DIVIDED AMERICA: The evolving face of US immigration
By JOSH BOAK When Manasi Gopala immigrated to America, she finally got the chance to row crew. As a child in India, she had dreamed of the sport from watching…
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DIVIDED AMERICA: Minorities hopeful, whites sour on future
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SCOTT BAUER Consider two women in their 70s, both residents of the Kansas City area. One is white and affluent; the other is black and working…
Can redistricting reform close the minority gap in capitols?
By DAVID A. LIEB They have nicknames like “the dead lizard,” ”the praying mantis” and “the upside-down elephant.” The odd-shaped legislative districts that dot many states are no coincidence. The…
Immigration shift shows India, China outpacing Mexico
By JAMIE STENGLE Siddharth Jaganath wanted to return to India after earning his master’s degree at Texas’ Southern Methodist University. Instead, he built a new life in the U.S. over…
High court case threatens independent electoral map drawers
By MARK SHERMAN In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger…
US mobility for young adults falls to 50-year low
By HOPE YEN Jeremy Bills works at his job as associate director at the Nashville Education Community and Arts Television office on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Bills,…
ALL ABOUT IMMIGRATION: GREEN CARDS? CITIZENSHIP?
By NANCY BENAC Reyna Avila, who recently received a work permit and Social Security card under new Obama administration policy for young immigrants, is shown here at her place of…
SHOULD LAWS BE COLORBLIND? SUPREME COURT WEIGHS IN
By HOPE YEN In this March 5, 2013 photo, University of Texas senior Bradley Poole, 21, poses for a photo on the campus in Austin, Texas. Poole, an advertising major,…