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Amnesty For All

In April the U.S. government carried out its largest workplace raid on immigrants in 10 years, detaining 280 people in Texas. It’s the latest attack…

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An Honest Look at Poverty in the Heartland

Hardship is a lot more widespread in the Badger State than the official numbers would have you believe. A few weeks before the election, a…

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Immigration Frustration: Local Groups Reject Senate Compromise

National immigrant lobbying groups rejoiced earlier this month when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reportedly reached a tentative agreement to include a guestworker program…