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Unauthorized immigrants at a rally in Fresno, Calif., back in 2009 -- still waiting for Congress and President Obama to take action on an overhaul to immigration law.

As the chance for comprehensive reform fades, DREAMers face a tough choice

Global Politics

There’s bipartisan support to help young unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the US as children. But should young immigration activists accept a narrower bill, giving them a chance at citizenship, or push for a broader deal that would include their families?

Paul Ryan continues tradition of talking tough about the size of government

Global Politics

It’s all about ‘me’: what pronouns reveal about us

Arts, Culture & Media

President Obama’s International Argument Against Rising Income Inequality

Conflict & Justice

‘Amnesty’: Sensitive Word in the Immigration Debate

Conflict & Justice

Todd Park: President Obama’s Tech ‘Entrepreneur-in-Residence’

Congress created the Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976, but  Barack Obama was the first president to appoint a White House chief technology officer. In 2012,  Todd Park became  the second person to hold the position.   So what does does the position entail? “I function as tech adviser at the White House, and as a kind […]

Keeping Up with the KGB Jennings: A New TV Spy Thriller, ‘The Americans’

Arts, Culture & Media

Tonight a new TV series, “The Americans,” premiers on FX. The show harkens back to the Cold War days. Anchor, Marco Werman talks with writer and co-creator of the series, Joe Weisberg.

An immigrant ID card from the 1920s and 30s for Rosaura Piñera, who later became a US citizen at age 100.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US

Conflict & Justice

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 granted amnesty to some three million illegal immigrants already in the country. One of those who benefited was Rosaura Piñera, the great-grandmother of Fronteras reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe.

The World

Significant Objects: More of Your Stories

Arts, Culture & Media

Last month, we announced our Significant Object story contest. We picked out three objects from a thrift store. We want you to perform creative alchemy, turning the junk into treasure by giving it a backstory.

A Former INS Commissioner on the New ICE Guidelines

Yesterday, the House Judiciary immigration subcommittee held a meeting called “Holiday on ICE.” Contrary to how it might sound, it had nothing to do with dancing elves or figure skating.  In this case, ICE refers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal law enforcement agency under the department of Homeland Security that enforces immigration laws. The […]