Joel Rose
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National
In 'The Good Immigrant,' New Americans Grapple With Their Polarized Country
Co-editor Chimene Suleyman says she doesn't want to wait for other people to decide who's a good immigrant. She wants immigrants to answer that question for themselves.
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National
Immigration Officials See Spike In Large Groups Crossing Southern Border
Border Patrol agents say they're struggling to care for large groups of migrant families who turn themselves in after crossing at remote stretches of the southern border.
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Politics
The Border Wall Isn't The Only Reason Democrats Oppose Plan To End The Shutdown
Democrats and immigrant rights advocates say the president's proposal to end the shutdown contains big changes to asylum law that they're calling a "poison pill."
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National
It's Getting Harder For Migrants To Win Asylum Cases, Lawyers Say
Immigration lawyers say judges are rejecting more claims based on domestic abuse and gang violence. We have the story of one woman who fled Nicaragua with her infant son.
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National
President Obama Also Faced A 'Crisis' At The Southern Border
The situations at the border and in the White House five years ago and now are strikingly similar. Immigration experts say the Trump administration can learn from Obama's tenure.
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Politics
FACT CHECK: Trump's Oval Office Pitch For A Border Wall
President Trump used his first prime-time address from the Oval Office to make the case for a $5.7 billion border wall. That demand and Democrats' opposition has led to a partial government shutdown.
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Politics
'An Irony': Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement
The president has demanded billions for a border wall, but the ensuing standoff is taking a growing toll on immigration enforcement, including the online database that lets employers screen workers.
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Music
Why Is The Music Of 1968 So Enduring? 'It Was Allowed To Be Art'
Half a century later, 1968 continues to resonate as a landmark year for rock, pop and soul — in part, say musicians who were there in the studio, because artists were trying things no one had before.
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National
Pediatricians Voice Concerns About Care Following Two 'Needless' Migrant Deaths
The deaths of two migrant children raise new questions about the quality of medical care at Border Patrol facilities. But pediatricians at the border have been raising these concerns for years.
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Politics
Where William Barr, Trump's Pick To Be Next Attorney General, Stands On Immigration
William Barr, President Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, has earned a reputation as a law-and-order conservative, especially on immigration.