Author: Tom Barry

Maquilas Symptom of Mexico’s Dependent Development

There’s nothing wrong with seeking to spur national development through increased integration with the global economy. More than most developing countries, Mexico has had plenty of time to develop a strategy to

The Dragnet for “Fugitive Aliens”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has unleashed a national dragnet that is hunting down "fugitive aliens." DHS has 75 Fugitive Operations Teams that are mounting raids across the country. But only

The Immigrant Bed Bureaucracy

The Bush administration’s massive detention and imprisonment of immigrants has created a multi-billion dollar Gulag for immigrants deemed "removable" by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The next administration will face an

Homeland Security’s Enemy Next Door

What began as a war on terrorists has become a war on immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security says that it prioritizes its immigration enforcement actions by "targeting the greatest national security

The Deterrence Strategy of Homeland Security

When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refers to its new deterrence strategy, the agency is not talking about nuclear arsenals, missile defense, or border security. For DHS, deterrence is a strategy

County Jails Welcome Immigrants

The immigration crackdown is filling county jails across the country with immigrants who have been torn away from their jobs and homes. Tens of thousands of arrested immigrants are bedding down in

Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown

Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants? The Bush administration and Congress are fueling an increasingly hard-line immigration policy with seemingly unlimited federal funding. The Department of Homeland

Which Side Are the Republicans On?

The anti-immigrant tide, stirred up by policy institutes like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and the Center for Immigration Studies and by right-wing populists like CNN’s Lou Dobbs, caught the