comprehensive immigration reform
Why churches still matter for immigration reform
“We can’t depend on political parties to provide moral clarity.”
Amy Frykholm interviews Ali Noorani
Executive power on trial
There are 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The administration has to somehow prioritize who is slated for deportation.
Strangers No More, by Richard Alba and Nancy Foner
The strangers of Richard Alba and Nancy Foner's title are mainly low-status immigrants and their children. The timeliness of their book is indisputable.
reviewed by Paul D. D. Numrich
Putting "illegals" on "probation"
Greg Sargent reports on how those GOP House members who want to pass comprehensive immigration reform intend to get enough of their caucus on board to do it. He includes their re-exploration of this doozy: keep the rough outline of the Senate’s path to citizenship, but require people to admit their guilt—and instead of calling the middle category “legal status,” call it “probation.” Problem solved: we’re still Tough on Crime!
What about white mainliners and immigration reform?
If you happened upon the front page of the Wall Street Journal [today] you saw the headline, “Evangelicals Push Immigration Path.” It’s one of several recent articles focused on white evangelicals’ changing tune when it comes to legal paths to citizenship. Megachurch pastors are willing to lose members over the issue. The National Association of Evangelicals is organizing a campaign to educate and prod congregations to political action.
by Tyler Day
Americans in waiting
If the current bipartisan push leads to serious immigration reform, we'll all be the better for it. But what constitutes serious reform?