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Immigration

How Do We Define American? Jose Vargas, Symbol of Undocumented Immigrant Struggle, Detained in Texas
Vargas recently traveled to the Texas border to document the crisis of thousands of migrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.

The US’s “Rutterless” Immigration and Border Policies
In order to forge a more accurate rutter for immigration and border policies, political and military leaders, news pundits, talk-show hosts, even US citizens, will themselves have to travel …

Border Wars in the Homeland: “Stop Stepping on the Pictures“
The usual rights meant to protect Americans from unreasonable search and seizure and unwarranted interrogation are up for grabs.

“We Should Be Protecting Children”: Rep. Gutierrez Supports Funds for Humanitarian Crisis at Border
President Obama has called for close to $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the US-Mexico border where more than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been detained since …

Security, Refugees and Profit at the US Border
As record numbers of child migrants from Central America arrive at the US-Mexico border, journalist Todd Miller says the crisis should be a treated as a refugee issue, not …

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LA Residents Denounce the Deportation of Migrant Youth
These are children the Obama administration are deporting u2013 children who have learned that talk of American compassion was just a rumor.

Is It Time for Unilateral Action on Immigration?
Can the President act alone to make the changes the system needs, or will protesters fighting against immigration make the situation too volatile for anyone - Congress or the …

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Today’s “Righteous” Defenders of Refugees in Germany
The real fear is of human solidarity.

Newspaper Comment Sections Become Cordoned-Off Hate Crime Scenes
The unexpected new locations for hate crime scenes in the 21st century appear to be the comments sections of the nation's leading newspapers, where calls to violence have become …

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Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
Last month New York City lawmakers approved $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.