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…
When Republican Extremism Is No Longer Hidden
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The same week that we commemorated the 55th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr, in Memphis,…
The Eternal Tragedies of Migrants Touch Us All, Deeply
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The shocking image of a little child, just one year old, abandoned by a “coyote” along the river bank, is one of the recent scenes…
The End of Title 42: Forewarned is Forearmed
Maribel Hastings and David Torres The countdown has begun to the end of Title 42 this coming May 11. The occasion has generated fears within the Democratic administration…
On the Immigration Issue, We Must Move From Symbolism and Promises to Action
Maribel Hastings and David Torres For years the issue of immigration reform has become nothing more than lip service in State of the Union speeches. On February 7,…
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…