| Apr 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyBoth former President Trump and the Biden administration have proposed harsh new restrictions on immigration. There are important differences between the two sides, but neither is offering anything that would make our country safer. Instead, we’re seeing a pathetic...
| Mar 28, 2024 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWhen President Biden was campaigning in 2020, he pledged to strengthen our country by supporting and welcoming immigrants. Early in his presidency, he began taking steps in that direction. On his first day in office, Biden proclaimed an end to his predecessor’s...
| May 3, 2023 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the southern border to cities in the North, often under false promises, only to be left stranded in an unknown...
| Mar 15, 2023 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, turned 20 this March. It was launched in 2003, right around the time I moved to the United States from the Philippines at age 6. I didn’t yet know the impact this gargantuan department would have on my life. I loved my life...
| Jan 18, 2023 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMost of us agree that the U.S. immigration system is in dire need of reform. But inflammatory rhetoric and policies designed to keep immigrants away won’t get us there. When I was in law school, I witnessed firsthand the difficulties faced by asylum seekers. These...