Roberto Lovato
Silencio = Death: 2020 Democrats and the Politics of Mass Migrant Murder (OPINION)
Let the true campaign for migrant life begin. And may the best candidate win.
Why Doesn’t Anybody Care About Report of Refugee Children Sexual Abuse Under Trump? Because #ObamaDidItToo (OPINION)
Obama did not, in fact, have a policy of separating children, but he did have the practice of separating thousands of children from their parents.
The Wrong Kind of Venezuelan: Florida, Trump and the Racist, Classist Politics of Immigration and Empire (OPINION)
I think a lot these days about Luis Durán.
Stacey Abrams’ Talk About Obama’s ‘Compassionate’ Immigration Legacy Isn’t Just Wrong: It’s Dangerous, Too (OPINION)
I find it unfortunate that Abrams chose the word “compassionate” to describe what I saw during my reporting on Obama’s border and immigration practices.
Elliott Abrams: An Unequivocal Sign Trump Is Preparing a Baptism in Venezuelan Blood (OPINION)
History cannot ever be forgotten.
Julián Castro and the Democrats’ Catastrophic Accent (and Immigration) Problem (OPINION)
Candidates like the former San Antonio mayor will need to exercise greater moral and political clarity.
Unbent, Unbowed: Remembering Antonio González
We honor him by continuing La Lucha he loved.
Ocasio-Cortez, Refugiados and the Dangerous Liberal Erasure of Latino Identities (OPINION)
The latest examples should worry us all.
El Salvador’s Worst Shitholes Are ‘Made in America’ (OPINION)
My journalist’s hiking boots still have leftover feces and dirt from the ultimate shitholes of El Salvador: its mass graves.
Mass Murder in Mexico Demands Greater Awakening in US
Reading about Mexico reminds me of El Salvador. Older Salvadoran sensations —the smell of rotting flesh mixed with the sweet fragrance of almond trees, the sight of young faces burned into half skeletons that look like the masks our kids wear for Halloween, the unforgettably sad sound of a dead student’s mother screaming without ceasing— […]
‘Celebrating Hispanic Heritage’ Is Latino for ‘No Democrat Is Safe’
“No Democrat is safe because they chose politics over giving relief to families.” With these words, DREAMer activist Erika Andiola gave voice to the new spirit infusing “Hispanic Heritage” celebrations taking place throughout the country from now until October 15. Andiola made these comments in Iowa, where last Sunday, she and other members of the […]