Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms? Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?
Becky Tallent’s piecemeal approach to immigration reform may appeal to congressmen, but will it ever appeal to voters?
Dec 10, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
America’s HIV epidemic is concentrated and most deadly in the Southern states, but two policies could have a profound effect on the illness.
Dec 6, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers
A new study shows that neither country is meeting international standards.
Dec 3, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security? Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?
The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.
Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry
Private prison companies like the Corrections Corporation of America already make millions locking up immigrants.
Nov 8, 2013 / NationAction
Border Patrol Will Continue Using Lethal Force on Rock-Throwers Border Patrol Will Continue Using Lethal Force on Rock-Throwers
A decision by US Border Patrol this week “effectively gives a license to kill Latinos on both sides of the border,” according to activists.
Nov 6, 2013 / George Zornick
VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison
It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.
Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon
Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity Criminalizing Immigrants Shouldn’t Be a Business Opportunity
But the private prison company GEO Group is making huge profits locking up immigrants who are often guilty only of the crime of being undocumented.
Oct 23, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon
Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants Meet the Company That Makes Huge Profits From Locking Up Immigrants
The SAFE Act would turn millions of undocumented immigrants into criminals overnight, a windfall for the private prison industry.
Oct 22, 2013 / NationAction
Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas
Two states want to create a two-tiered voting system reminiscent of the Jim Crow South.
Oct 15, 2013 / Ari Berman