol be fixed?
Immigration

The US’ top border official wants to end the agency’s shoot-first era

By Dara Lind
Syria
Syria’s civil war created 2.5 million refugees last year — the US let in 36Syria’s civil war created 2.5 million refugees last year — the US let in 36
Syria

Neighboring countries are struggling to house them in nightmarish refugee camps

By Dara Lind
Immigration
By Ted Cruz’s logic, Obama fixed the child migrant crisis by promising amnestyBy Ted Cruz’s logic, Obama fixed the child migrant crisis by promising amnesty
Immigration

We made him a chart to illustrate it!

By Dara Lind
Explainers
The child migrant crisis seems to be over. What happened?The child migrant crisis seems to be over. What happened?
Explainers

The US is no longer being overwhelmed by children and families from Central America. Does that mean it’s solved the problem?

By Dara Lind
Immigration
The most dangerous border crossing on Earth just claimed another 500 victimsThe most dangerous border crossing on Earth just claimed another 500 victims
Immigration

Smugglers deliberately sank a ship in the Mediterranean to avoid detection

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Immigrants aren’t stealing your jobsImmigrants aren’t stealing your jobs
Immigration

It’s almost as if the core concern around immigration isn’t really wages for low-skill native-born workers at all.

By Ezra Klein
Immigration
Watch Hillary Clinton give the wrong answer to angry immigration advocatesWatch Hillary Clinton give the wrong answer to angry immigration advocates
Immigration

Advocates don’t trust Democrats right now — but Clinton thinks they can fix that by electing more of them

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Major League Baseball’s human-trafficking problemMajor League Baseball’s human-trafficking problem
Immigration

Cuban baseball players are getting kidnapped and extorted on their way to the US

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Report: deportations way down during Obama’s second termReport: deportations way down during Obama’s second term
Immigration

New stats say 23 percent fewer immigrants are getting deported than in 2012. Here’s why that might be happening — and how much to trust the stats

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Immigration advocates are devastated. And they want Democrats to feel their pain.Immigration advocates are devastated. And they want Democrats to feel their pain.
Immigration

After Obama delayed executive action to protect immigrants from deportation, advocates feel the party is taking them for granted

By Dara Lind
Immigration
Senate Democrats are in retreat on immigrationSenate Democrats are in retreat on immigration
Immigration

Even some blue-state liberals no longer want Obama to take executive action.

By Andrew Prokop
How Barack Obama is expanding presidential power
Features

Obama’s controversial uses of executive power cluster around one main theme: waiving, modifying, or refusing to enforce key provisions in laws dealing with domestic policy.

By Andrew Prokop