Instead of Making My Case for Asylum, I’m Collecting Trash in a Foreign Country
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.After fleeing extortion and threats in El Salvador in late 2018, Juan Carlos Perla, his wife, and their four young children waited in Tijuana for seven weeks before they were allowed to ask for asylum at the US…
I Fled Corrupt Cops. Instead of Asylum, I Got Detention, COVID, and Deportation.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The Trump administration has made it nearly impossible for Mexicans and Central Americans fleeing violence and persecution to win asylum. Héctor (a pseudonym to protect him from retaliation) came to the border last year to ask for asylum…
The Supreme Court Might Kill Obamacare. That Could Be a Disaster for Young Adults.
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Artist and prop-maker Dara Williamson visited the gynecologist for the first time when she was 25, after realizing that her health coverage on her mother’s high-quality insurance plan was set to expire on her…
The Other World-Altering Event Happening Next Week
Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.An important date is coming up. On November 4, the day after the election, the United States will earn a dubious distinction: It will become the only country in the world to formally exit…
I Know How to Improve Elections in This Country, But Everyone Thinks My Idea Is Stupid
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.I live in New York City and in August I requested an absentee ballot to vote in this election. It arrived in early September, but there was a problem: like thousands of other Brooklyn residents, mine had a…
Donald Trump Doesn’t Have a Gender Problem. He Has Two Gender Problems.
It is conventional wisdom that Donald Trump’s support has cratered among women, especially suburban women. But is that really true? This goes through mid-October. Trump’s basic approval rating has been remarkably steady among both men and women. However, voting intentions have changed a lot—though not in the way you might think. In 2016, Trump lost…