Jan 19 Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. Continue reading
Jan 12 New surge of familes from Central America prompted immigration raids By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A spike in families and children arriving at the U.S. southern border from Central America has prompted fears of another border crisis like the one that dominated national news during the summer of 2014. That could roil an… Continue reading
Jan 07 Democrats furious over Obama administration deportations By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats confronted White House officials on Thursday over holiday-season raids seeking Central American immigrants for deportation, accusing the administration of spreading terror through immigrant communities. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 8:41 Young returnees start over in Mexico after growing up in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Even before recent raids by the Department of Homeland Security, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been deported annually. And those who grew up in the U.S. have found themselves living in what feels like a foreign country. Special… Continue watching
Dec 29 How living as an undocumented immigrant inspired musician Diana Gameros By Kelly Whalen Her music is rooted in her own coming-of-age story as an undocumented immigrant in America. Continue reading
Dec 22 More than 1 million migrants arrived in Europe this year By Gretchen Frazee More than one million migrants have entered Europe this year, marking the largest wave of immigration into the continent since World War II. Continue reading
Dec 18 Majority of Americans favor path to citizenship By Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More Americans favor than oppose a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are living in the United States illegally, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Continue reading
Dec 17 Poll says most Americans favor a path to citizenship By Laurie Kellman, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Republicans say they like the GOP candidates' tough talk on immigration, but most don't consider tough policy plans on migrants in the U.S. a decisive factor in their vote for president. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch What did GOP candidates get wrong in debate on national security? By PBS News Hour At the debate Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Republican presidential candidates competed to prove who would be best prepared as commander in chief to keep the country safe. Angie Holan of PolitiFact joins Gwen Ifill to examine some of the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:30 Humans of New York gives U.S.-bound refugees a voice By PBS News Hour Brandon Stanton stops random people on the street, takes their photo and learns what about their personal stories makes them unique. He's the photographer behind Humans of New York, a blog and social media feeds seen by millions. Lately Stanton… Continue watching