A Surprise Move by the Trump Administration Has Dreamers on More Stable Footing Than Expected
Demonstrators with United We Dream and others rally in the Hart Senate Office Building last month to call on Congress to pass legislation to protect Dreamers.Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two days after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered a record-shattering speech in defense of Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who…
Nancy Pelosi Just Crushed It With the Longest Continuous Speech in House History
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has set a record for the longest continuous speech in House history, according to the House Historian’s Office. Pelosi took to the floor at 10:04 a.m. EST on Wednesday—after the Senate failed to include Dreamers, the undocumented immigrants…
The Guy Behind the Bogus Immigration Report Has A Long History of Terrible And Misleading Research
John Lott speaks to the crowd during a gun rights rally at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford in 2013.Jared Ramsdell/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Controversial economist John R. Lott Jr. has made questionable claims about gun rights, police shootings, and abortion. But his new pet issue seems to be…
The Senate Just Reached a Deal to Fund the Government
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After months of stop-gap measures, Senate leaders say they’ve reached an agreement to fund the government for two years while raising spending levels. The budget deal would increase domestic and defense spending…
Trump’s Chief of Staff Says Dreamers May Be “Too Lazy to Get Off Their Asses”
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly at a meeting between President Donald Trump and Republican senators on immigration at the White House in January.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Most Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children—have applied for the protections from deportation created by the…
Here’s What Happens When Trump Policy Comes to Trump Country
Organizers Marilyn Torres and Marbella Chavez celebrate after a private prison company withdrew its proposal for an immigration detention center in Elkhart County.Mother Jones Illustration/Michael Caterina/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Elkhart County, Indiana, is proud of its recreational vehicles. The county—90 percent white, 41 percent factory workers, and located…