Jul 27 Column: America once excelled at immigrant integration. Here's the way back. By Janet Murguia On an issue that we have heard about constantly – immigration – the discussion has been disappointingly limited to extreme proposals -- on one hand, the wall and on the other, a promise of comprehensive immigration reform. That is why… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 8:13 Can Republicans find compromise on immigration reform? By PBS News Hour Immigration is a central tenant of Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda and a topic of major division among Republicans. Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill get two views from Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., and Daniel Garza of the LIBRE Initiative. Continue watching
Jul 04 Immigration stands as Obama's most glaring failure By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's inability to overhaul the nation's immigration system will stand as the most glaring failure in his effort to enact a vision of social change. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:28 Taking on the plight of refugees — and the misperceptions By PBS News Hour Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, says the tens of millions of refugees around the world should be embraced, not feared. But she also said it’s important for screening systems to be in place. She notes that more… Continue watching
Jun 26 What do the Brexit 'leave' voters and Trump supporters have in common? By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world, the same kind of feeling that Donald Trump rode to become the presumptive… Continue reading
Jun 25 Why the Brexit vote may not predict the U.S. presidential election By Nicholas Riccardi and Bill Barrow, Associated Press A look at some of the essential differences, and important similarities, between Brexit and the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 11:07 Shields and Brooks on voter disenchantment across the globe By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what Brexit might suggest about the upcoming presidential election, how frustrations with low-paying jobs and expensive education are influencing… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:28 What motivations led British voters to choose Brexit? By PBS News Hour Thursday’s Brexit vote was largely a victory for right-wing British politics. But both “Leave” and “Remain” supporters had a plethora of political and emotional motivations. For a closer look at what drove the British majority to decide to exit the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 6:15 Busy day at SCOTUS yields support for affirmative action, roadblock for executive orders By PBS News Hour The reduced Supreme Court weighed in on two politically charged cases Thursday. Justices confirmed the constitutionality of a college affirmative action program, but deadlocked on President Obama’s executive action protecting millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation -- thus nullifying the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Obama uses immigration ruling to blame GOP By Associated Press President Barack Obama is using the deadlocked Supreme Court opinion on his immigration actions to hammer Republicans for refusing to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Continue reading