Raul A. Reyes - Attorney and writer
Raul A. Reyes
Attorney and writer
Raul A. Reyes, an attorney and member of the USA Today board of contributors, writes frequently for CNN Opinion.
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Opinion: The GOP’s ridiculous move to impeach Mayorkas
Jan 31, 2024
The GOP’s move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis is a pointless sideshow and deserves to fail, writes Raul A. Reyes.
Opinion: Ron DeSantis’ dangerous new power grab
Apr 19, 2023
Raul A. Reyes writes that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ immigration bill is the harshest crackdown on illegal immigration in over a decade, and it will not help solve the border crisis, let alone protect residents of the Sunshine State.
Opinion: The Supreme Court has a legitimacy crisis. Here’s one easy way to help fix it
Jan 7, 2023
Allowing cameras into the Supreme Court would provide Americans a window into what one nonpartisan advocacy group called ‘the most powerful, least accountable part of government,’ writes Raul A. Reyes.
Opinion: Arizona governor’s immigration stunt isn’t fooling anyone
Dec 16, 2022
Looking to score political points, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been building a border ‘wall’ out of empty shipping containers – a project that’s likely illegal, expensive, ineffective and dangerous, writes Raul A. Reyes.
Opinion: Democrats are missing a big opportunity
Sep 6, 2022
Raul Reyes writes, like other Americans, many Latinos were disappointed by the Supreme Court ruling taking away the right to an abortion. Democrats must capitalize on the new political landscape – and use this decision to move forward with Latino voters.
Opinion: Texas governor is cynically using immigrants as props
Aug 15, 2022
Texas is using immigrants as props. For weeks now, migrants have been arriving by bus in New York City and Washington, sent there by Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, in a cynical ploy overwhelming public services in both cities, writes Raul A. Reyes.
Opinion: These GOP Latina candidates are not the ‘real deal’
Jul 12, 2022
The GOP is touting three Latina candidates from Texas: Mayra Flores, Monica De La Cruz and Cassy Garcia. They hold conservative positions on abortion, gun control and immigration, writes Raul Reyes. That’s just not where most Latinos are, he says.
Opinion: Good riddance to this terrible Trump-era policy decision
Apr 1, 2022
It’s past time to say good riddance to Title 42: It was bad policy during the Trump administration, and it has been bad policy under Biden, writes Raul A. Reyes.
This year’s Oscars was more than the one where Will Smith got into it with Chris Rock
Mar 28, 2022
Sunday night’s Latino winners and nominees are poised to inspire a new generation of artists – and that is truly cause for celebration, writes Raul Reyes.
Why noncitizens should be allowed to vote
Dec 10, 2021
Raul A. Reyes writes New York City’s decision to expand voting rights to noncitizens is smart policy because it will strengthen communities and give more residents an investment in politics that affect their daily lives.
Families torn apart by Trump administration deserve payouts
Nov 18, 2021
Raul A. Reyes writes that vulnerable migrant parents and children were harmed by the Trump administration, and the government should now provide economic compensation for the horror of family separations.
Why is Facebook letting Republican lawmakers run fundraising ads falsely blaming immigrants for Covid?
Aug 13, 2021
Politicians from North Carolina to Texas are using an ugly, nonsensical gambit to play on old fears that immigrants spread disease, writes Raul Reyes. The ads seem to violate Facebook’s policies on misinformation, but the company so far is looking away, apparently choosing to put profits over truth, accountability and basic respect for Latinos and immigrants.
Greg Abbott’s outrageous Covid order to scapegoat immigrants in Texas
Jul 30, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bizarre, vaguely worded executive order on Wednesday that he says is aimed at lowering Covid-19 infections, writes Raul Reyes. It is certain to invite racial profiling and other abuses of the law, and brings Texas into the realm of immigration enforcement, which the Constitution forbids
What bigoted acts like throwing tortillas at a basketball game reveal
Jul 2, 2021
The tortilla-throwing incident that resulted in a San Diego-area high school losing its basketball title is shameful and shocking, writes Raul A. Reyes, and worse, many Latinos are familiar with such harassment. The larger issue here is that too many Americans are conditioned to seeing racism in this country only as a Black and White narrative. Such behavior will change only after more people truly reflect on (and for some, adjust their thinking about) what it means to be an American, he says.
Kamala Harris is in a really tough spot
Jun 10, 2021
Republicans used some missteps during the vice president’s trip to Mexico and Guatemala as an opportunity to slam the Biden administration and unfairly paint Harris as ill-prepared, writes Raul Reyes. Still, there is no question that when speaking about migrants, instead of falling back on the message of “don’t come,” Harris would be well advised to remind her global audience that asylum is a legal right.
About
Raul Reyes is a member of the board of contributors of USA Today and has appeared on CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC, Current TV, HuffPost Live, BBC, NPR, and Fox News Radio.
Reyes has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Texas Monthly, Hispanic Magazine, NBC Latino, Fox News Latino, The Huffington Post, Politico, Salon, and numerous Spanish language-newspapers. His opinions have been cited by Daniel Schorr, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, CBS News, The Week, The New Republic, and The Washington Post. He has written about everything from soap operas to immigration policy – and covered events from the red carpet to The White House.
He is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School.
