The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers) The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers)
How do we calculate the uncompensated labor of Mexican and Central American migrants?
Dec 1, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin
Obama’s Immigration Decision Is a Movement Victory Obama’s Immigration Decision Is a Movement Victory
The hard-won relief arrived only after undocumented workers and their families took huge risks to step forward and lead.
Nov 25, 2014 / Editorial / Deepak Bhargava
What Will Happen to the Immigrants Left Out of Obama’s Executive Actions? What Will Happen to the Immigrants Left Out of Obama’s Executive Actions?
Despite the important policy changes outlined by the president last night, around six million undocumented immigrants will remain “deportable.”
Nov 21, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
GOP Senator Says Obama’s Immigration Speech Could Trigger Some Kind of White Ferguson GOP Senator Says Obama’s Immigration Speech Could Trigger Some Kind of White Ferguson
Retiring Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn says Obama taking action on immigration could end in “violence” and “anarchy.”
Nov 20, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Hope and Fear Precede Obama’s Immigration Announcement Hope and Fear Precede Obama’s Immigration Announcement
Knowing that many will be left out, parents and children nervously await the executive orders the president will reveal Thursday evening.
Nov 20, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For This Mass Grave Isn’t the Mass Grave You Have Been Looking For
Mass graves are being found everywhere in Mexico, but none of them contain the missing forty-three student-activists.
Nov 17, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin
The Worst Political Calculation the Democrats Made in the Midterms? The Worst Political Calculation the Democrats Made in the Midterms?
After Obama delayed executive action and candidates ran to the right on immigration, there was a dramatic decline in Latinos’ support for Democrats all over the country.
Nov 5, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Will Rasmea Odeh Go to Prison Because of a Confession Obtained Through Torture? Will Rasmea Odeh Go to Prison Because of a Confession Obtained Through Torture?
Forty years ago, the Israeli army tortured and imprisoned her. Now she’s being forced to relive the nightmare in a US court.
Nov 4, 2014 / Charlotte Silver
Can a ‘Yelp’ for Immigrant Guestworkers Help Them Avoid Abusive Bosses? Can a ‘Yelp’ for Immigrant Guestworkers Help Them Avoid Abusive Bosses?
In the fight against labor exploitation, a new tool allows workers to be their own watchdogs.
Oct 27, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti
The country's late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong diaspora unlikely to ever return home.
Oct 23, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus