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…
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…