Immigration as an Excuse for Autocracy
Maribel Hastings Posted August 14, 2025 The militarization of immigration policy is in full swing, and the Trump administration has announced that it is speeding up construction of…
The Would-Be King, and His Enablers
Maribel Hastings Posted July 10, 2025 It is ironic that last week, as we celebrated the 249th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, which…
In California, the President Tests His Autocratic National Plans
Maribel Hastings Posted June 19, 2025 You can be for or against the Los Angeles demonstrations protesting the raids and immigration policies of Donald Trump. But let’s…
Immigrant Heritage Month: An urgent call to action
Maribel Hastings Posted June 12, 2025 June is Immigrant Heritage Month and this year it is celebrated in the middle of the most virulent attacks on immigrants who…
The President and His Immigration Bulldozer
Maribel Hastings Posted May 29, 2025 The Supreme Court decision that allows President Donald Trump to revoke TPS from some 350,000 Venezuelans, taking their work permits and leaving…
The President-Generated Crisis Has Arrived: How Will We Respond?
Maribel Hastings Posted April 10, 2025 The barrage of extremist, and even unconstitutional, executive orders from Donald Trump are meant to overwhelm us. Perhaps that’s why a large…
Deportations in Puerto Rico, the Other Border
Maribel Hastings Posted March 27, 2025 The terror and dislocation of the Donald Trump administration’s raids and deportations also affect the immigrant community in Puerto Rico, particularly the…
When Discrimination Outweighs Immigrants’ Economic Contributions
Maribel Hastings Posted March 13, 2025 As thousands of federal employees are fired and thousands of immigrants are deported, the economic contributions of those immigrants that Donald Trump…
Cruelty, Prejudice, and Money Motivate President’s Anti-immigrant Policy
Maribel Hastings Posted Mar. 6 2025 The Trump administration is acting maliciously, from celebrating the removal of TPS from Haitians, the same people they accused last year of…
The Reign of Terror and Chaos Begins
Maribel Hastings Posted January 30, 2025 The swearing in of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States was a Category 5 hurricane, as was…