Defending Children’s Rights Means Defending Their Mothers, Too

Posted November 14th, 2012

Each year, we celebrate Child Rights Day to honor the millions of children who are the heart and soul of India — and of India’s future. It is a day of fun, games and sweets, but it is also an important opportunity to reflect on the health, safety and essential …

SB 1070: The Insanity Needs to Stop

Posted September 7th, 2012

Yesterday I woke up to the news that courts in Arizona have upheld the most egregious parts of SB 1070, their cruel immigration law. Specifically, the “papers, please” provision, which gives local police discretionary authority to check immigration status and has invited rampant racial profiling into communities across the state. …

President Obama, Immigrant Families Need More Than Deferrals

Posted August 23rd, 2012

Right now, tens of thousands of teenagers and 20-somethings are standing in lines that circle full city blocks and fill rooms the size of airplane hangars. What are they waiting for? Not concert tickets or the latest iPhone. They are waiting hours — even days — for a fair shot …