Immigration

How Super-PACs Could Fuel the War Over the GOP's Future

Rebuilding a party takes money. The super-PACs have it.

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| Wed Nov. 21, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Welcome to America's 10 Worst Immigration Detention Centers (Map)

Problems include really long waits for medical care, rotten food, and no access to sunlight or fresh air.

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| Thu Nov. 15, 2012 2:03 PM PST

"This American Life," en Español

Novelist Daniel Alarcón on his new Spanish-language podcast, and how writing is like hunting.

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Post-Shellacking, Republicans Begin to Shift On Immigration

Is immigration reform possible in Obama's second term?

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| Fri Nov. 9, 2012 8:00 AM PST

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Maryland Dreamers Score Latest Immigrant Victory

With the passage of Maryland's Question 4, now 14 states offer in-state tuition to undocumented college students.

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| Thu Nov. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Adios Arpaio

Inside Sheriff Joe's Weird, Wild Reelection Race

The bizarre election to take down America's most infamous sheriff, featuring a special guest appearance by Steven Seagal.

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| Thu Nov. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Jim Matheson

Rep. Jim Matheson: Endangered Species

He's Utah's lone Democrat and part of a dwindling band of conservative Blue Dogs. Republicans are targeting him for extinction.

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Are the Polls Undercounting Latino Obama Backers?

Evidence from the 2010 elections suggests pollsters may be ignoring Spanish-speaking Latinos—potentially making Colorado and Nevada safer bets for Obama than they appear.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Meet the US Army's Soldier of the Year, a Nepalese Immigrant

Looking at Uncle Sam's finest, conservatives might want to give that DREAM Act another shot.

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| Tue Oct. 23, 2012 1:05 PM PDT

No, Obama Isn't Just Deporting "Gang Bangers"

The president gave a misleading description of his deportation policy in Tuesday night's debate.

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| Wed Oct. 17, 2012 9:20 AM PDT

Romney Says He Won't Deport DREAMers…Immediately

After months of silence, the GOP candidate weighs in on the president's plan to let young immigrants brought to the country as children remain in America.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 7:19 AM PDT
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GOP Rising Star Mia Love: "Anchor Baby"? (Updated)

The Haitian-American House candidate has embraced harsh immigration policies, but she once described herself as her "family's ticket to America."

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 2:42 PM PDT

Mia Love May Have Been Her Parents' "Ticket to America" After All

The GOP rising star may have helped her parents stay in the US by being born here, and her parents may not have always been the "legal" immigrants she claims they were.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 2:42 PM PDT
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Why This Man Won't Be the Next Nader

Meet Virgil Goode, the Koran-bashing, puppy-loving Virginian whose campaign was supposed to cost Mitt Romney the election.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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GOP Star Mia Love Fires Back at "Anchor Baby" Story

The Utah Republican candidate responds to a Mother Jones story about her family's immigration tale, raising new questions.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

Kris Kobach Tells Mitt Romney How It's Going to be on Immigration

When it comes to immigration policy, the nativist right is in the driver's seat.

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| Thu Aug. 23, 2012 1:05 PM PDT

Everything You've Heard About Failing Schools Is Wrong

Using test scores to evaluate teachers—the main issue in the Chicago strike—is deeply problematic, as I found out in a year of immersion in an inner-city high school.

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| Wed Aug. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Florida Voter Purge

More Voter Shenanigans in Florida?

The Department of Homeland Security cooperates with Gov. Rick Scott's scheme to go after "noncitizen" voters.

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| Wed Jul. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Like Obama, George W. Bush Let Illegal Immigrants Stay and Work

Conservatives excoriated the president for supposedly abusing his power by protecting some illegal immigrants from deportation. But Bush did the same thing.

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| Fri Jul. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Romney Hasn't Been Consistent on "Amnesty" For Unauthorized Immigrants

The GOP presidential candidate has changed his position on immigration before. Will he do it again?

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 8:45 AM PDT