My husband Daniel and I were born in the same year to Cuban parents. But the stories of our childhoods are very
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There is a little-known saying within law enforcement circles: If you are looking to commit rape, sexual assault on minors, or murder, and you want to be a cop, join the U.S. Border Patrol. This is not to say that
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Where will lame-duck action to protect Dreamers help the most? Do right by dreamers “Democrats call protections for ‘Dreamers’ a lame-duck priority. Senate and House leaders seek Republican help to permanently protect
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Midterms are coming. At the moment, Republicans are trying to make the southern border the main voting issue, and they are succeeding. With Republican governors strategically in power in much of the
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Para una versión en inglés de este artículo, lea "A Recurring Nightmare." Llevo una semana sin dormir, haciendo algo que se ha convertido en una pesadilla repetitiva, pero imprescindible–ayudar a amigos y
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For a Spanish-language version of this article, read "Manos a la Obra." I have not slept a full night for weeks, doing something that has become a recurring but necessary nightmare —
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September 21, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: Maurizio Passariello maurizio@floridadems.org+1 (786) 285-6398 Statement by Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz in Reaction to Images of Haitian Migrants Being Violently Mistreated by U.S. Border Patrol
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It has been 20 years since 9/11, and I cannot help but let my mind think back to that day. I was nowhere near the Twin Towers when they were hit, had
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It’s so frustrating watching the horrific scenes from Kabul and hearing TV’s talking heads dutifully babbling the official talking points while carefully ignoring corruption — the giant mound of elephant dung that’s
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Part 2 of 2. Read the first article in this series here. As a Border Patrol agent in the mid-1990s and early 2000s, I witnessed the San Diego Critical Incident Investigative Team
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There is a little-known saying within law enforcement circles: If you are looking to commit rape, sexual assault on minors, or murder, and you want to be a cop, join the U.S.
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This week, I watched with incredulity as the perpetrator of war crimes (as defined by the Geneva Convention) revisited the scene of some of his cruelest acts: the border wall. Trump returned
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