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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    The migrant crisis outside the US, in one chartThe migrant crisis outside the US, in one chart
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    Powerful evidence that US policy isn’t what’s bringing Central Americans

    By Dara Lind
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    The concerted effort to call it a “refugee crisis”The concerted effort to call it a “refugee crisis”
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    As the debate over the migrant crisis has settled into roughly partisan lines, the language getting used has bifurcated

    By Dara Lind
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    Detaining families trades one problem for anotherDetaining families trades one problem for another
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    The last time the government detained hundreds of immigrant families, the conditions were horrible

    By Dara Lind
    Joe Biden
    US responds to the Central American migrant crisisUS responds to the Central American migrant crisis
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    The government’s going to put more families in detention

    By Dara Lind
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    Kevin McCarthy agrees with 6% of US on immigrationKevin McCarthy agrees with 6% of US on immigration
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    Virtually no one agrees with the new House Majority Leader.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Hillary Clinton wants child migrants sent backHillary Clinton wants child migrants sent back
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    It’s harder than it seems — and could destroy asylum as we know it

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Weirdly, the US soccer team has no immigrantsWeirdly, the US soccer team has no immigrants
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    A viral graphic seems to say otherwise, but every player on the USMNT was born a US citizen

    By Dara Lind
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    Border Patrol agents mock the child migrant crisisBorder Patrol agents mock the child migrant crisis
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    Agents are accused of abusing unaccompanied immigrant kids, but their union is mocking the children on Twitter

    By Dara Lind
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    Is Border Patrol finally fixing its force problem?Is Border Patrol finally fixing its force problem?
    Criminal Justice
    2 big mistakes in Colbert’s riff on prisons2 big mistakes in Colbert’s riff on prisons
    Criminal Justice

    The “what” is mostly correct — but the “why” is more complicated

    By Dara Lind