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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    The gutsy decision that saved Harry Reid’s career and made him a hero to LatinosThe gutsy decision that saved Harry Reid’s career and made him a hero to Latinos
    Politics

    Even Reid’s own polls said it was a bad idea.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Scott Walker wasn’t lying on immigration. He just hoped GOP voters misunderstood him.Scott Walker wasn’t lying on immigration. He just hoped GOP voters misunderstood him.
    Politics

    When a politician says he opposes “amnesty,” it doesn’t tell you anything about what he supports.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrantsHow an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants
    Explainers

    Was Ali Mayorkas promoting “job creation” — or doing favors for Hillary Clinton’s brother and Harry Reid?

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    What happens when deportation separates parents from their kids?What happens when deportation separates parents from their kids?
    Politics

    It might be not just cruel, but counterproductive.

    By Dara Lind
    Life
    How immigrant families go from speaking Spanish to English, in one chartHow immigrant families go from speaking Spanish to English, in one chart
    Life

    Answer: very quickly.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    This coloring book features Ted Cruz fighting a snake named ObamacareThis coloring book features Ted Cruz fighting a snake named Obamacare
    Politics

    Also snakes named “Illegal Immigration,” “High Taxes,” and “Lawlessness.” All at once.

    By Dara Lind
    World Politics
    How slavery and coerced labor shaped global migration in 1858How slavery and coerced labor shaped global migration in 1858
    World Politics

    150 years ago, immigration often wasn’t a choice.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    A House committee came closer than ever to mass deportation. It’s celebrating with...GIFs?A House committee came closer than ever to mass deportation. It’s celebrating with...GIFs?
    Politics

    Both supporters and critics see this as an extremely serious bill.

    By Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    Watch mass incarceration spread throughout the USWatch mass incarceration spread throughout the US
    Criminal Justice

    This GIF shows how high prison rates spread from the Deep South to the rest of the country over the last 35 years

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Americans are more worried about terrorism, race, and immigration than they were last yearAmericans are more worried about terrorism, race, and immigration than they were last year
    Politics

    Does this mean the US is getting more xenophobic?

    By Dara Lind