Want to Thank Someone for Obama's Immigration Move? Thank Marco Rubio
June 15, 2012 The Florida senator has been a leader in pushing the GOP toward a more open stance, and pioneered the plan the president announced today. Alexandra StarrJune 15, 2012The administration's...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: An Immigration Order and Video Game Mandate
Alexandra Starr talks about how President Obama's new immigration executive order could impact U.S. competitiveness - and the Latino vote. Dana Goldstein explores a counter intuitive way to get more...
View ArticleNation of Immigrants
June 25, 2012Steve CollJune 25, 2012On August 31, 1962, a sixty-three-year-old Cuban citizen named Pedro Víctor García boarded a Pan American Airways flight to Miami without a valid visa. After he...
View ArticleNew Wave of Immigrants — A New Target Too?
June 25, 2012 Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. This means envy and resentment may follow. Gregory RodriguezJune 25, 2012It's official!...
View ArticleA Changing National Mood on Immigration?
June 26, 2012Tamar JacobyJune 26, 2012The judicial equivalent of white smoke has risen: The Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision rejecting most of Arizona's controversial immigration policing...
View ArticleImmigration After the SB 1070 Ruling
June 26, 2012 Will states follow Arizona as far as the Supreme Court allows, or is anti-immigration fervor waning? Tamar JacobyJune 26, 2012The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a step back from...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: The Politics of Mormonism and Wonder Women
Noam Scheiber and Liza Mundy discuss Anne Marie Slaughter's controversial Atlantic magazine cover story, "Why Women Still Can't Have it All", and explore facets of presumptive Republican presidential...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Who Decides: Free Speech and Voter's Rights
Rebecca MacKinnon explains free speech on the Internet in light of Google's decision to block access to the anti-Islamic video. Len Downie and young journalists from News21 discuss their in-depth...
View ArticleRomney Crosses the Immigration Divide
September 22, 2012 In a recent speech to L.A.'s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he unequivocally repudiated the party's restrictionist wing. Tamar JacobySeptember 22, 2012Polls show President Obama way...
View ArticleEnd of the Exit Visa in Cuba?
October 16, 2012 Cubans have long been unable to travel freely, but the government has lifted the restriction on exit visa in some cases. It's a major step forward for the country and its people,...
View ArticleWhere Karl Rove Was Right
November 9, 2012 Republicans Will Suffer For Leaving Latino Voters Out of the Big Tent. But the GOP Defeat Had To Do With More Than Just Immigration Policy. Gregory RodriguezNovember 9, 2012Give Karl...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: The Lame Duck Session
Marc Goldwein and Tamar Jacoby discuss two political issues that are gaining traction in the lame duck session: avoiding the fiscal cliff and tackling immigration reform. Konstantin Kakaes hosts.
View ArticleKey to Immigration Reform: Worker Visas
January 28, 2013Tamar JacobyJanuary 28, 2013Comprehensive immigration reform. Suddenly the phrase is on everyone's lips. From President Barack Obama to rising Republican star Sen. Marco Rubio to...
View ArticleLuis Reyes: Entrepreneur as Revolutionary
October 30, 2012 Thirty years ago, an illegal immigrant faced a choice: Become a guerrilla soldier in El Salvador or join the entrepreneurial revolution in the U.S. He stayed. Alexandra StarrOctober...
View ArticleCrossing the Line: Chronicling Mexico's Drug War
January 28, 2013Louie PaluJanuary 28, 2013It was the killings that initially drew me to the idea of exploring the U.S.-Mexico border. According to government figures, there were 47,515 drug-related...
View ArticleRodriguez: Reform For People or For Politics?
February 18, 2013 The marches for immigration reform are gone. And so is the multiplicity of voices and faces. Gregory RodriguezFebruary 18, 2013In 2006, the last time Congress took a serious look at...
View ArticleFinancial Inclusion and Access within the Latino Immigrant Community
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hosted an event today to release “Latino Financial Access and Inclusion," a new report that examines the relationship between comprehensive immigration reform and...
View ArticleImmigration Reform: It's Alive!
July 18, 2013Tamar JacobyJuly 18, 2013URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-jacoby-immigration-house-20130718,0,1465953.story
View ArticleImmigration Program Fails To Attract Eligible Applicants
August 1, 2013Alexandra StarrAugust 1, 2013URL: http://www.npr.org/2013/07/31/205125528/immigration-program-fails-to-attract-eligible-applicants
View ArticleHow Obama Can Win GOP Trust on Immigration
August 14, 2013Tamar JacobyAugust 14, 2013URL: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/14/opinion/jacoby-immigration-appointment/index.html?iref=allsearch
View Article
