During the past 50 years, US migration policy has been influenced by political agendas and fear instead of facts and human rights concerns. As a result, US politicians have demonstrated a lack of understanding regarding migration and the border region, which has had real consequences in the lives of migrants and on life in border communities.
—Katie Cooper
Read MoreRising from the grave of the 2021 Oregon legislative session comes HB 4002, a bill to grant farmworkers the right to overtime pay. Loved by the workers, and feared by farm owners, the resurrection and reconsideration of this bill has garnered national attention.
— Elizabeth Johnson
Read MoreIt’s long past time to teach stories like my grandfather’s. Doing so can help today’s farmworkers who deserve better treatment and a pathway to citizenship for keeping America fed amidst a pandemic.
— Nick Gonzalez
Read MoreAlthough President Biden announced that he will increase the refugee cap again, the administration must take more direct action to ensure that refugees across the world can and will receive the help they need.
— Ritika Manathara
Read MoreAs more frequent and intense natural disasters drive migrants from their homes in unprecedented numbers, today’s crisis at the southwest border will pale in comparison to the potential disaster that awaits inaction.
— Carly Kabot
Read MoreIf America wants to honor its moral commitment to being a safe haven, the US government must recommit to refugee resettlement by raising the refugee cap to the 1980 level or higher.
— Nicolas Gardner
Read MoreEven as undocumented immigrants struggle to make ends meet during COVID-19, the Trump administration has hastily continued to deport children. For many of the children being deported, America is the only home they have ever known.
— Sonia Paz
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