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Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom For Thousands Of Immigrant Children

| Marjorie Valbrun | Posted 03.26.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of America's Wire. WASHINGTON -- More than 5,000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nation...

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Educators Alarmed: Black, Latino Students Perform at Levels of 30 Years Ago

| Teresa Wiltz | Posted 03.24.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of America's Wire. WASHINGTON —- Educators are expressing alarm that the performance gap between minority and whi...

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Ray Sanchez

Wave Of Deportations Leaves Thousands Of Children In Foster Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ray Sanchez | Posted 01.02.2012

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An unprecedented increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left an estimated 5,100 children languishing in U.S. foster homes -- a tro...

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The 9/11 Story I Choose to Tell: We All Belong to Each Other

Rinku Sen | Posted 11.07.2011

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Rinku Sen

September 11 has become a national day of reflection and resolution. One version of the event's aftermath is that the country came together. After the initial shock of 9/11, however, other stories emerged.

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Why I Don't Use the I-Word -- In Any Form

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Language, Colorlines, Applied Research Center, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, I-Word, Media Criticism, Immigration, Slurs, Media, Politics News
Rinku Sen

The repetition of the i-word in conjunction with images of brown-skinned people popularizes the notion that individuals are to blame for our systemic challenges. Language matters in immigration.

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Torn Apart by Deportation, Families Struggle to Stay Together

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seth Freed Wessler

Families are being torn apart by deportation at the treacherous intersection of immigration enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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