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 / 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 / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine
Immigration Reform: Good for Immigrant Women, Good for American Feminism Immigration Reform: Good for Immigrant Women, Good for American Feminism
Two-thirds of immigrants to America are women and children. But current immigration policy and past reform proposals are, as the author calls it, "sexclusionary."
Apr 9, 2013 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
A Music Video Without Papers A Music Video Without Papers
If living through the reality of immigrant raids and detention seems difficult, try depicting it with cameras rolling.
Apr 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado
The Minutemen and the Mainstream Media The Minutemen and the Mainstream Media
A new book argues that the media failed to grasp the frightening extremism of the anti-immigrant border patrols of a few years ago—and wraps it in a thrilling true-crime tale...
Apr 3, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too
The leading Democrat working to unveil a comprehensive immigration reform bill is getting his campaign money from the private detention industry.
Apr 3, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square
Undocumented youth are taking to public and online spaces to represent themselves—in some cases, without the support of important allies.
Mar 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers
We do know that a comprehensive immigration reform bill will soon surface. The trouble is, we don’t know what it will contain.
Mar 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado
A Day in Immigration Court A Day in Immigration Court
Undocumented immigrant activists have protested on the street and infiltrated detention centers. Their next stop? Courtrooms.
Mar 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado
McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike
Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, workers are coming out about immigrant injustice.
Mar 6, 2013 / Josh Eidelson