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
With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South
Polluters in the Northern Hemisphere have long exploited the resources of countries in the South, which will now feel the effects of environmental catastrophe more accutely.
Mar 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform
All the rhetoric surrounding immigration reform tends to obscure some basic facts.
Feb 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado and Francis Reynolds
What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry
Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement
Keep these facts in mind the next time you read anything about immigration.
Feb 20, 2013 / Aura Bogado