Social Issues

November 27, 2018 5:36 AM

Fact check: What's happening on the U.S.-Mexico border?

On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas on migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.

by Camila Domonoske and Richard Gonzales

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November 27, 2018 4:00 AM

Minneapolis moves forward city IDs for undocumented immigrants

A council committee voted unanimously Monday to move ahead with the program that could give people easier access to housing, banking and health care.

by Riham Feshir

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November 26, 2018 2:00 PM

What resources exist after you've been evicted?

Eviction is a life-altering event -- what resources exist to help evicted tenants land back on their feet after being pushed out of their homes?

by Brandt Williams

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November 25, 2018 2:20 PM

U.S. agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

Hundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries.

by Associated Press

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November 24, 2018 4:50 PM

Incoming Mexico government: No deal to host U.S. asylum-seekers

Mexico's incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, a deal the Trump administration has been pursuing for months.

by Associated Press

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November 23, 2018 6:00 PM

Holiday brings food donations - and mixed feelings - at homeless encampment

Donations of food and clothes flooded into the Minneapolis homeless encampment on Thursday for Thanksgiving. But many at the encampment do not celebrate the holiday because of its historical connection to massacres of native people.

by Max Nesterak

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November 21, 2018 5:10 PM

Lactation litigation: More lawsuits alleging discrimination against breastfeeding moms

There's been a big jump in lawsuits in recent years claiming an employer discriminated against an employee because she was breastfeeding or needed to pump milk during the workday. The cases are driven in part by new laws that give working moms more protection.

by Dan Kraker

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November 21, 2018 1:25 PM

Ground Level: Education and changes in Eden Prairie

MPR News recently held a conversation in Eden Prairie to discuss how people feel about their suburban community.

by MPR News Staff

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November 21, 2018 4:00 AM

Find a home for the homeless? It's no easy task in Minnesota

Finding a Twin Cities landlord willing to work with someone who's homeless is a huge challenge, even when a tenant has the rent money, and even when the would-be tenant is a woman carrying a newborn.

by Max Nesterak