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November 9, 2017
MagazineKarla Cornejo Villavicencio, Ellen Jacob
Inhospitable
Today, immigrants threatened with deportation grapple with depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
August 28, 2017
MagazineLaura Reston, Alex Garcia
Onboard ICE Air
A look inside the massive immigration enforcement apparatus that Obama built up—and that Trump is now exploiting.
February 12, 2016
Steven Cohen
Clinton and Sanders spar over deporting immigrant children.
February 5, 2016
Steven Cohen
Colombia’s president thanks Obama on behalf of “all the people who live south of the Rio Grande.”
November 23, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Promise and Peril of Marco Rubio’s Trump Triangulation
He has unwittingly outflanked the Republican front-runner—on the right.
November 19, 2015
Steven Cohen
We need a wall immediately ... to keep Mexican immigrants from leaving.
December 29, 2014
Brian Beutler
Obama Went on the War Path in 2014 Not Just for His Legacy, But Hillary's Too
December 16, 2014
Brian Beutler
Jeb Bush Is Running for President, But Obama Has Already Destroyed His Candidacy
December 4, 2014
Brian Beutler
This Radiohead Song Perfectly Explains John Boehner's Immigration Problem
November 26, 2014
Margo Schlanger
A Civil Rights Lawyer Explains Why Obama's Immigration Order Is an Even Bigger Deal Than It Seems
November 24, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Here's What SNL's Immigration Skit Got Right—and Wrong
November 21, 2014
Brian Beutler
Did Obama Literally Shred the Constitution? A TNR Investigation.
November 20, 2014
Brian Beutler
Note to GOP: Just Because Right-Wingers Are Blind With Rage Doesn't Mean Obama's Immigration Action Is Illegal
November 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
Reagan and Bush Acted Unilaterally on Immigration, Too—for the Same Reason That Obama Will
September 8, 2014
Brian Beutler
Obama Played Politics on Immigration—And Democrats Will Pay the Price
Executive amnesty and deportation relief at the throes of Senate elections
August 13, 2014
Brian Beutler
This Letter Shows the GOP Once Sympathized With Immigrants Facing Deportation
August 12, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Liberal Fear of Obama's Executive Action Is Irrational
August 8, 2014
Brian Beutler
Why Did the Washington Post Flip Flop on Obama's Immigration Policy?
August 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Immigration Argument That Almost Nobody Mentions
Whatever President Obama does, President Cruz could undo
August 6, 2014
Brian Beutler
Claiming "Obama Is Caesar" Is Sexier Than Saying "Steve King Is Right"

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