DACA Ruling: Congress Must Act, Now
DACA is hanging by a thread. The lives of young immigrants who are American in all but paperwork, are under severe legal threat. It’s only a matter of time before…
This Decision Isn’t About Border Security
Reeling from criticism from the likes of Ann Coulter and Fox News, President Trump seems to think his presidency is a reality show and it’s time for the episode where…
This Decision Needs to Be Reversed
The news that the Trump Administration is seeking to add a new question about citizenship status in the 2020 Census is a disturbing development that fits into a larger pattern of the…
Sanitized Language to Cover Up Racist Agenda
As the Senate’s immigration debate kicks into higher gear, there is a concerted effort underway by Republicans to sanitize the immigration agenda and implications of the proposals from President Trump,…
Senate Has a Chance to End the Nightmare
As suspected, the Grassley bill – which should be known as the Stephen Miller bill – is a ransom demand that unfairly asks America’s Dreamers to win relief at the…
Not a President for all Americans
Last week’s State of the Union address by President Trump showed that he is more interested in sowing division than in forging unity. This is a President who is openly…
The Hardliners are High-Fiving; The Statue of Liberty Weeps
President Trump and Stephen Miller are exploiting a crisis that they created, so they can take a wrecking ball to the Statue of Liberty. They think that by offering up…
It Didn’t Happen Today. It Will Happen Tomorrow
Last week, I was moved to tears of joy when Democrats stood up and fought for progressive values and for Dreamers. Today (January 22), I am moved to tears of…
They Are Americans in All but Their Paperwork
Today’s (Jan. 8) decision on Salvadoran TPS holders is another cruel plank in the Trump Administration’s drive to deport millions. Salvadoran TPS holders have been living here with work permission…
It’s Time For Congress To Act
Let’s keep it real: when the GOP leadership says “we’ll fix DACA next year,” they mean never. There is no way Speaker Ryan will be able to construct a bill…