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Noncitizens must be very careful about Minnesota cannabis legalization
Leer en español. Well, my fears became true: Minnesota legalized cannabis before I was legalized. All joking aside, Minnesota passed a law during the 2023 legislative session legalizing cannabis use for adults. Minnesota is the 23rd state to do so. As I wrote this past February, I feared that lawmakers were not putting safeguards in […]
As Minnesota legalizes marijuana, immigrants must be cautious
As the Minnesota Legislature considers legalizing cannabis, following 21 states and the District of Columbia, I urge lawmakers to consider safeguards for immigrants who are not yet U.S. citizens (not just undocumented Minnesotans). What many people do not know is that while states are decriminalizing cannabis — in part to redress racist failures of the […]
The U.S. Senate: Where dreams go to die
I write today knowing full well that almost any effort we make to give Dreamers a shot at legal, permanent status — and, for that matter, all the efforts we’ve made so far — is futile because no immigration bill will pass the U.S. Senate during this lame duck session. The U.S. House passed in […]