The Obama administration didn't hesitate recently to pick a fight with Fox News, but its Homeland Security Department now appears to have backpedaled ...
Frank Sharry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics
The 2010 Census will have a profound effect on the U.S. political landscape. An astonishing number of states will owe new Congressional seats, in large part, to their new Latino constituents.
Wall Street Journal | MELANIE TROTTMAN | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Friday for Congress to consider an overhaul of immigration law early next year, a move that could ...
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
Monday night on her HLN show, Joy Behar hosted "Mad Men" actor Bryan Batt and columnist Dan Savage for a discussion on gay rights and the march in Was...
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Despite recently losing authority over agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced Tuesday that he will "continue to crack down on illegal immigration" by enforcing state laws.
AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver
DENVER — U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday stressed the importa...
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
The 287(g) provision has been one of the most controversial aspects of the immigration debate because of allegations that law enforcement officers use 287(g) authorization to investigate the immigration status of individuals who have not committed serious crimes.
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
Given the financial and other challenges of housing families in detention centers, Obama should consider more 'civil' alternatives available, such as releasing families into the community.
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
Instead of expending its resources to deport immigrants like Jean Murat Montrevil, ICE should exercise its discretion to grant Deferred Action.
Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver
Prisons should be for criminals, not honest, productive people caught up in the byzantine morass of our broken immigration system.
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York
Dora Schriro, the new commissioner of corrections for New York City, should fight to remove Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from New York City's jails.
Elin Suleymanov | Posted 11.11.2009 | World
For the people of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the prominent role of women in the American election followed by the appointment of so many women to President Obama's cabinet has an added significance.
Marshall Fine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media
Here's what drives me crazy about Bill Maher and his Real Time show: The guy couldn't do an interesting interview if his life depended on it.
AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that people should expect "a big influx" of swine flu cases this fall a...
Shahid Buttar | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics
American Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, and Latinos are still waiting for federal officials to respect our civil rights.
Nathan Robinson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media
On Sunday, the New York Times Magazine ran an absurdly fluffy interview with Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 09.20.2009 | World
One persistent question regarding individuals who are in detention and subject to deportation is, "What is the nature of their offenses?"
Frank Sharry | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
If fervent hopes for immigration reform turn into dashed ones, many Latino immigrant voters who turned out for the first time in 2008 are likely to sit out 2010.
Paul Helmke | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Robert Gibbs' cavalier response to protesters carrying guns to presidential events was tone-deaf. This isn't a political issue and it isn't about the Second Amendment.
Wall Street Journal | Cam Simpson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Sparks could fly at the White House Thursday, as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano meets leading advocates for an immigration overhaul....
Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics
The Obama Doctrine isn't naïve liberal internationalism. On the contrary, as Susan Rice explains, respect for multilateral institutions strengthens America's ability to protect and pursue its own interests.
Abukar Arman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics
We must build bona fide bridges of understanding to significantly reduce elements hindering the ability of the US and Muslim world to work together on critical issues of mutual importance.
T. Boone Pickens | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green
Using clean energy to reduce America's dependency on imported oil isn't common ground. It's common sense. That's why I joined Pres. Clinton at a summit about the clean energy economy.
The New York Times | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
The Obama administration intends to announce an ambitious plan on Thursday to overhaul the much-criticized way the nation detains immigration violator...
Philip Radford | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green
Simple, inexpensive, and common sense changes, like substituting or reducing the amount of lethal gases stored on-site, would protect millions of people from harm.
Newsweek | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics