Alexandra Villarreal is a policy and advocacy associate at the National Immigration Forum. She is based in Texas
April 2024
The Americans retiring to Mexico for a more affordable life: ‘We are immigrants’
There’s been much ado about northbound migration across the Mexico-US border – but some are moving in the other direction
October 2023
Biden’s border wall won’t fix a broken immigration system – or deter migrants
The Biden administration can, instead, expand labor pathways, update the US’s humanitarian protections to meet 21st-century challenges
May 2023
The US asylum rule replacing Title 42 is strict – here’s what we know
An immigration policy is set to end. What will it mean for US’s commitment as a land of refuge?
January 2023
Trump v Biden: how different are their policies on the US-Mexico border?
Biden visits border for first time as critics condemn his migrant crackdown
November 2022
Tesla’s construction workers at Texas gigafactory allege labor violations
‘A backlog of bodies’: why this is the deadliest year for the US-Mexico border
October 2022
Border cities
‘A change of heart’: sympathies shift over migrants in Texas border town
Eagle Pass has been a way station for undocumented immigrants for years, but recently their numbers have grown – and residents are divided
September 2022
Opinion
The US asylum system is deeply flawed. But there are ways to fix it
Alexandra Villarreal in Washington
The Martha’s Vineyard debacle illustrates how important it is to expand our definition – and treatment – of asylum seekers
July 2022
I want a voice in Texas’s political future – but will my state even let us vote?
Alexandra Villarreal
When my partner and I moved to Austin in 2020, I faced numerous obstacles in registering to vote. There is no state where it’s harder to cast a ballot than Texas
May 2022
US politics live
Joe Biden says US recession ‘is not inevitable’ despite rampant inflation – as it happened
Will Texas pick a progressive or anti-abortion Democrat in heated runoff?
March 2022
Ukraine war live
Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened
Republican won’t say whether Capitol attack panel will question Ginni Thomas
February 2022
US immigration courts struggle amid understaffing and backlog of cases
Judges, scholars and attorneys all concerned whether people due in courtwill receive notice before their hearings
January 2022
Storm blankets US north-east in snow as millions face ‘disruptive’ winter weather
Boston Marathon bomber accused of failing to pay thousands to victims
Bomb threats at seven HBCUs force students to evacuate or shelter in place
US teacher accused of giving Covid vaccine to teenager against mother’s wishes
