Immigration Reform, But Not Health Care For Immigrants?
Leading conservative think tanks are entering a pitched battle over the fiscal costs, or benefits, of immigration reform. But…
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Seth Freed Wessler
How Immigration Reform Could Expand Incarceration of Immigrants
The House made its first formal foray into immigration reform yesterday at a lengthy Judiciary Committee hearing in which…
Nearly 205K Deportations of Parents of U.S. Citizens in Just Over Two Years
The federal government conducted more than 200,000 deportations of parents who said their children are U.S. citizens in a…
A Fast Food Nation Fights for Living Wages—Against Long Odds
Saavedra Jantuah, dressed in the light grey shirt and matching cap identical to the uniforms of the dozen or…
Obama Wins Re-Election, But Mixed Results on Ballot Initiatives
While eyes were glued to television screens waiting for word on the president, votes were still being tallied in…
Food Stamp Bashing, Race, and the Bi-Partisan Attack on the Safety-Net
It’s at first a little perplexing why Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are the only ones to talk explicitly…
Private Prison Company’s New Profit Source: Mental Health
The State of Texas may outsource management of a public psychiatric hospital to a company that’s made its fortunes…
Georgia’s Political Cudgel Against the Poor: Drug Testing
In April, Georgia’s governor signed a law to require all applicants to the state’s cash assistance program to take…
What’s Next for Arizona and “Show Me Your Papers” Laws?
The Supreme Court yesterday issued a long awaited decision on Arizona’s SB 1070, the anti-immigration law that shook that…
How ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ (Not So) Quietly Became the Center of NYC Politics
Beneath the sounds of birds and children playing in Central Park, thousands marched quietly down Manhattan’s 5th avenue on…