Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue
Mangled meaning… Border cruelty…
Jun 7, 2018 / Our Readers
Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families
Yemeni Americans and other US citizens separated from their relatives await a Supreme Court decision that will determine their families’ futures.
Jun 7, 2018 / Kavitha Chekuru
Why California Needs to Take Bilingualism Seriously Why California Needs to Take Bilingualism Seriously
Language rights, immigration, and identity formation are intrinsically linked.
Jun 4, 2018 / Michael Leger
Kevin de León Wants to Lead a New Democratic Party Kevin de León Wants to Lead a New Democratic Party
And he wants the Democratic establishment to get out of the way.
Jun 4, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Demand That the US Stop Separating Families at the Border Demand That the US Stop Separating Families at the Border
Hundreds of children have been taken from their parents.
May 29, 2018 / NationAction
Nazis? Or Just Really Big Racists? Nazis? Or Just Really Big Racists?
Trump supporters can’t handle the name-calling.
May 29, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Claudia Gómez González Wasn’t Killed by a Rogue Border Agent—She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency Claudia Gómez González Wasn’t Killed by a Rogue Border Agent—She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency
It is time to rein in Customs and Border Protection by demanding accountability and transparency.
May 29, 2018 / Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal
These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon
It’s dystopian fiction—written by the US military.
May 29, 2018 / Nick Turse
ICE Is Sending a Message to the World’s Asylum Seekers: The US Is No Place of Refuge ICE Is Sending a Message to the World’s Asylum Seekers: The US Is No Place of Refuge
Separating children from their family members, imposing excessively long detention, and other ways the immigration bureaucracy is making life impossible for asylum seekers.
May 29, 2018 / John Washington
Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’ Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’
Trump’s dehumanizing language provides cover to his real goal: deporting black and Latino immigrants, including those with no criminal connections.
May 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing