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Policy Archive

Archives for November 2019

Politics
ICE used a fake university to weed out student visa fraud. But the students say they were duped.ICE used a fake university to weed out student visa fraud. But the students say they were duped.
Politics

Hundreds of students were arrested for violations of their visas.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump’s policies at the border weren’t designed to keep out Mexican asylum seekers — until nowTrump’s policies at the border weren’t designed to keep out Mexican asylum seekers — until now
Politics

Mexico is now sending more migrants to the southern border than any other country.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
New Trump administration rules on sexual assault could keep survivors silentNew Trump administration rules on sexual assault could keep survivors silent
Politics

Some fear the rules, soon to be finalized, will essentially destroy the process of campus Title IX hearings.

By Anna North
A federal court just blocked Trump’s attempt to quietly cut legal immigration by up to 65%
Politics

The policy would have made the goals of immigration restrictionists a reality.

By Nicole Narea and Alex Ward
Feel-good news stories are abundant. Many are masks for societal failures.
Politics

Begging for sick days and walking 20 miles to work are not tales of inspiration. They are societal failures.

By Samantha Grasso
Politics
How a Democratic president could reduce drug prices without CongressHow a Democratic president could reduce drug prices without Congress
Politics

Two obscure laws provide an opening for a Democratic president to slash drug prices.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Stephen Miller sought to link immigrants to crime and terrorism in private emails to BreitbartStephen Miller sought to link immigrants to crime and terrorism in private emails to Breitbart
Politics

A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center provides a window into Miller’s thinking on immigration.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
South Carolina wants to ban lifesaving medical treatments for trans kidsSouth Carolina wants to ban lifesaving medical treatments for trans kids
Politics

It’s part of a bigger push around the country.

By Anna North
Politics
“I’m not going to criminalize desperation”: Julián Castro on how his immigration proposals have changed the 2020 race“I’m not going to criminalize desperation”: Julián Castro on how his immigration proposals have changed the 2020 race
Politics

Bold policy alternatives are the way to beat Trump on immigration, he says.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for menWomen suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men
Play
Future Perfect

Why women are 50 percent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack and 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash.

By Sigal Samuel
Features
How a beloved clinic for low-income women is fighting to stay alive in the Trump eraHow a beloved clinic for low-income women is fighting to stay alive in the Trump era
Features

Public Health Solutions is one of nearly 900 clinics that lost federal funding this year. Now it’s hanging by a thread.

By Anna North
Politics
Trump’s agreements in Central America are dismantling the asylum system as we know itTrump’s agreements in Central America are dismantling the asylum system as we know it
Politics

The administration has started sending migrants back to Guatemala.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
We never really got rid of the plague. 3 people in China just caught it.We never really got rid of the plague. 3 people in China just caught it.
Future Perfect

The plague is still a problem around the world — including in the US.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Google just got access to millions of medical records. Here are the pros and cons.Google just got access to millions of medical records. Here are the pros and cons.
Podcast
Technology

What Google plans to do with the records is unclear. This episode of Reset explores the potential impacts on patient privacy.

By Delia Paunescu
Politics
The Trump administration will start sending migrants back to Guatemala under a new ruleThe Trump administration will start sending migrants back to Guatemala under a new rule
Politics

The rule allows Trump’s asylum agreements in Central America to go into effect.

By Nicole Narea