15 Oct, 2022
Democracy is an act of moral imagination
Shortly before he died, Congressmember and human rights activist John Lewis wrote a farewell to his fellow citizens, declaring: “Democracy is not a state.
2 Aug, 2022
The immoral, irrational case against DACA
A gross injustice against young immigrants is slowly working its way through the courts. It centers upon a federal judge’s ruling last year that the DACA Program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was “unlawful,” a ruling that puts in doubt a program that has given tens of thousands of young people brought here as children a temporary, renewable reprieve from deportation...
23 Nov, 2021
Which immigration story will prevail?
Like a gravitational field, there’s a narrative that exerts a powerful pull on U.S. immigration policy...
3 Sep, 2021
Immigration and National Identity
It's easy to say, "our immigration system is broken." Or to declare: "we are a nation of immigrants."...
22 Nov, 2019
Raising the stakes in the struggle over immigration detention
“As the struggle for immigrant rights continues to be fought across America, new battlegrounds may come into view, then fade...
29 Jan, 2018
Post-Truth and the Dreamers
“”Post-truth is pre-fascism.” This statement closes one chapter of historian Timothy Snyder’s recent book…” Andrew Moss Published in: Donaldsonville Chief,...
2 Jan, 2018
Truth-Telling in Immigration
“As we enter a new year, 800,000 Dreamers await news of their fate in this country. Thwarted by a president...
23 Oct, 2017
Democracy at Stake: Battle Lines over DACA and the Dream Act
“After ending President Obama’s DACA Program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in September, Donald Trump announced earlier this month that...