Being Mexican American is muy complicated
It's not smart to pick a fight with the heavyweight champion of the world. But I'll take my chances.
It's not smart to pick a fight with the heavyweight champion of the world. But I'll take my chances.
Americans really need to stop hyperventilating about the supposed crisis on their southern border -- better known as the natural migration of people from one place to another -- and count their blessings.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's encounter with young climate activists reveals the pitfalls of having too much experience.
This is the conversation America needs to have.
This is a triple win for Democrats. They got everything they wanted (no second shutdown). They only gave up something they were willing to give up anyway (additional border funding). And, in the process, they didn't have to go along with something they oppose (a wall).
¿Es justo exigir que los inmigrantes “ilegales” tengan que “ganar” su estatus legal?
Is it right to demand that "illegal" immigrants "earn" their legal status?
When it comes to the nomination process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, are neither conservatives nor liberals thinking clearly?
Debatir sobre llamada ley del “estado santuario” en California, es como debatir sobre los unicornios.
When we argue about California's so-called "sanctuary state" law, we might as well be arguing about unicorns.
El gobierno de Trump está adoptando una postura correcta al oponerse a las políticas de admisión en educación que toman en cuenta la raza. Pero lo está haciendo por los motivos equivocados.
The Trump administration is taking the right stance in opposing race-conscious admissions policies in education. But it is doing so for the wrong reason.
Tiene su trampa evaluar a los candidatos a la Corte Suprema. Ya sea que la evaluación la hagan formalmente los legisladores del Comité Judicial del Senado, o, de manera informal, los estadounidenses de a pie en los water coolers de todo el país, hay muchas incógnitas.
Judging Supreme Court nominees is tricky. Whether the assessment is taking place formally by lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee, or informally by everyday Americans at water coolers across the country, there are many unknowns.
Now that both sides have had their bouts of deflection and denial, we must untangle the mess at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ahora que ambos lados han pasado por sus procesos de divergencia y negación, tocaría desenredar el caos existente en la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México.
¿Quién sabía que los liberales, los demócratas y los que odiaban las trompetas se preocupaban tanto por el bienestar de los niños inmigrantes y refugiados que se separan de sus padres?
Who knew that liberals, Democrats and Trump-haters cared so much about the well-being of immigrant and refugee children who get separated from their parents?
Alfredo Corchado está jugando con mi cabeza, obligándome a pensar mucho sobre algo que había guardado con cuidado: el significado de ser mexicano-estadounidense.
Alfredo Corchado is messing with my head, forcing me to think hard about something I had neatly packed away: what it means to be Mexican-American. What are friends for if not to turn your world upside down?
No sooner had I hit "send" on a recent column listing examples of Democrats failing immigrants and refugees than I realized there were other instances that should have been included.
Para aquellos los latinos que están tratando de salirle al paso con la dignidad intacta a la Era de Trump, el odio no para.
For Latinos trying to survive the Age of Trump with their dignity intact, the hate just keeps on coming.
The world of politics can be a zoo. So it was only a matter of time before the demagogue-in-chief labeled some illegal immigrants "animals."
Los estadounidenses están confundidos. No podemos decidir si deshacernos de los inmigrantes porque nos asustan o importar más porque hacen que nuestras vidas sean cómodas.