The president has a new opportunity for immigration reform, old business to finish on health care, and fateful decisions to make about energy and climate.
Immigration
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SCOTUS in 2012: It Coulda Been Worse
The Court handed progressives a major victory by upholding the ACA, but next year there might be a lot less to celebrate.
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What Happens to a DREAM Deferred?
At first, it looked like 2012 would be another terrible year for immigration reform advocates. Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential primary by adopting a xenophobic, right-wing platform, advocating for policies against immigrants so terrible they led to self-deportation. Meanwhile Barack Obama continued to deport undocumented workers at an unprecedented pace-he’s sent 1.4 million people […]
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Refuge Beyond Reach
Australia’s debate on asylum seekers shows how easy it is for politicians to appeal to fear of invading hordes.
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What’s Next for Immigration Reform?
The Prospect speaks with the National Council of La Raza about what Latinos expect from the president.
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How to Talk about a Changing America
Persuading people who are unsettled and fearful
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The Future of the White Man’s Party
For a glimpse of where the GOP is headed, look to California, where Latinos, Asians, and young people just elected Democratic supermajorities to the state legislature.
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Central Florida’s Corridor of Power
The massive Puerto Rican migration into Osceola County transformed Florida politics. Will it lift President Obama to another victory in the largest battleground state?
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A Farewell to Arms, and the United States
Hector Barajas is opening up his home to serve as a safe house for deported veterans like himself, stranded in Mexico, far from the country they served.
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The Border Effect
The fence along the U.S.–Mexico boundary has helped reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, but the human and environmental toll has been enormous.