Obama's executive order on deporting immigrants, while unfortunately temporary, makes the lives of people better. People such as Clara Cortes: I came here illegally because there were few, if any, economic opportunities in my native Mexico. I was a lawyer and a single parent who...
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For a sizable faction of Republicans with significant electoral support, Obama's immigration executive order is tantamount to race war. And they are ready take up the fight to protect the.
I guess I'm not sure the last time senators openly threatened violent revolution against a presidential policy. Maybe during the civil rights movement. Certainly upon the election of Lincoln. And.
I tend to agree with Marshall here--there is very little downside to Obama acting unilaterally on immigration. There's tons of precedent for such a move, including by St. Ronnie on immigration itself. Any subsequent president can undo such an executive action. So if the Republicans...
What happens when our unjust immigration system deports parents of children who are under 18? It's usually pretty grim. Orange is the New Black actress Diane Guerrero's story is about.
On the whole, American work has become significantly safer since the establishment of OSHA in 1970. There are two basic reasons for this. First, OSHA made American work safer. Second,.
I have to say that while, yes, marrying someone so they can get a green card probably should be technically illegal because it should be discouraged, that I have trouble seeing it as a real crime I should care much about. Moreover, I certainly don't...
The following poem is by S.M. Hill, a Swedish immigrant to Oregon, circa 1916. I take it from here. America They boast a great deal about equality, they loudly proclaim.
The California drought has not only devastated owners, but the workers who rely upon migrant farm work to survive: On July 11, Camacho was working at a health resource fair.
Alfredo Corchado has a powerful story of the plight of Central American migrants trying to move through Mexico to get to the United States. Heartbreaking stories about people we should be welcoming into the United States.
Steve King threatens that if Obama delays deporting undocumented immigrants, Republicans will impeach him. Oh please Rep. King, don't do that. Combining impeachment with your war on brown people surely.
The reasons for the wave of child immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are complex, but as Óscar Martínez correctly states, many of them are related to the United.