Thirst For Revenge and Chaos Fuel Republican Extremism
Maribel Hastings and David Torres In another sign of the chaos with which Republicans govern so poorly, the most extremist and pro-Donald Trump wing unseated the House Speaker,…
Former President and the Proud Boys, the Dark Side of U.S. History
Maribel Hastings and David Torres It’s to be expected that in these twisted times in which we are living, the twenty-two year sentence for the former leader of…
The Economic Benefits of Work Permits
Maribel Hastings The Spanish-language media coverage of the refugee crisis in New York reveals a common denominator among immigrants: they want to work. As people seeking asylum,…
Republican Debate: Like A Good Ventriloquist, Former President Controlled What His Rivals Said
Maribel Hastings Former President Donald J. Trump was not present at the first Republican 2024 presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but the Republican base’s favored candidate set the…
Abbott’s Buoys Show His Limitless Cruelty
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The death of the young Honduran man, Norlan Bayardo Herrera, just twenty years old, in the buoy wall that Texas Governor Greg Abbott…
To Republicans Like Abbott or Desantis, Migrants Seem to Be Sub-Human
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The Houston Chronicle reported, in an exclusive, that as part of an initiative by the Governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, to combat…
Let’s Not Forget The 11 Million And The Fight to Legalize Them
Maribel Hastings and David Torres During the intense debate generated by Title 42, its eventual cancellation, and all of the drama that followed and continues to take place…
The Dreamers Advance at a Steady Pace; Everybody Keeps Failing Them
Maribel Hastings and David Torres June 15 was the eleventh anniversary of the executive order issued in 2012 by then Democratic President Barack Obama, creating Deferred Action for…
Anti-Immigrant Intolerance Doesn’t Learn From Its Mistakes
Maribel Hastings and David Torres Last week the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announced his intention of seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, and immigrants will once…
In the Absence of Reform, More Pro-Immigrant Measures Are Urgently Needed
Maribel Hastings and David Torres With so much negative news on the immigration front in the previous months, President Joe Biden’s recent announcement about the extension of the…