Maria Hinojosa

Once the land of immigrant hopes, America now just a ‘dream breaker’

July 30, 2016Commentary

Commentary: Every 90 seconds a Latino turns 18 in the US. We need more of these young people engaging in democracy.

Latinas will soon lead the conversation about US abortion rights

July 30, 2016Commentary

Women’s History Month: Paying tribute to Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican Hollywood icon

July 30, 2016Commentary

An open letter to President Obama on inequality in our justice system

July 30, 2016Commentary

US minorities on pace to be majority in months, not decades

July 30, 2016Commentary

The Obamas have a duty to visit migrant children detained at US-Mexico border

July 30, 2016Commentary

Commentary: What happens when children who have been taught to believe that the United States is a safe haven journey north, only to learn it actually isn’t?

Cuba’s Yoani Sanchez: A dissident and a patriot

July 30, 2016Commentary

Commentary: My conversation with the Cuban blogger on the revolution, technology, and the island’s “exported myths.”

US prisoners create scholarships for students, trying to keep them out of jail

July 30, 2016Commentary

Prisoners in Pennsylvania have taken matters into their own hands.

Immigration officials create a climate of repression in America

July 30, 2016Commentary

Commentary: Are we willing to allow the US to be a place where young people — including my own son — can be harassed?

FRONTLINE: Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

Few people associated the candidacy of Barack Obama with a “get tough” approach to illegal immigration. But the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, has stepped up deportations under President Obama.