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Unlike the rest of the world, which celebrates International Workers’ Day on May Day, commemorating the tragic events of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, the United States celebrates its day the first week of September. Labor Day in the United States dates back to a workers’ parade...
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Like Jesus Christ, the new Pope Leo XIV is a migrant. Robert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of immigrants to the United States. His father, Louis Marius Prevost, is of French and Italian descent, and his mother, Mildred Agnes Martínez, is...
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As anticipated, the administration of President Donald Trump has intensified its “targeted” immigration policy actions with detentions in cities like Chicago and repatriations in military aircraft. The priority of immigration agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are those migrants who represent a risk to public safety or...
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Mexico will be holding its presidential elections this Sunday, June 2. Of the millions of Mexicans residing abroad, a total of 226,661 registered to vote. If you haven’t registered, don’t worry. You can go to vote on Sunday with a valid INE credential at 23 consular offices. Find the...
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A total of 365,000 migrant children unaccompanied by their parents have arrived in the United States since the start of the Biden era. As a father of three children, it is difficult for me to understand the circumstances in which the parents of these minors made the difficult decision...
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The new year is an ideal occasion to put our priorities in order, formulate good resolutions and draw up a roadmap with the goals that translate our desires and dreams. Sadly, 2024 is shaping up to be a stormy year on the horizon for migrants in the United States....
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Kevin Johnson CalMatters Con las campañas electorales para 2024 calentándose, la política de inmigración también lo está haciendo, y podemos esperar que el ciclo electoral traiga mucho fuego y azufre. Lamentablemente, como ha sido el caso durante mucho tiempo en la historia de los Estados Unidos, los inmigrantes probablemente...
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Kevin Johnson CalMatters With 2024 campaigns heating up, immigration politics are as well, and we can expect the election cycle to bring much fire and brimstone. Sadly, as has long been the case in U.S. history, immigrants will likely suffer as a result of the political maneuverings. Seeking to establish...
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Courtesy of The New York Times, we learned that President Joe Biden’s administration is considering reviving one of the most controversial practices of the Trump era: the detention of migrant families at the border. Although no final action has been taken, the leak to one of the most influential...