Democracy, Money at Stake for New México in Upcoming Census
Pop quiz. Which of the following statements are true? 1) The census is constitutionally required in order to count every person in the U.S. 2) The census determines how much…
Justice for José Antonio
If a U.S. Border Patrol agent uses excessive and unnecessary force to kill a noncitizen in a foreign country, are there consequences under the U.S. Constitution? The answer might seem…
Puerto Ricans Are Our Constituents
Editor’s Note: Last week, for two days in a row, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor about Puerto Rico, responding to Tweets on Oct. 12, from…
GOP: Another Vote Attacking Women’s Health Care
Editor’s Note: On Oct. 3, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) released the following statement on the misguided and unconstitutional GOP’s attempt to restrict women’s access to health care. Today, House…
We Have a Responsibility to the People of Puerto Rico
Editor’s Note: Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor on Tuesday about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Puerto Rico a week after it was struck by Hurricane…
End All Deportations, Detentions Until the Broken Immigration System is Truly Fixed
In a truly callous and cruel move the Trump Administration announced that they will eliminate a program that has allowed millions of immigrant young people to gain protection from deportation…
América is a Better Country Than Its President
I personally will not support any funding bill that does not include a safe harbor for DREAMers – and I will work to have others join me in opposition. If…
Maintaining Civil Rights in the U.S.
Vanita Gupta, 41, took the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (civilrights.org), the oldest coalition of civil rights groups in the United…
‘Our Job Is a Service, Not Servitude’
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature Chalkbeat calls How I Teach, asking great educators how they approach their jobs. Arnaud García, a French teacher at Loveland…
Undocumented Educators: Facing Uncertainty
For three Denver educators, life in Donald Trump’s America is a big unknown. They worry the president-elect will erase the protections that allowed them, as undocumented immigrants brought here as…