The President-Generated Crisis Has Arrived: How Will We Respond?
Maribel Hastings Posted April 10, 2025 The barrage of extremist, and even unconstitutional, executive orders from Donald Trump are meant to overwhelm us. Perhaps that’s why a large…
Deportations in Puerto Rico, the Other Border
Maribel Hastings Posted March 27, 2025 The terror and dislocation of the Donald Trump administration’s raids and deportations also affect the immigrant community in Puerto Rico, particularly the…
When Discrimination Outweighs Immigrants’ Economic Contributions
Maribel Hastings Posted March 13, 2025 As thousands of federal employees are fired and thousands of immigrants are deported, the economic contributions of those immigrants that Donald Trump…
Cruelty, Prejudice, and Money Motivate President’s Anti-immigrant Policy
Maribel Hastings Posted Mar. 6 2025 The Trump administration is acting maliciously, from celebrating the removal of TPS from Haitians, the same people they accused last year of…
The Reign of Terror and Chaos Begins
Maribel Hastings Posted January 30, 2025 The swearing in of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States was a Category 5 hurricane, as was…
During This Holiday Season, Undocumented People Prepare Themselves for the Worst
Maribel Hastings Posted Dec. 19, 2024 While most of the country prepares itself for the December holidays, millions of undocumented people refine their contingency plans in case Donald…
The Mass Deportation Reign of Fear Takes Shape
Maribel Hastings Posted on Nov. 28, 2024 While President-elect Donald Trump finetunes his promise of mass deportations, civil rights and immigrant defense groups at the national, state, and…
Although Latino Voters Reject Mass Deportations, President-elect is Oiling Up the Machine
Maribel Hastings Posted November 21, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump began to build the machine to implement his promise of mass deportations. Stephen Miller, intellectual author of family separations…
The Elections and Immigration: What Side of History Will Voters Be On?
Maribel Hastings Posted October 31, 2024 In the home stretch of the historic 2024 presidential election, where immigration is central, I wonder whether voters will favor Republican…
From Horrible Rhetoric to Terrible Actions Against Immigrants
Maribel Hastings Posted Oct. 17, 2024 As the November 5th election approaches, Donald Trump’s attacks against immigrants and the Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, are increasingly more…