immigration reform
A Train Derailment Stranded Mexican Migrants Who Were Trying to Make It to America
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US Government Tries Deporting Migrants from Texas to California, but Fails
As migrants cross the US-Mexico border in record numbers, the government has begun shuttling them from Texas to other processing facilities.
Undocumented Immigrant Remains Found in South Texas ‘Mass Graves’
Bodies and bones were found in trash bags and shopping bags, with many piled on top of one another or even placed within the same bag.
Why an Undocumented Immigrant Outed Himself Twice
For the first 13 years of his career as a journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas did his best to avoid two topics: immigration and himself. That trajectory flipped in 2011.
Anti-Deportation Rallies Flare up Across the Country
Immigration advocates across the country took to the streets in yet another effort to halt deportations and pass reform.
Whatever Happened to Immigration Reform?
While a reform bill languishes in Congress, the continued deportation of undocumented immigrants has incited protests calling for a freeze.
The Sad State of the State of the Union
In the world of the constant campaign, the State of the Union is just a blip, an applause-filled ritual that ends with politicians denouncing each other and everyone going back to business as usual.
Well, That Was Stupid: The Shutdown “Crisis” Is Over
Around noon today, it became increasingly clear that the manufactured crisis that was the government shutdown is going to end the way everyone knew it would, with the Republican position collapsing.
The Do-Nothing Congress Has to Do Everything at Once
The most inefficient Congress in history will soon have to vote on Syria, solve two budget crises, avoid a government shutdown, and figure out a deal to renew farm subsidies and the food stamp program.