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…
Solidarity with Immigrants Shouldn’t Make Distinctions
Maribel Hastings and David Torres As European countries and other nations around the world receive, with open arms, Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the bloody Russian invasion, in this part…
You Have to Show Results to Win the Latino Vote
Maribel Hastings In the run-up to November’s midterm elections, and with an eye toward the general elections in 2024, Democrats have a long road ahead to mobilize voters who make…
Despite the Parliamentarian’s ‘No,’ Democrats Must Get Immigration Done
The Senate Parliamentarian’s recommendation to not include language legalizing undocumented immigrants in the budget plan to be considered under reconciliation is, obviously, a setback. But that doesn’t mean the…