A closer look at the numbers behind current immigration policy
Immigration
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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.
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No, We Don’t Need More Immigration Enforcement
What we’re doing with immigration isn’t working. That means we need to reform the system—not pile on more of the same ineffective policies.
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Obama’s Second-Term BFD Agenda
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.
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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
