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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Mitch McConnell might have figured out how to prevent a DHS shutdownMitch McConnell might have figured out how to prevent a DHS shutdown
    Politics

    By taking up a bill that has nothing to do with funding DHS.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How Frank Zappa ruined Jeb Bush’s wedding picturesHow Frank Zappa ruined Jeb Bush’s wedding pictures
    Politics

    or, Why You Should Never Hire Your High-School-Photographer Brother For Your Wedding

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why DC is all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about the looming partial government shutdownWhy DC is all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about the looming partial government shutdown
    Politics

    Hint: they know what John Boehner usually does in this situation.

    By Dara Lind
    Culture
    John Legend: more black men are in correctional control now than were enslaved in 1850John Legend: more black men are in correctional control now than were enslaved in 1850
    Culture

    The numbers behind his Oscar acceptance speech for “Glory.”

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Forced labor in America: Thousands of workers are being held against their willForced labor in America: Thousands of workers are being held against their will
    Immigration

    Here’s how human traffickers target legal immigrants — and how they force and coerce them to stay

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why Democrats should welcome the latest conservative plan to keep DHS openWhy Democrats should welcome the latest conservative plan to keep DHS open
    Politics

    Making immigrants pay hundreds to become citizens is bad policy. But right now, it’s good news for the government.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    4 big questions about what’s next for immigration policy4 big questions about what’s next for immigration policy
    Politics

    For the Obama administration, for Congress, and for immigrants themselves

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The one sentence you need to read to understand the big new court battle over immigrationThe one sentence you need to read to understand the big new court battle over immigration
    Politics

    What it’s actually about, and what it isn’t.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Department of Homeland Security is a total disaster. It’s time to abolish it.The Department of Homeland Security is a total disaster. It’s time to abolish it.
    Politics

    Here’s why it’s been bad for national security.

    By Dara Lind
    Life
    Grandkids of Latino immigrants are less educated than their parents. Blame assimilation.Grandkids of Latino immigrants are less educated than their parents. Blame assimilation.
    Life

    How becoming more “American” can actually hurt the descendants of immigrants

    By Dara Lind