Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater
The interactive La Ruta dramatizes an experience that many immigrants know too well—and senators could learn from.
Apr 30, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests
The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.
Apr 29, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
No, Chuck Grassley, the Tsarnaev Brothers Were Not in the Shadows No, Chuck Grassley, the Tsarnaev Brothers Were Not in the Shadows
After Boston, are the Senate Judiciary Hearings on immigration actually helping us get closer to reform?
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Why New York Is Still the Capital of Immigrant America Why New York Is Still the Capital of Immigrant America
As the country charts a new course on immigration, New York remains a beacon of hope.
Apr 19, 2013 / Ghita Schwarz
A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!) A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!)
Council members are working on an agenda that includes labor organizing, public transportation and giving legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections.
Apr 18, 2013 / Brad Lander
The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point
As change nips at the edges of the Bronx, the borough’s iconic auto-glass workers continue their daily street-dance.
Apr 17, 2013 / Charles Rice-González
The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill
Legal permanent residency and eventual citizenship will be conditional on expanded border security—including the use of drones.
Apr 17, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem Israel’s Land Grab in East Jerusalem
Decades of Jewish settlement and Arab dispossession have radically changed the demographic makeup of this Palestinian capital.
Apr 17, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller
Undocumented Youth Infiltrates Another Immigrant Detention Center Undocumented Youth Infiltrates Another Immigrant Detention Center
Twenty-seven-year-old Claudia Muñoz checked into a Michigan facility—to fight for the release of those being unfairly held.
Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform
A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...
Apr 15, 2013 / OpinionNation / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine