Sergey Podlesnykh/Contributing Writer I’m a U.S. Army veteran, discharged honorably in the rank of Sergeant after three and a half years of Active Duty service and two overseas deployments. Normally, that’s where people thank me for my service. They praise my bravery and look up to a role model citizen who answered the nation’s call […]
By: Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director With moderator Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, at the helm, the selected panelists sought to find solutions for the over 70 million displaced immigrants around the world, specifically for those seeking refuge in the U.S. Ambassadors, professors and immigration experts alike gathered at State […]
Samantha Garcia/Contributing Writer The impeachment article drafted by Democratic Rep. Al Green accuses President Trump of committing a high misdemeanor in office: racism. On Tuesday, July 16, The House voted on a resolution to condemn Trump’s unacceptable racist tweets towards four democratic Congresswomen of color. Talk of impeachment, thanks to Rep. Green, has also risen. […]
Ernesto Antunez/Staff Writer “Decriminalizing the border” is the new euphemism on the Left for what is known to the wider public simply as open borders. A recent and rather whimsical article on “why decriminalizing the border is important for future immigrants” is an excellent example of this new act of political dissimulation from the Left. […]
Emily Sol/Contributing Writer The first national democratic debates were held in Miami, a minority-majority county where everybody knows somebody who immigrated here. If you tuned into the first debate on Wednesday, June 26, you might have heard candidate Julian Castro, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, mention Section 1325. But what is Section 1325, and […]
Maria Duque/Staff Writer Imagine studying for months to pass an exam and paying a fee of over $1000 – just to bring your parents home from Cuba. As someone who works with immigrants, I have seen naturalized citizens scramble and spend money they don’t always have to bring their parents to live with them. Now, […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer When political issues arise both parties start to take different sides and politicize the issue. But this should only happen when it’s a political issue, such as economics, social issues, war or drugs. Not murder. Murder isn’t a political topic — it’s a tragedy. Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old college student from […]
Clara Barros/Staff Writer Evil. Wicked. Torturous. Inhumane. All of these terms have been used to describe the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy as pictures of children in virtual concentration camps flooded the media. We know that toddlers and babies are, at this very moment, separated from their families and crying inside cages because of […]
Belen Sassone/Staff Writer Immigrating to the United States is not an easy feat. No one wakes up one morning and decides to leave the life and people they knew and love behind to start a new life in an unknown part of the world. When my family moved to Miami in 2002, we did so […]
Amanda Bazil/ Contributing Writer What started out as a form of humanitarian relief that gave migrants hope for new opportunities to a better life is now abruptly coming to a sad end. Over 22 countries have been given TPS, or Temporary Protection Status, throughout the last 20 years, according to the Department of Justice. Unfortunately, […]
