First Take: Illegal Immigration, Afghanistan, Dog Mania
UPDATED: Sunday, 7:00 p.m.As usually happens over the weekend, we've shifted the show around to follow the news. The U.S. military offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan ramped up significantly...
View ArticleIllegal Immigration on the Decline, Impact in Florida
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has declined by one million since 2008, with states like California, Florida, Arizona, New York and...
View ArticleIn Arizona, ICE Raids Target Human Smugglers
Yesterday, at several bus stations and other locations around Arizona, more than 800 law enforcement officials carried out the largest operation against human smuggling in ICE history. The targets were...
View ArticleNew Arizona Immigration Law Concerns Some Local Police
This weekend, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into a law a controversial bill that gives local police the power to check documentation of anyone they suspect to be an illegal immigrant. It has...
View ArticleImmigrant Farm Workers Ask Americans to Take Their Jobs... Please
It’s perhaps the most common complaint levied against illegal immigrants – they are stealing American jobs and bringing down the economy. Now, the United Farm Workers of America is teaming up with"The...
View ArticleQuestions on Prop 8, Birthright Citizenship Ignite Debate on 14th Amendment
This week, we discuss two big stories, each of which considers the original intent of the 14th Amendment. Known as the "Reconstruction Amendment," as it passed in the aftermath of the Civil War, this...
View ArticleStudy Says One in Twelve US Babies Born to an Undocumented Parent
According to a new study released on Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center, roughly one in twelve babies born in the United States in 2008 had at least one parent who was an illegal immigrant. (That is...
View ArticleArizona's Pima County Grapples with Increasing Number of Deaths Along...
This year alone, law enforcement officials have recovered the remains of 170 people in the rough terrain of Pima County, Arizona. Most are believed to be illegal immigrants who were trying to make...
View ArticleLou Dobbs and Undocumented Immigrants: It's Complicated
Lou Dobbs made a name for himself on cable TV for railing against illegal immigrants and the businesses that hire them. But a new report in The Nation magazine raises questions about Dobbs' own ties to...
View ArticleThe Lives of America’s Young and Undocumented Residents
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistJose Antonio Vargas’ disclosure that he is an undocumented immigrant in this weekend's New York Times Magazine highlights the plight of as many as eleven million...
View ArticleHow Far Should States Be Able to Go to Stop Illegal Immigration?
Today the Supreme Court will consider whether Arizona’s approach to illegal immigration clashes with federal law. If they decide it does, what else will states be able do to address their concerns over...
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