Congress Wants to Let Cops Wiretap Sex Workers, the CDC Study Them, and Homeland Security Screen Them
A batch of frightening new bills take aim at all sorts of civil liberties under the guise of stopping sexual exploitation.
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Jeff Sessions Says Social Media, Encrypted Apps Hamper War on 'Modern Slavery'
These are the tools of pornographers, "sextortionists," and human traffickers, Sessions told a police conference this week.
The Trump Administration's Extraordinary Plans to Use Local Cops for Immigration Enforcement
In an unprecedented move, it wants them to assist in border patrol.
'Immigrants Are Responsible for Substantial Economic Growth'
New MassTLC study richly documents how newcomers grow the economy, cause less crime than natives, and do high-tech jobs that Americans won't do.
Trump's Travel Ban Is Security Theater
Intent on blocking visitors from Muslim-majority countries, the president confuses political incorrectness with seriousness.
Reacting to London Attack, Trump Says Travel Ban Is Tough and Smart. He's Half Right.
The president's counterterrorism policy confuses political incorrectness with seriousness.
GOP Maps Out New Ways to Throw People in Federal Prison
Senators drafting massive combination bill with "Kate's Law" and "Back the Blue" mandatory minimum sentences that are expensive, unneeded.
SCOTUS Rejects Deportation of Immigrant Who Had Sex With His 16-Year-Old Girlfriend When He Was 20
The decision highlights the importance of drawing distinctions among "sex crimes."
'Operation Big Bad John' Used 75 Cops, Six Federal Agencies to Catch 13 Sex Buyers
Naturally, they're portraying it as a success.
This Son of Immigrants Fought For His Country While Rep. Steve King Dodged the Draft
The nativist Iowa congressman should have met my uncle before railing that you can't "rebuild civilization" with "somebody else's baby."
4th Circuit Exaggerates the Ambiguous Evidence Against Trump's Travel Ban
Which is more important to the president: hurting Muslims or looking tough on terrorism?
Cory Doctorow on Cyber Warfare, Lawbreaking, and His New Novel 'Walkaway'
The novelist, activist, and BoingBoing founder on cyber warfare, Uber-style reputation economics, and what he's likely to get arrested for someday.
Alaska Cops Fight for the Right to Sexually Exploit Prostitution Suspects
New laws are under debate, but the practice is more common than you think.
A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can't Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants
Executive order scaled back in attempt to satisfy courts.
Judge Orders Oakland Cop to Trial; Says He Was 'Like a Pimp' to Exploited Teen
Former Oakland cop Brian Bunton is one of dozens of area police officers who've been implicated in the sexual exploitation of "Celeste Guap."
These Republican Lawmakers Will Happily Abandon Federalism to Deport More Immigrants
Bill would keep states and cities from restraining police cooperation.
996 Sex Workers Busted in FBI's Last 'Operation Cross Country,' Says Comey
That's 332 times as many sex workers arrested in the stings as people indicted on federal charges involving a minor.
Surprise: Republicans Have a Sensible Plan to Fix Immigration
They'll let states enact their own guest-worker programs.
Detroit Cops Raid an Innocent Family's Home at Gunpoint on Bogus Sex-Trafficking Tip
Maria Navarete says police told her "shut up, you have no rights" as they handcuffed and pinned down her and her children.
No Joke: Republicans Have An Excellent Plan to Fix Immigration
And it does not involve a big, beautiful wall
The Rockville Rape Case Is a Cautionary Tale for Anti-Immigrant Zealots and Victims' Advocates
Maryland no longer prosecuting Henry Sanchez Milian and Jose Montano for sexual assault.
Texas Lawmakers Vote to Force Local Police Help the Feds Detain and Deport Immigrants
No cities in the state have been targeted by the Justice Department for noncompliance, but never mind.
Don't Blame Trump for Obama's Position on Losing Citizenship Over Fibs
A Yale professor illustrates the tendency to frame what should be critiques of government power as complaints about particular politicians.
Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Texas Bill Adds Actual Teeth to Immigration Enforcement Demands in Sanctuary Cities
Police could be punished if they don't cooperate with federal requests to detain people to deport.
Can You Lose Your Citizenship by Lying About Your Weight?
The federal government says yes, but the Supreme Court seems skeptical.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Enforcing Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities
The order's "facially unconstitutional directives and its coercive effects weigh heavily against leaving it in place."
Justice Dept.'s Threatening Letter to Sanctuary Cities Is Less Than It Seems, and That's Good
The feds can't make cities help them deport immigrants. This is about communication lines.
President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Foreign Techies Will Hurt American Companies and Workers
Spurning talent is never a road to greatness.
Trump's Executive Order Targeting the H-1B Visa Program Is Pure Theater
He is baiting opponents to sue him.
Undocumented Workers Do Indeed Pay State Taxes
An Oregon think-tank's study finds undocumented workers contributes $81 million to state and local government coffers.
Taxes, Testosterone, and the Virtues of Overbooking [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Brian Doherty, Nick Gillespie, and Katherine Mangu-Ward discuss the week's news.
Welcoming Immigrants Means Higher Wages
'Immigration represents an opportunity rather than a threat to our economy and to American workers.'
Immigrant Diversity Boosts Native-Born Wages: New at Reason
New study finds that workers living in cities that welcome immigrants generally earn higher wages.
Customs and Border Patrol Wants to Get Rid of Hiring Polygraphs Because of How Many Applicants Use Drugs
60 percent of CBP applicants can't pass the hiring polygraph.
Portland Resistance Radicals Trying to Disrupt an Anti-Immigration Speaker Thwarted by Lewis & Clark Students
The student organizers were a model of how to engage your intellectual opponents, even hateful ones
Will a Constitutionally Questionable Doctrine Save Trump's Travel Ban?
The justices could choose to look the other way because of the plenary power doctrine.
America Needs High-Skilled Foreign Workers
If companies can't hire foreign techies in the U.S., they'll flee to where they can.
Even Trump Administration Not Quite Sure What Counts as a 'Sanctuary City'
Report to track uncooperative communities suspended over accuracy issues.
The Hypocritical Logic Behind Republican Plans to Ban Online Porn (Unless You Pay $20)
State lawmakers say porn is a public health crisis that causes rape and sex trafficking-but watch all you want as long as the state gets a cut.
'I'm Not Willing to Sacrifice Freedom of Expression on the Altar of Cultural Diversity'
Muhammad cartoon publisher Flemming Rose talks about immigration, free speech, and toleration.
Topeka Teen With Violent Pimp Faces More Than 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking
Kansas CPS said Anthony Long was to stay far away from then 16-year-old Hope Zeferjohn. He didn't listen. Now she's being treated as his accomplice.
D.C. Cop Pays 15-Year-Old for Sex, Steals the Money Back at Gunpoint Afterward
Police say she was "acting on her own" and "not a victim of human trafficking."
Border Agents Misuse Customs Regs to Try to Unmask 'Rogue' Twitter Account (Update: Attempt Withdrawn!)
This week in 'Privacy for me but not for thee.'
'Bad Hombres' Aren't the Only Ones Trump's Scary New Surveillance Tool Will Catch
Big Brother could go after American citizens too.
You Don't Have to Be a Foreigner to Have Privacy Violated by Trump's 'Extreme Vetting'
Have a friend visiting from another country? DHS wants to know your connections.
