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Navigating Tech as an Immigrant Student
Immigrant students’ experiences of displacement and uncertainty become strategic strengths, cultivating the resilience and cultural fluency that drive purpose‑driven innovation in tech.
“Being a migrant is not a crime”
:A Venezuelan mother’s fight to keep her family together after deportation to México.
Immigrant Justice and Community Inclusion in Iowa
As immigration enforcement intensifies and political rhetoric sharpens, Iowa MMJ and One Human Family QCA remind the nation that justice begins in community.
The Recipe for a Humanitarian Crisis: 600,000 Venezuelans Set to Be Returned to the “Mouth of the Shark”
The peril of returning refugees to a nation under the brutal dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.
Why Democracy Doesn’t Serve Me as a Latina
As a Latina, I don't believe that democracy has served me in my immigrant community of taxpayers, hard workers, and families. They are not heard, not because of language barriers but due to ignorance and hate."
Laredo at the Crossroads of Border Policy
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show illegal crossings have dropped to a five-year low under President Donald Trump.
The Loneliest Rooms on the Maternity Ward
While some new mothers receive abundant support and celebratory fanfare, migrant mothers often face bare rooms and social isolation.
Alligator Alcatraz: Immigration Detention and the Long History of U.S. Carceral Abuse
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center exposes a long legacy of carceral cruelty in U.S. immigration policy.
Standing Up for Democracy: The Journalist’s Role in Times of Crisis
Coming from a Mexican household, I know firsthand the resilience and hard work of Latino families. Yet far too often, our communities are misrepresented, or worse, erased from the mainstream narrative.
Governor Cox, It Was One of Us. It Often Is.
Hoping the killer would be an outsider, preferably a foreigner—is a dangerous invocation of the kind of scapegoating that has long fueled xenophobic policy and public distrust.
How Anti-Immigrant Sentiments Shape Culture—And Influence Policy
Columnists tackle white supremacy in immigration policies and the struggles of first generation Americans with political identity.
American Democracy as a Young Brown, Low-Income Queer Woman
“I didn’t inherit American democracy. I was made an accessory to it. I’ve watched my presence in this country debated, politicized, and dehumanized.”