Human Rights Archives - Page 27 of 38

Religious Freedom is Not a Zero-Sum Game

In a recent interview on conservative talk radio, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick cast the policy debate over LGBTQ rights as a holy war. At the ten minute mark, Patrick said: “If you can change your sex…well, then you play God…This is a battle of those who believe...

Encourage Biden Administration to Move Quickly to Protect Migrant Families

Texas Impact has signed on to a comment urging the Biden Administration to act quickly to finalize responsible reforms that protect immigrant families’ access to the health and social services safety net. Organizations including congregations can sign on until April...

Ukrainians Head to US-Mexico Border as Title 42 Comes to an End

In wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine an estimated 4 million Ukrianians have fled their home country to both neighbors and destinations abroad, including the United States. Encouraged by the Biden administration’s recent promise to receive 100,000 Ukrainian...

Texas Senate Committee on Border Security Investigates Operation Lone Star

At the start of this week the Texas Senate Committee for Border Security held two more hearings over Operation Lone Star (OLS). In these meetings the committee was looking at the nearly $3 billion price tag of the mission broken down by each funded Texas agency. In...

US Agrees to Receive 100k Ukrainians; Highlights Double Standards in Immigration

In response to continued violence in Ukraine the White House announced that the United States is prepared to welcome 100,000 refugees from Ukraine on Thursday March 24. Since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, approximately 10 million people have been displaced in...

Update on Title 42: Brewing Legal Challenge

Covered in earlier posts, Title 42 is a Trump-era policy that has been maintained and defended by the Biden administration up to date. Heralded by conservatives as a necessary tool to slow mass migration at the southern border, and condemned by progressives as an...