Opinion

Groups Push All Officials to Defend DACA and TPS (OPINION)

In wake of congressional letter to White House, immigrant rights groups say protecting what’s real is a priority

  • Jul 28, 2017
  • 8:42 AM

When in Doubt: MS-13! (OPINION)

Oh, please.

  • Jul 27, 2017
  • 6:41 PM

Jeff Sessions Should Stop Perpetuating the Lie That ICE Is a Public Safety Agency (OPINION)

Cities should draw a line in the sand after latest ultimatum.

  • Jul 26, 2017
  • 12:03 PM

Quinceañeras: The Fight for Our Community Is Just Getting Started (OPINION)

Together, we’re going to show the country that we are Texas and that we won’t back down.

  • Jul 26, 2017
  • 11:07 AM

Breaking News: ‘Despacito’ Is About Sex! (OPINION)

Just stating the obvious.

  • Jul 24, 2017
  • 11:44 AM

Celebrating Colombia’s Independence Without the FARC (OPINION)

The end of this 53-year-old war conflict was unthinkable five years ago. But it is real now.

  • Jul 22, 2017
  • 11:22 AM

Why I Chose to Not Be Latinx (OPINION)

To be Latinx, just like Latino, Latina, or Hispanic, is to make invisible the African and the Taíno in me.

  • Jul 20, 2017
  • 11:44 AM

Stand With Hunger Strikers at the Adelanto Detention Facility (OPINION)

The recent protest should make us think about the crisis of democracy that we are facing under President Donald Trump. 

  • Jul 10, 2017
  • 11:09 AM

The Fourth of July: A Celebration of Hatred (OPINION)

The holiday that breeds the most unanalyzed celebration of white supremacy, genocide, and colonialism needs to be done away with—or celebrated with a different face.

  • Jun 30, 2017
  • 11:18 AM

These Students Are Striking Back Against SB 4 Hate in Texas (OPINION)

Two Latina high school students’ response to Texas’ “show me your papers” law, SB 4.

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • 1:43 PM

Another Blow to the Obama Administration’s Family Detention Policy Just Happened (OPINION)

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge M. Dolly Gee issued a long-awaited ruling that gave former President Obama’s “family detention” practices the smackdown they deserve. 

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • 11:16 AM

Gutting the Funding of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Is Unwarranted and Indefensible (OPINION)

Puerto Ricans do matter—in the city, in the state, and anywhere they can be found.

  • Jun 26, 2017
  • 9:07 PM

This Is What We Must Do to Destroy Anti-Blackness in Latino Communities (OPINION)

It is not easy to look at centuries of anti-Black violence in the face, especially when we must look in the mirror to do so.

  • Jun 20, 2017
  • 6:50 PM

Trump Nods to Cuban Exiles, Rolls Back Ties: Experts React (OPINION)

We asked two experts on U.S.-Cuba relations to explain what these changes mean.

  • Jun 19, 2017
  • 9:43 AM

Victoria estadista = Invisibilidad puertorriqueña (OPINIÓN)

La nueva victoria de la estadidad es el resultado de un bochornoso teatro colonial.

  • Jun 17, 2017
  • 1:08 PM

Latinx Anti-Blackness Killed Philando Castile (OPINION)

“We condemn the murder of Philando Castile and the routine miscarriage of any justice in Officer Yanez’ acquittal.”

  • Jun 17, 2017
  • 12:04 PM

Five Years Later, DREAMers and Advocates Must Continue to Protect the DACA Program (OPINION)

Donald Trump’s Administration remains a threat to the future of thousands of young immigrants, which is why we must keep fighting!

  • Jun 15, 2017
  • 4:51 PM

The Melting Iceberg: Venezuela in the Spring of 2017 (OPINION)

In light of events, vast parts of the Venezuelan population are becoming increasingly apolitical.

  • Jun 13, 2017
  • 2:04 PM

Statehood Victory = Puerto Rican Invisibility (OPINION)

The new victory for statehood is the result of embarrassing colonial theater.

  • Jun 11, 2017
  • 11:12 PM

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