While the U.S. has made some advancements in addressing climate change, including lowering greenhouse gas emissions, this upcoming Earth Day is an important reminder that our communities haven’t been immune from the devastating consequences of this global crisis.  “A historic heatwave in the Pacific Northwest resulted in dangerous temperatures,... Continue »
English El Paso Times SB4 in undeniably unconstitutional: By Mario Carillo April 18, 2024 Washington Post The politics of the swiftly dismissed Mayorkas impeachment trial By Aaron Blake April 17, 2024 Ohio Capital Journal Politicians’ talk of a border ‘invasion’ is speech that experts say has gotten people killed... Continue »
immigrant taxes
First published May 23, 2019; last updated April 19, 2024. In a word: yes.  People who demonize immigrants often claim that they are “takers” who “don’t even pay taxes.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Immigrants, regardless of immigration status, are on the hook for a variety of... Continue »
Virginia Republican candidate Cameron Hamilton this week boosted an obviously falsified flier that combined some of the far-right’s worst anti-immigrant and antisemitic conspiracy theories to attack the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), a respected Jewish immigrant relief agency founded nearly 150 years ago.  The bogus flier – initially shared... Continue »
Earth Day 2024 is an important reminder that the global climate crisis and migration are intrinsically intertwined. While people migrate for a variety of reasons, such as family reunification or to seek asylum from life-threatening factors like state persecution and gang violence, climate change and related environmental crises have... Continue »
English Univision El Senado rechaza los dos cargos del juicio político contra el secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas April 17, 2024 Univision EEUU está más endeudado que nunca: la inmigración será clave para pagar lo que debe By Leomar Cordova April 17, 2024 Univision “Mi mayor sueño es... Continue »
English Univision Arrestos en la frontera suman 1.34 millones en lo que va del año fiscal 2024 April 16, 2024 Univision La Sección 212(f), una controversial herramienta que Biden revisa para cerrar la frontera sur By Jorge Cancino April 16, 2024 Telemundo Graban una nueva modalidad de tráfico de... Continue »
New data shows that tens of thousands of Americans have signed up to help welcome refugees under the Biden administration’s recent expansion of its private sponsorship program. Niskanen Center said that new figures from the Community Sponsorship Hub reveal that 65,000 people have signed up to be a part... Continue »
English Univision Recuperan el cuerpo de una cuarta víctima del colapso del puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore April 15, 2024 Univision EEUU no puede detener crisis migratoria a menos que cuente con apoyo de otros países, destaca informe April 15, 2024 Telemundo https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/edicion-noticias-telemundo/inmigracion/video/emma-estuvo-separada-de-sus-hijos-12-anos-porque-la-deportaron-ahora-ayuda-que-otras-tmvo12624061 April 15, 2024 La Opinion... Continue »
The Biden administration has announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia for an additional 18 months, citing “ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Ethiopia that prevent individuals from safely returning.” Under the extension and redesignation, this humanitarian relief will also be... Continue »