Bio: Erwin de Leon is a Policy Researcher and writer based in Washington, DC. He writes on immigration, LGBT, and nonprofit issues. You can follow him on Twitter at @ErwindeLeon.
Posted on: 14 Dec 2012
A new report argues that immigration enforcement is a kind of legal violence inflicted upon immigrants and their families. Erwin de Leon says it hurts the nation as a whole.
Posted on: 10 Dec 2012
A group of conservative faith, law enforcement, and business leaders call for bipartisan immigration reform. Erwin de Leon says this could be the start of something new.
Posted on: 30 Nov 2012
The STEM bill has passed the house, but Fi2W columnist Erwin de Leon says its scope is too narrow to be considered true immigration reform.
Posted on: 19 Nov 2012
FI2W’s Erwin de Leon worries that compromise on immigration reform could leave out binational LGBT families.
Posted on: 07 Nov 2012
Obama won support from Latinos and immigrants by promising reform. Now he has to act.
Posted on: 01 Nov 2012
Immigrant workers stayed on the job during Hurricane Sandy. Many because they wanted to, some because they had to.
Posted on: 19 Oct 2012
Columnist Erwin de Leon has no doubt about who immigrants should vote for after watching the second presidential debate.
Posted on: 15 Oct 2012
Will immigration will be discussed in Tuesday’s presidential debate? Fi2W Columnist Erwin de Leon says it’s should not be ignored by the candidates, even though many immigrants themselves rank it below the economy as a priority.
Posted on: 05 Oct 2012
Columnist Erwin de Leon argues that a recent letter from DHS Secretary Napolitano isn’t the welcome news that many gay immigrant advocates believe it to be.
Posted on: 28 Sep 2012
Fi2W commentator Erwin de Leon says both parties need to wake up and start wooing Asian American voters. They could be the deciding factor in key battleground states.