Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
Tackling Prison Profiteers Will Take More Than Banning Private Prisons
To fully address profit-driven punishment, the Biden administration will need to take aim at every tendril of the private prison industry — including immigration detention centers.
Dismantle the Deportation Machine
Those who make it to the United States will face wretched conditions living in the shadows, even as they form the backbone of the U.S. economy.
The Backstory to Portland? Two Decades of ‘Homeland Security.’
Federal forces deployed in American cities is indeed cause for alarm. But we should also ask what these agents have been doing at the border and beyond.
Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE.
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.
Tiny Portugal Shows America the Right Way to Treat Essential Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis
Don’t ban the immigrants we need for essential jobs — welcome them with open arms and full rights.
Open the Borders. Open the Prison Gates. Don’t Sacrifice a Single Person to This Virus.
Closed borders and ICE raids mean crowded detention centers and camps, which is always inhumane. In a pandemic, it’s a global public health threat.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Is Not Only Immoral — It’s Also Unaffordable
Progressive proposals are always met with affordability questions. Those same questions must be put to conservatives, starting with Trump’s 2021 budget.
How Cruelty at the Mexican Border Became an American Export
The southward expansion of US border enforcement has been happening for years. Now we’re exporting Trump-era cruelty too.
McKinsey, ICE, and CEO Pay’s Most Obvious Contradiction
The consultants are coming, and they know just what the powerful want.
