President Joe Biden’s claim that congressional inaction required him to issue an executive order temporarily blocking asylum for migrants at the U.S. Mexico border did little to dampen the anger and disappointment of immigrant rights advocates. Numerous organizations released statements…
Deporting Dreamers would be a ‘disaster’ to the communities where they live and work
Opposition to DACA makes no economic or political sense for the country and is potentially catastrophic for immigrants raised most of their lives in the United States, experts said during a webinar hosted by the National Immigration Forum. The Obama-era…
Letter to the Editor: We vote for the party, not the person
Dear Editor: In response to Kirsten Christensen Roberts’ opinion piece: Yes, Kristen, your young people were deceived in 2016 and they unwisely voted for Donald Trump not realizing you don’t vote for an individual, you vote for a party. This…
On immigration, Biden angers his own party yet fails to convince conservatives
Try as he might, President Biden is not winning the support of conservatives in Congress with his policies limiting asylum access and increasing summary deportations of migrants, immigration attorney Blaine Bookey said. “Biden just can’t out-Trump Trump,” said Bookey, legal…
Our undeceived young people
The first time both our kids were old enough to vote in the United States presidential election was the year 2016. That year, more than 80% of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump. And here, eight years and one insurrection,…
Hasta la vista! Title 42, but hola! more restrictions
Immigration advocates marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s asylum ban by lamenting the policy’s devastating effects on migrants and by warning that even more drastic anti-immigrant actions could be on the way. “Our members have seen the immense human…
TIME’s ‘If He Wins’ interview with Trump doesn’t mention religion, faith or religious liberty
A 5,000-word interview with Donald Trump published April 30 in TIME magazine does not mention the words “church,” “religion,” “faith” or “religious liberty” anywhere. The sweeping article focuses on what Trump plans to do if sent back to the White…
Those who fear immigrant labor ‘are wrong and have always been wrong,’ Durbin says
Members of Congress have joined nationwide efforts to encourage President Joe Biden to clear the way for some undocumented immigrants to safely live and work in the United States. Democratic U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Alex Padilla of…
Americans are not equally divided on culture wars, Robert Jones explains in BNG webinar
The popular view that the United States is split in half on cultural, religious and political values is a fallacy propagated by the evangelical-controlled Republican Party, according to Robert P. Jones, president of Public Religion Research Institute. “Two-thirds of the…