Opinion

As my mom worked and parented, all in one breath, she instilled in us the values that I carry with me today: “por la familia, todo.” Lee este contenido en español.

"What a sad reflection that the Republican Party has moved from Abraham Lincoln, who said immigration was a ‘source of national wealth and strength’ and Ronald Reagan, who called for his ‘city on the hill’ to be ‘open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here,’ to Donald Trump, who says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country".

"Our current immigration laws include so many hurdles that can keep families in limbo, and even being married to a U.S. citizen isn’t always enough to allow someone to get a green card".

"For those of us whose livelihoods depend on it, President Biden’s actions to protect and preserve DACA show a striking contrast with those of Trump and MAGA Republicans. Trump has a record of trying to end DACA and will try again if he wins another term".

"While immigrants by now are accustomed to being the tip of the spear in the GOP’s arsenal of attacks, let's be clear-eyed that the threat now is beyond harming immigrant communities or calling attention to the border. This is about using this issue as a tool to further Trump’s political ambitions, even if that means suppressing the right to vote, undermining our election results, or stoking more political violence".

"This month comes at a special moment in our nation’s history. For the first time, we have more Latinos serving in Congress than ever before. In the Senate, the Democratic Majority has confirmed a historic number of Latino judicial nominees and recently confirmed the first Latina to serve on the Federal Reserve in the Board’s 109-year history".

"Este mes también llega en un momento especial de la historia de nuestra nación. Por primera vez, hay más latinos que nunca en el Congreso. En el Senado, la mayoría demócrata ha confirmado un número histórico de candidatos latinos al poder judicial y recientemente confirmaron a la primera latina a la Junta de la Reserva Federal en los 109 años de historia de la Fed".

"Con elecciones en México y Estados Unidos coincidiendo en el 2024 se abre una nueva posibilidad de liderazgo y cooperación. Y nos conviene a los dos países. Estados Unidos no puede seguir teniendo tantos muertos por sobredosis de fentanilo, ni México aguantar esa creciente ola de masacres e impunidad".

"This is the clean energy boom unleashed by President Biden: good-paying jobs in a fast-growing industry and lower bills for working families — all while addressing the climate crisis affecting our lives".

Putting presidents, former presidents and coup plotters on trial is an honorable and necessary practice to maintain a healthy democracy. Failure to put on trial presidents or former presidents who broke the law or committed crimes has had devastating consequences in Latin America.