How Two Philadelphia Chefs Are Pushing for Immigration Reform — Starting in the Kitchen
Husband-and-wife team Cristina Martinez and Ben Miller are moving beyond barbacoa to fight for the undocumented workers in kitchens across the city.
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Murder at the Border
In a rare ruling, Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz has been indicted for the murder of Jose Antonio…
Calling a Place a Sanctuary City Won’t Lead to More Crime
The designation, meant to help legally protect undocumented immigrants, may encourage Latino political participation.
Donald Trump’s Giant Wall Could Mean More Undocumented Immigration
Border enforcement changes where migrants cross into the U.S., but not whether they cross. By Lisa Wade A…
Donald Trump Has It Backwards: U.S. Drug Culture Corrupts Immigrants
A new study finds that, even in towns along major drug trafficking routes, immigrants use illicit drugs at lower rates than the general U.S. population.
Pobre México
The millions of Mexicans who have evaded the legal immigration system work dangerous and dirty jobs for a fraction of American wages—and that's a national disgrace. But the end of cheap, vulnerable immigrant labor is near.
Four Visuals That Explain the Rise of Undocumented Immigrants to the United States
Immigration has become a state issue, and different states handle it very differently.
What Will Immigration Laws Actually Do?
Laws aimed at undocumented immigrants have wide-ranging effects on everybody, regardless of documentation status.
Debunking the GOP Candidates’ Anti-Immigration Stance
It’s built on lies and paranoia—let’s debunk the Republicans’ three central immigration myths.
Why Donald Trump’s Border Wall Doesn’t Make Any Sense
It would be astronomically expensive, environmentally destructive, and comically ineffective.