Jan 25 Watch 8:20 What do Trump's new orders on immigration really do? By PBS News Hour President Trump is tackling one of his election promises by ordering a border wall and cracking down on illegal immigration by stripping funding from “sanctuary cities” and ending a policy of releasing undocumented immigrants. Judy Woodruff gets views on what… Continue watching
Jan 25 Restaurants nationwide seek 'sanctuary' status for immigrant employees By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Dozens of restaurants from New York to Ann Arbor, Michigan are hoping the designation will help protect employees in an immigrant-heavy industry . Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Congress certifies election of Donald Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the election of Donald Trump was certified when Congress tallied the Electoral College votes. Vice President Biden presided as a number of House Democrats objected, but none had the support of a senator, which the… Continue watching
Jan 06 Trump on border wall: Mexico will pay us back for 'sake of speed' By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's tweet came as top aides consider a plan to ask Congress to ensure money is available in U.S. coffers for the wall, but to rely on existing law that already authorizes fencing and other technology along the… Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump may pursue border wall promise without new legislation By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Under the evolving plan, the Trump administration would rely on existing legislation authorizing fencing and other technology along the southern border. Continue reading
Dec 24 As Obama accomplished policy goals, Democrats floundered By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In boasting about his tenure in the White House, President Barack Obama often cites numbers like these: 15 million new jobs, a 4.9 percent unemployment rate and 74 months of consecutive job growth. There's one number you will… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:28 Tijuana welcomes Haitian immigrants stuck at U.S.-Mexico border By PBS News Hour In the wake of late September’s Hurricane Matthew, Haitians are increasingly desperate to reach the United States, which has recently reinstated deportations to Haiti for the first time since 2010's earthquake. But residents of Tijuana, Mexico, are showing an unusual… Continue watching
Dec 20 Can a poem make the world a better place by documenting the darknesses around us? By Mary Jo Brooks Daniel Borzutzky's newest poetry collection, “The Performance of Becoming Human” feature themes of economic and political dysfunction. The collection was recently awarded the National Book Award for poetry. Continue reading
Dec 17 Controversy over 'sanctuary' campuses is misleading, legal analysts say By Sophie Quinton, Stateline Although the sanctuary campus movement is based on small policy tweaks, the term “sanctuary” is politically controversial. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch The rise of the Five Star Movement, Italy's 'rejectionist' party By PBS News Hour The Five Star Movement, Italy’s fastest growing political party, is fully anti-establishment. Started by a foul-mouthed comedian named Beppe Grillo, the group believes the government has been overtaken by corruption and that immigration is to blame for the fact that… Continue watching