Extremism and Division, Factors in the Failure of the So-Called ‘Red Wave’
Maribel Hastings and David Torres In spite of the catastrophic prognostications against Democrats in the midterm elections, all signs seem to indicate that they have not done as…
The Pendulum of the Latino Vote and the Midterm Elections
Maribel Hastings and David Torres Former President Donald Trump was in south Texas on Oct. 22 campaigning for Republican candidates, and at the same time he brought up…
We Must Condemn All Racism and Discrimination, No Matter Who It Comes From
Maribel Hastings and David Torres At a time when the immigrant and Hispanic communities, like other minorities, are facing racism from an extremist Republican Party, it is…
Even in Limbo, DACA Remains in Play
Maribel Hastings and David Torres While a New Orleans appeals court heard arguments about the legality of DACA—and Dreamers’ defenders extolled the contributions this group of young people…
Supreme Court Decision on Abortion is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Maribel Hastings One of the many lessons of the Supreme Court decision to overturn federal legal protection for abortion is that elections have consequences. When we decide not…
For Over a Decade, Legislative Paralysis Has Forgotten ‘Dreamers’
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The 15th of June marked the tenth anniversary of the executive order that ex-President Barack Obama issued creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
Racist Rhetoric Always Generates Violence and Death
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York, which took the lives of ten people, mostly African Americans, at the hands of an unstable…
Racism, Discrimination, and Xenophobia, the Real Republican Invasion
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, believes that the anticipated increase in the flow of migrants at the border when the so-called…
Bogged Down in Republican Anti-Immigrant Demagoguery
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The Republican governors of Texas and Florida, Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis, respectively, have staged their election-year political theater with immigrants and asylum-seekers…
The Tragicomedy of the Immigration Debate
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The debate about the elimination of Title 42, a public health measure that expels migrants attempting to seek asylum, with certain exceptions, is…