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Few Answers on Border Patrol Agents' Use of Force
Even the agency's proposed reforms are redacted in a new report, released this week.
September 20, 2013
Justice Dept. to Sue Texas Over Voter ID Law
The federal government waded further into the fight over voting-rights laws on Thursday with plans to sue Texas over its voter ID law.
August 22, 2013
Holder: DOJ to Battle Restrictive Voting Laws, Starting in Texas
In announcing a lawsuit against Texas, Attorney General Eric Holder vowed a nationwide battle against voter laws it considers discriminatory.
July 25, 2013
"Rape in the Fields" Live Chat en Español - Transcript
A Spanish-language version of the film will air Saturday night at 7 pm on Univision. FRONTLINE and Univision will jointly host a live chat on Sunday at 7 pm EST.
June 28, 2013
The Supreme Court's Other Voting Rights Decisions This Week
Two new rulings on voter discrimination cases are likely to have long-term impact.
June 28, 2013
With Voting Rights Act Out, States Push Voter ID Laws
Five of the nine states that were previously under the VRA are already moving ahead with similar voter ID laws.
June 26, 2013
Can Rape in the Fields Be Stopped? - Live Chat Wed. 2 p.m. ET
Join us for a live chat about "Rape in the Fields" with correspondent Lowell Bergman, producer Andres Cediel, and reporter Bernice Yeung. Our guest questioner is Pamela Silva, Univision correspondent and host of Primer Impacto.
June 25, 2013
Luis Gutierrez: Exploitation is the "Ugly Sin" of Immigration
Immigration reform is rarely, if ever, looked at through the eyes of migrant women who face sexual exploitation on a daily basis, says the Democratic congressman.
June 25, 2013
Dolores Huerta: An "Epidemic in the Fields"
The sexual abuse can be traced to the vulnerability that most farmworker women face, especially if they're undocumented, says the labor leader and civil rights activist.
June 25, 2013
Bill Tamayo: Criminal Cases Needed to End Immigrant Abuse
Criminal convictions, which have been lacking in cases of rape in the fields, need to be part of the government's response to the sexual abuse of farmworker women, says the EEOC attorney.
June 25, 2013
Manuel Cunha, Jr.: Harassment Not “A Big Problem” On Farms
The president of the Nisei Farmers League says that while harassment might be an issue for some farm workers, the scope of the problem is no greater in agriculture than in other industries.
June 25, 2013