Dara Lind
Senior Correspondent
Dara has covered immigration in some form for about a decade, stretching back to college (when she observed immigration court proceedings for her senior thesis). A Vox reporter since the site launched in 2014, she’s become one of the country’s leading immigration reporters. Her explainers, policy scoops, big-picture analyses of the political landscape, and human-interest features are all rooted in the understanding that people need to understand policy to make important decisions about their own lives. She refuses to choose between clarity and nuance.
When not covering immigration, Dara’s explained everything from federal data on police shootings to the enduring appeal of “moving to Canada” fantasies, She also hosts Friday episodes of The Weeds alongside Matt Yglesias and Jane Coaston.
Dara has not given up on her dreams of commuting by jetpack.
Latest articles by Dara Lind
Why the fight that could cancel the baseball season is worth following, even if you don’t care about baseball.
It is possible to create programs that don’t burden the people who need them most.
The immigrant protection program, which has been in limbo for years, could finally come to an end.
One moment was instantly historic.
The president can keep fighting to add a citizenship question, but he’s up against a very clear deadline.
The Trump administration now has a choice: leave the citizenship question off the 2020 census, or keep fighting — against the clock.
The Census Bureau has to give a better explanation of why the question was added. But time is running out to finalize forms for 2020.
Winner: Cory Booker.
It’s the immigration law that makes “illegal entry” into the US a crime.
Warren is on board with a proposal, first floated by Julián Castro, to decriminalize crossing the border without papers.