Features related to immigration

Barack Obama
The Polarizing Force of Presidential Leadership
April 17, 2013 | News & Notes
Immigration reform might have a better chance than gun control in the Senate because the president hasn't adopted the cause.
Mexican immigrant Roberto Garcia, center, and son Alan, left, look at wrist watches while shopping in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as well as making improvements to the legal immigration system and border security. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
How Immigration Reform Could Help Fix Our Economy
February 1, 2013 | Smart Charts
As the economy continues to show mixed signs of recovery, politicians should recast immigration reform as an economic issue.
Immigration activists hold hands in front of Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The Florida Immigrant Coalition, together with other immigrant families and community organizations, have initiated the "Di Que Si!" campaign, which translates into English "I said yes!," demanding immigration reform that creates a system that keeps families united. Activists and immigrants also asked for the suspension of deportations as lawmakers work on immigration reform, and announced they will join a national mobilization in favor of immigration reform in Washington D.C. on April 10. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
The Problem with the Senate Gang’s Immigration Reform Plan
January 30, 2013 | Connecting the Dots
One aspect of the immigration reform proposal by the Senate's "gang of eight" could make it all fall apart.
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One Good Reason for Immigration Reform
January 29, 2013 | Smart Charts
A graphic illustrates one reason why America's path to citizenship needs some improvement.
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Book Excerpt: This Is How You Lose Her
December 20, 2012 | Book Club
From the short story "Otravida, Otravez"
Ai-jen Poo
Inside the Invisible World of Domestic Work: An Interview with Ai-jen Poo
November 30, 2012 | Q&A

Ai-jen Poo describes her efforts to provide basic protections for nannies, housekeepers, home health aides, and others whose work “makes all other work possible.” Continue reading

Mickey Edwards
Achieving Bipartisanship
November 8, 2012 | Group Think
The former congressman says the public and the party leaders need to make it clear that lack of compromise — not compromise — will be punished.
Voters cast their Election Day ballots at Harrison High School in Harrison, Montana. The high school is a polling station for Harrison, Pony, Norris and other surrounding rural areas. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)
Key Ballot Initiatives: What Passed, What Didn’t?
November 7, 2012 | News & Notes

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives. Continue reading

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State Ballot Initiatives to Watch
October 26, 2012

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6. Continue reading

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Luis Alberto Urrea’s Border-Crossing Journeys
August 10, 2012

The acclaimed storyteller shares how family history and immigration politics converge in his personal and literary life. Continue reading

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