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Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro speaks at Bell Gardens High School, in Los Angeles County, on March 4th, 2019, in Bell Gardens, California.

News in Brief

Border Patrol Can Stop Most Americans in Their Own Neighborhoods. Presidential Candidate Julián Castro Wants to Change That.

For Border Patrol, the border encompasses a 100-mile zone that stretches inwards from Mexico, Canada, and every coast.

Jack Herrera

News in Brief

What Will Trump’s Immigration Proposal Mean for Undocumented Immigrants?

While the president's proposed path to legalization will give 1.8 million people a chance at citizenship, many will still be left out.

Kevin Johnson

Social Justice

What Cities Can Teach Us About Immigration Reform

As the federal government attempts to come to some agreement on immigration they could learn from America's cities.

Juliana Kerr

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) speaks at a news conference about President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program at the U.S. Capitol on September 6th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Undocumented Doctoral Candidates Dream of Immigration Reform

As the Trump administration looks to deal with democrats on immigration, DACA students at Loyola University are fighting against legislation that would harm friends and family.

Tania Karas

News in Brief

A Final Nail in the Coffin for Family Detention Centers?

Last week, a federal judge ruled that family-unit detention centers violate immigrant children's rights. The Department of Homeland Security has 90 days to reform the detention centers or release detainees.

Kate Wheeling

Education

Silicon Valley: Wealth Redistribution, One-Percent Style

The charities that keep on ... taking?

Maria Bustillos

Economics

The New Heartland: ‘We’re Like the India of the United States’

A young progressive and activist reflects on life in Bakersfield, California.

Maria Bustillos

News in Brief

Why We Keep Failing to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Startling new research suggests that conservative opposition to immigration reform may have nothing to do with what’s presented in any legislative bill, but rather how small differences in the way we think about multiculturalism can alter broad attitudes.

Eric Horowitz

News in Brief

‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate

In the furor over immigration reform in the U.S., many taking a tougher line cite the law, not the evident ethnicity of the immigrants, for their stance. But that ethnicity matters, new research suggests.

Michael Todd

Economics

Hey GOP: Mexican Immigrants Aren’t Necessarily Democrats

New research suggests Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are all over the political spectrum—and those on the right are more likely to vote.

Tom Jacobs