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J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, by J.D. Long García
FaithFaith in Focus
J.D. Long García
Dominicans celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Altagracia on Jan. 21. The image, which depicts an infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is the most popular devotion in the Caribbean nation. It has been for centuries.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
In November voters in Arizona will vote on a ballot measure legalizing abortion in the state. If the state’s pro-life Latinas have anything to say about it, Arizona will reject expanding abortion.
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bills into law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration in the state, funding more border security initiatives and making illegal border crossings a state crime.
Asylum-seekers walk to a U.S. Border Patrol van after crossing the nearby border with Mexico on Sept. 26, 2023, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
The notion that the flow of migrants will be stemmed by closing asylum “loopholes” is grotesque. Sometimes it’s hard to believe anyone in Congress sees migrants as human beings.
FaithScripture Reflections
J.D. Long García
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by J.D. Long-García
Liony Batista, holding microphone, is the founder of Fundación Nueva Alegría in the Dominican Republic. Photo courtesy of Cross Catholic Outreach.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
The children and teens of Quitasueños can also take recreational classes, like hip-hop, dance and drama; and the center organizes summer camps in the mountains. Oh, and one more thing. The young people learn about God.
Politics & SocietyNews
J.D. Long García
The sale of 272 enslaved persons by the Jesuits in 1838 helped provide financing for the struggling Georgetown University.