Immigration advocates, including four bishops, sent a letter to President Biden on Jan. 28, urging his administration to restore asylum, offer protection over deterrence at the border and overhaul the current immigration policy.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at Americaand co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Covid-19 restrictions move pro-life rallies online. Here’s what California is doing.
“There’s more to being pro-life than abortion and assisted suicide,” said organizer Kathleen Domingo. “We want to keep our families safe. We didn’t think it was worth the risk. Life is precious.”
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Joe Biden’s $4 billion plan to discourage Central American migration at its source
The Biden administration has vowed to invest $4 billion in Central America to address factors that drive immigration to the United States—economic insecurity, violence, environmental crises and government corruption.
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‘There’s no stopping the baby.’ The pandemic won’t cancel Posadas this Christmas.
During the nine days before Christmas, friends and family gather for the re-enactment, with two children dressing up to play the roles of Mary and Joseph.
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A pandemic won’t stop these California Catholics from (safely) celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe
Celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe will look different this year.
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What would Mary have been like as a friend?
A Reflection for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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How Latinos celebrate Thanksgiving: Turkey optional, gratitude required
Many Latino people of various cultures who call this country home have embraced Thanksgiving—each culture adding its own spice, of course.
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The wrong people are in charge of protecting our children from sexual abuse
As a layperson, and as a father, I cannot continue to make myself dependent on ordained men. Not for this.
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Immigration advocates: It will take Biden years to undo the damage of the Trump era
“The [Biden] administration needs to seize this moment for generational change, especially in terms of immigration.”
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The Latino vote is (still) not monolithic. We shouldn’t be surprised.
Some Democrats were shocked that President Trump got one-third of the Latino vote. But J.D. Long-García writes that the Latino vote has never been monolithic and probably never will be.