Professional pundits and Democratic politicians are in a frenzy over what Martha Coakley's senate seat loss to Republican Scott Brown might mean for American politics.
Immigration reform in jeopardy
As Harold Meyerson of the American Prospect reports, the loss of one seat probably won't derail heath care reform, but it does...
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New census figures that provide a snapshot of America's foreign-born population are challenging conventional views of immigration, race and ethnicity.
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Haitians living in the United States started applying Thursday for a government program offering qualified immigrants the chance to legally remain in the country and get work permits.
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The message from voters in Massachusetts has Democrats reassessing their next steps as they balance the risks of an election year with an agenda they can no longer push through on their own.
Republican Scott Brown's jaw-dropping victory Tuesday night in the special election to serve out the remainder of...
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Update: Check out video from the event here. Today, the Center for American Progress, in collaboration with Netroots Nation and America’s Voice, will host a roundtable discussion about the policy and politics of immigration reform entitled, “Next Up, Comprehensive Immigration Reform: How We Will Make It Happen.” Panelists include...
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Updated on January 17, 2012 | Download PDF here.
George H. W. Bush during a 1980 presidential debate, “We’re doing two things: we’re creating a whole society of... Continue »
Jan 20, 2010
Tune in for a lively roundtable discussion that features Nico Pitney, National Editor of Huffington Post; Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga, Founder and Editor, Daily Kos; María Elena Durazo, AFL-CIO; and Andrea Nill, Think Progress. Faiz Shakir, Editor-in-Chief of Think Progress, kicks things off.
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Anees Sous, the father of six US citizen children, has been living in the United States for over 27 years – that's over 27 years of paying taxes, putting his children through school, setting up his own business, and essentially doing what most immigrants come here to do: search...
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As the results in Massachusetts demonstrate, Americans remain angry and frustrated at the status quo. They want real action on real issues that will benefit the average hardworking American. They want our politicians to focus on solving problems not scoring political points. They want jobs created,...
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New York City can revive its economy by helping Haitians and other immigrants get small business loans, creating jobs and other programs for at-risk youths, boosting anti-foreclosure efforts, and setting up neighborhood credit unions, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday.
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