Mar 17 Watch Actress, Playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil on Her Global, Local Influences Minneapolis playwright, director and actor Aditi Brennan Kapil talks about the global elements and role of immigration in her work. The story was produced by Angie Prindle of "MN Original" on Twin Cities Public Television. Continue watching
Jan 06 Judy Woodruff: Battles Brew Over the 14th Amendment While members of Congress took turns reading the Constitution out loud on the House floor Thursday -- a move initiated by the new Republican majority -- there's a serious battle just getting underway over one section of the… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Whose Version of History Is Taught? Arizona Law Bans Ethnic Studies Classes An Arizona law is going into effect Friday aimed at shutting down ethnic studies classes in Tucson's public schools, but is binding on all public schools in the state. Lucky Severson reports on the new law in a story that… Continue watching
Dec 16 Border Patrol Agent's Death in Arizona Rekindles Immigration Issue By Hari Sreenivasan With the midterm campaign season in the rear-view mirror and issue ads fading from memory, the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Southern Arizona this week shone a new light on the illegal immigrant traffic across… Continue reading
Dec 07 Supreme Court Watch: Marcia Coyle on Workplace Discrimination Case By Elizabeth Summers Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday for arguments on the scope of job discrimination protection in Thompson v. North American Stainless. We asked Coyle some questions on the case. The… Continue reading
Dec 02 NewsHour Connect: Democrats Tighten DREAM Act, Hoping to Appeal to GOP By Lauren Knapp // Pioneered by Senators Orin Hatch, R-Utah, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the DREAM Act seeks to provide a path to citizenship for people brought to the United States illegally as children. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats issued their fifth version… Continue reading
Sep 01 Flow of Illegal Immigrants to the U.S. on the Decline, Study Finds A study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that the yearly flow of illegal immigrants into the United States dropped nearly two-thirds from 2007 to 2009 from the first five years of last decade. This… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Arizona, Florida Primaries: The Effects of Immigration, Economy Primary contests in four states are set for Tuesday: Arizona, Florida, Vermont and Alaska. Hot-button issues such as immigration will be a focal point, as will spending. Gwen Ifill speaks with Susan MacManus of the University of South Florida and… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Napolitano: Immigration Issues Don't Merit Constitutional Changes A new $600 million bill will put more personnel and security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border. Jeffrey Brown talks to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about how this bill will affect security efforts already in place. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Obama Signs $600 Million Bill to Boost U.S. Border Security In the heat of the immigration reform debate, President Obama signed a $600 million bill to increase security personnel and equipment along the border. Jeffrey Brown explains the details. Continue watching