Monthly Archives: February 2023

A new “economy of exploitation” victimizes migrant children in the United States, and the government agencies that are supposed to protect them are failing miserably. Unaccompanied minors are supposed to be placed in sponsor homes that will protect them. Lack … Continue reading →

One year ago, the war in Ukraine began. One year ago, Olesia Safronova, her husband, Serhii Chubenko, and their children, Timur, 2, Milana, 8, and Damir, 14, saw the beginning of war, with bombs falling around them. A year later, … Continue reading →

Highlighting the essential contributions of immigrant workers to the U.S. economy, the Republican governors of Indiana and Utah wrote a joint opinion article in the Washington Post. In the article, they call on Congress to allow them to recruit more … Continue reading →

When we have something to celebrate, that should lead the news! Last night/this morning, I watched on the legislative video channel as the Senate debated Driver’s Licenses for All. At midnight, the gallery was still packed. Outside, supporters filled the … Continue reading →

As predicted and feared for months, the Biden administration today proposed a rule that would bar most asylum seekers who travel through third countries to reach the United States. This is an outrageous betrayal of the Biden administration’s pledges to … Continue reading →

Two big Minnesota stories today: First, Driver’s Licenses for All comes up for a vote in the Minnesota Senate tomorrow. Second, as the legislature considers (further) cannabis legalization, Juventino Meza has an important and timely warning about possibly devastating consequences for … Continue reading →

Immigration detention can be inhumane and cruel—and sometimes intentionally so. After years of investigations and promises to do better, U.S. immigration officials have proven unable to end abuses at detention centers, many of which are run by private, for-profit companies. … Continue reading →

Migrants seeking safety often find danger and death instead. Two reports from this week: dozens of migrants killed in a bus crash in Panama and at least 73 missing and presumed dead off the coast of Libya.  The migrants in … Continue reading →

Some good news today, from two immigration advocates who tell their own stories. Peter Svarzbein is the son of immigrants and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, and a  former El Paso city council member. His reflection on his family … Continue reading →

Canada and Cuba see dramatically different impacts from U.S. immigration policies. In recent weeks, CBC reported that New York is busing some asylum seekers to a town near the Roxham crossing so they can seek asylum in Canada. Canadian officials … Continue reading →