Yolanda Chávez Leyva

We need to defend ethnic studies »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, January 6, 2011

On Jan. 1, a law went into effect in Arizona that effectively bans ethnic studies.read more

A senseless death points to a broken border enforcement system »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, June 21, 2010

The killing of 15-year-old Sergio Andres Hernandez Guereca by a Border Patrol agent points tragically to a defective border enforcement system that encourages hatred and fear.read more

New Arizona immigration bill misguided »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, April 23, 2010

It is a misguided effort at best and a vicious attack on Latinos and other brown people at worst.read more

We should overhaul network of secret immigrant jails »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, January 6, 2010

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

Bad Samaritans at the border? »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, August 20, 2009

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

Recent attacks on immigrants tell us who we are »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, July 8, 2009

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

Declining Mexican migration has something to teach us »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, May 20, 2009

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 shouldn’t militarize the U.S.-Mexico border »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, March 23, 2009

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

Unaccompanied immigrant children deserve protection »

By Yolanda Chavez Leyva, February 4, 2009

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

I detest Cinco de Mayo »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, May 4, 2008

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

Time to heal the wounds of the U.S.-Mexico War on the 160th anniversary of its ending »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, January 29, 2008

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 pulls an about-face on immigration »

By José Miguel Leyva, January 9, 2008

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

Children suffer effects from deportation raids »

Yolanda Chávez Leyva, November 14, 2007

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

Children pay steep price for our flawed immigration policies »

Children pay steep price for our flawed immigration policies
By Yolanda Chávez Leyva

March 15, 2007

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

Prioritize students, education by making college affordable »

Prioritize students, education by making college affordable
By Yolanda Chàvez Leyva

January 25, 2007

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

Syndicate content

CURRENT ISSUE: FEBRUARY 2012

February 2012

Progressive Matt

The Koch Brothers Conspire to Buy the White House