Deportations creating a generation scarred by parental loss | Al Jazeera America

Some nights, Alejandra Muñoz wakes with the distinct feeling that she’s not an adult in Long Beach, Calif. She’s a teen in Oakland, listening to her brother bang around the kitchen. It usually takes her a minute to remember that Donovan is not around anymore. He hasn’t died. He has been deported. “Sometimes it’s worse than a death; I’ve had family…

Obama Prods House Republicans on Immigration Reform — Fusion.

“I know that there’s some folks in this town who are primed to think, well, if Obama’s for it, then I’m against it,” the president said. “I’m not running for office again; I just believe this is the right thing to do.” But the pressure isn’t only on Republicans. Obama has come under fire from some immigrant-rights groups who want him to relax his a…

Obama Prods House Republicans on Immigration Reform — Fusion.

“I know that there’s some folks in this town who are primed to think, well, if Obama’s for it, then I’m against it,” the president said. “I’m not running for office again; I just believe this is the right thing to do.” But the pressure isn’t only on Republicans. Obama has come under fire from some immigrant-rights groups who want him to relax his a…

Obama Prods House Republicans on Immigration Reform — Fusion.

“I know that there’s some folks in this town who are primed to think, well, if Obama’s for it, then I’m against it,” the president said. “I’m not running for office again; I just believe this is the right thing to do.” But the pressure isn’t only on Republicans. Obama has come under fire from some immigrant-rights groups who want him to relax his a…