With increasing Latino activism, once-Republican Arizona is becoming contested terrain, though registration still lags. Will this be the year?
Immigration
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Is This the Year of the Latino Voter?
Latinos have had some of the lowest voter turnout rates, but this November—with unprecedented mobilization campaigns and the specter of a Trump presidency—may be different.
Posted inWorking in America
Supreme Court Offers Undocumented Workers No Relief from Fear and Danger
The Court’s deadlock on DAPA puts many promising organizing efforts in jeopardy.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
What Next for Obama’s Immigration Action?
Even after the Supreme Court failed to overturn an anti-immigrant ruling, the president still has options.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Abuses on the Border
Donald Trump says he plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but civil liberties advocates say the border is already over-policed, with reports of abuses and even fatal shootings in Southwestern communities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Republicans Haven’t Stopped Digging Their Hole with Latino Voters
Remember the Etch A Sketch? It’s going to be awfully hard to shake up in the fall.
Posted inEducation in America
North Carolina Educators Fight Deportations of Central American Students
Teachers across the state are uniting in their call to end the raids, which have disrupted the education of immigrant students.
Posted inEducation in America
North Carolina Educators Fight Deportations of Central American Students
Teachers across the state are uniting in their call to end the raids, which have disrupted the education of immigrant students.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Will Britain Quit the European Union?
Whether the UK leaves the EU has less to do with turmoil in Europe, and more to do with British politics.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Beyond Deportation: Fixing a Broken Immigration System
The Obama administration’s self-contradictory stance on deportation perpetuates a long tradition of U.S. immigration policies that ignore the root causes of migration.
