Barbara Sostaita
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Alejandra Pablos’ Detention Reminds Us Immigration is a Reproductive Justice Issue
Two weeks ago, reproductive justice and migrant rights activist, Alejandro Pablos, was detained during a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Tucson. Many have pointed out that Pablos’ detention is the latest in a series of silent raids targeting high-profile immigration activists, including sanctuary movement leader Ravi Ragbir and ... → Read More
This bill would take citizenship away from immigrants who aren’t “moral” enough
The ‘‘Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018’’ Act, introduced in the House of Representatives last month by Republican Lee Zeldin of New York, would allow the U.S. government to revoke the citizenship status of naturalized immigrants who have been or are affiliated or associated with a criminal gang. The bill stipulates that an ... → Read More
Monsters Win U.S. Elections. Arpaio’s Bid for Senate May Be No Different.
Yesterday, convicted criminal and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in the state of Arizona. Just a few months ago, Arpaio was facing a jail sentence for violating a judge’s order to stop racially profiling Latinxs. Trump later pardoned Arpaio, and now the man who called himself the ... → Read More
Trump Admits Climate Change is Real—But Only So He Can Terrorize the Global South
Last week, Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing a $700 billion budget for the Department of Defense for the coming fiscal year. Unsurprisingly, the bill calls for an increase in troops and military resources. The real shocker comes at section 335 of the bill, which recognizes that climate change is real—but only ... → Read More
You should be outraged by the murders of 26 Nigerian girls
Last week, the bodies of 26 Nigerian girls, aged between 14 and 18, were found floating in the Mediterranean Sea. Autopsies of the bodies confirmed that they drowned while attempting the dangerous and all too often deadly crossing from Africa into Europe. Theirs ... → Read More
Under No Circumstances Should Border Wall Funding Be Part of a DREAM Act
Last week, Trump ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protected eligible undocumented youth from deportation and provided them with renewable U.S. work permits. The White House announced that it plans to delay the program’s termination for six months, giving Congress an opportunity to enshrine DACA into law. But, there’s a catch. Earlier ... → Read More
No Matter What Happens to DACA, Defend Immigrant Youth Without Demonizing Parents
Late Sunday, White House aides leaked to Politico what we’ve all feared for months: Trump is ending DACA, the Obama-era program that has protected 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation and afforded them the opportunity to live and work in the U.S. without fear. Though the official announcement isn’t expected until Tuesday, ... → Read More
Dear Women’s Marchers: DACA’s Gone. Keep Your Promise To Make Trump’s Life Impossible
Last weekend, the Women’s March threatened to make Trump’s life impossible if he ended DACA. Today, Trump’s Attorney General officially announced the end of the program. The lives of 800,000 young immigrants and their families now hang in the balance. Women’s Marchers, I’m asking all five million of you to keep your promise. First, let’s ... → Read More
Why Joe Arpaio Deserves to Burn in Hell (A Laundry List)
Last week, 45 pardoned Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff who made a name for himself by profiling and abusing Latinxs and immigrants. The pardon comes after Arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt of court for violating a federal district judge’s order to stop discriminating against Latinos. Trump justified pardoning Arpaio by lauding “his life’s ... → Read More
Image of the Day: Students at UNC Refuse to Go Home Until Racist Statue Is Gone
It’s the first week of school at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but thanks to the administration’s cowardice and inaction, students are missing classes to hold a sit-in at the Silent Sam confederate monument. Although North Carolina’s Governor said UNC can take “immediate measures” to remove the monument, administrators refuse to take ... → Read More
New Webseries Is the Intersectional Handmaid’s Tale We’ve Been Waiting For
Have a minute to spare? Looking for a new Instagram account to follow? One that also happens to be a webseries? @MENACEseries has you covered. The webseries, told in 1-minute episodes designed for Instagram, follows three women — Ana, an undocumented immigrant looking for a U.S. citizen husband; Daisy, a fiercely independent dominatrix; and Jane, ... → Read More
Everything You Need to Know About DACA — and Its Possible Rescission
Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHCI) that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program may be at risk. Since his announcement, there’s been a flood of calls to #DefendDACA, as well as confusion over what this would mean for young people in this program. ... → Read More
Dear immigrant and muslim mamas: your sacrifices & struggles don’t go unnoticed
I’ve never called mi mama my hero. That role has always been reserved for papa. He’s always been more outspoken, more ambitious, more determined to survive in America. It took mami longer to adjust, longer to learn English, longer to feel at home here. I now realize I’ve attributed my successes to papa because his are the strengths and values our society ... → Read More
Resisting and Disrupting The Master’s House at the AWID Forum
Ed. note: This is the first of a series of posts we’ll be running this month as part of a media partnership with the Association of Women in Development (AWID) to cover their semi-annual Forum. The 2016 Forum took place earlier this month in Brazil and explored diverse perspectives on “Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and ... → Read More
This Women's History Month, I Refuse to Celebrate Your Feminism
March 1st marks the beginning of Women's History Month; also known as 31 days during which I am subjected to the celebration of white women's accomplishm... → Read More