Yolanda Chávez Leyva

Confronted by a system that is failing, countless people are detained each day, hidden from public knowledge. Among the hundreds are not only people without papers but also legal residents, people seeking asylum, victims of human trafficking and even U.S.-born citizens who have been caught up in immigration raids.read more

Being a good Samaritan should not be a crime. Nor should preventing immigrants from dying of dehydration.read more

We need to speak out against the ugliness that is fueling anti-immigrant violence and taking lives.read more

We need to examine why fewer Mexicans are coming to the United States. The number is down 25 percent since the recession began. And that’s no accident.read more

We should not send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, despite the drug-related violence on the Mexican side.read more

The immigration system needs to safeguard the children in its custody.read more

This year, let’s stop celebrating in the way that we have become accustomed. Let’s put the beer bottle down, say no to wearing a sombrero and take history back.read more

Feb. 2 marks the 160th anniversary of the end of the U.S.-Mexico War, and its consequences continue to shape the relationships between the two countries, as well as race relations within our nation.read more

Huckabee is pandering to the far right in the Republican Party. In the process, he is further poisoning the atmosphere on immigration.read more

The children of parents arrested in immigration raids have to cope with serious health issues such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and separation anxiety, says a recent report released by the Urban Institute and the National Council of La Raza.read more

March 15, 2007

Children are paying the price for our dysfunctional immigration policies.read more

January 25, 2007

College affordability is big deal. Just ask my students.read more

September 20, 2006

Building a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border is no solution to our immigration woes, and it could result in more suffering and death.read more

May 25, 2006

The resounding message in the recent national language debate is loud and clear: Immigrants not welcome!read more

February 2006

Tightening up on the borders has perverse -- and fatal -- consequences.read more