Andrew Becker

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Andrew Becker is an investigative reporter and radio journalist. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, New York Times, The Nation Web site, and Mother Jones.

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America’s ICE Backwards Approach to Immigration

Andrew Becker / Truthdig Jun 30, 2009 While the nation’s understaffed immigration courts strain under a backlog that has grown to more than 200,000 cases, thousands of new border agents have been hired and the number of government attorneys who argue for deportation has increased by 35 percent, pushing more cases onto an already overburdened system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )