Civil Rights News: Parent Deportation Leaves Children Lost; Obama on Education Inequality; Do Women Have a Future in Politics?

Life After Deportation: U.S. Citizen Kids Left Behind When Mom and Dad Leave Country
Chicago Tribune

A growing number of young Americans are carrying the weight when their families are torn apart because of deportations of either one or both undocumented parents. They are left to move in with relatives, look for work, take on household responsibilities, and deal with unstable financial situations. According to the article, a study published by the Urban Institute in 2010 revealed that more than 100,000 immigrant parents of children whom are U.S. citizens have been deported in the last 10 years.

“The separation creates an ‘angry generation’ of children who feel traumatized and disaffected but still choose to stay in the U.S. rather than face potential poverty, violence, and cultural and language barriers abroad.”

Are women in politics making two steps forward, one step back?
Washington Post

Despite increasing numbers of women in colleges across the nation, women have been taking on leadership roles at a lower rate since 2001. Ruth Marcus considers what this means for the potential the future of women in politics.

Obama Takes Aim at Inequality in Education
New York Times

President Barack Obama called for efforts to eliminate the achievement gap between African American students and others. He referred to the inequality in education as the civil rights issue of our time, and a problem that goes beyond race. “Too many of our kids are dropping out of schools,” he said. “That’s not a white, black or brown problem. That’s everybody’s problem.”