To begin fixing America’s broken system, we must be guided by both our highest values and our economic needs.
Immigration
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The Once and Future Gov
Two years into his second go-round as governor, Jerry Brown has—to the surprise of many—turned California around.
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Be Like Janet, Dammit
Like his Secretary of Homeland Security, Obama needs to make the case that our Southern border is secure if he wants to get immigration reform past Republicans.
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Darrell Issa’s Tight Spot
He may be your standard right-wing conservative, but he’s also representing a California district that is 26 percent Hispanic.
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The Real Debate over Citizenship
Immigration reform is only part of a larger conversation about what it should mean to be American.
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Citizens? They Want to Be Citizens?
House Republicans join the immigration debate.
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Can Conservatives Change How They Talk about Immigrants?
If they’re going to do so, they’ll have to fight against their own inclinations.
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The Wrong Kind of Immigration Spending
A closer look at the numbers behind current immigration policy
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Why “Make Them Learn English” Is the Key to Immigration Reform
Immigrants are going to learn anyway, but Americans’ contradictory feelings about immigration need to be addressed.
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Invisible Workers, Global Struggles
From the home to the streets, domestic workers organize to counter abusive job conditions.