Month: June 2025

Op-Ed | Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong about Immigration Reform

Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigrant rights activist, shares his personal story of being undocumented for over 32 years and the misconceptions about immigration, while advocating for fair and humane policies that recognize the critical role immigrants play in the U.S. economy and communities.

Black Women and Single Mothers Hit Hardest by Housing Crisis

A new report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute found that women, especially Black women, single mothers, senior women, and women living alone, are disproportionately affected by California’s housing affordability crisis, and recommends increasing state investment in affordable housing, streamlining the permitting process, preserving existing affordable units, and integrating gender equality perspectives into housing policy.