Mara Divis, DO
Policy
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration announced new rules that would eliminate asylum eligibility for people arriving from countries where COVID-19 is "prevalent," even if they are fleeing for their lives. This is the latest in a string of anti-immigrant…
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration announced new rules that would eliminate asylum eligibility for people arriving from countries where COVID-19 is “prevalent,” even if they are fleeing for their lives. This is the latest in a string of anti-immigrant policies being pushed forward during the pandemic under the guise of public health. As physicians who care for migrants within and outside of the United States, …
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Stop using false public health claims to attack immigrants
Physicians
The Blue Angels have awed generations with tight aerial choreography and the sonic roar that heralds their aerobatics. No doubt millions have felt patriotic goosebumps watching their technical mastery at summer air shows. Last week, as the fighter jets tore…
The Blue Angels have awed generations with tight aerial choreography and the sonic roar that heralds their aerobatics. No doubt millions have felt patriotic goosebumps watching their technical mastery at summer air shows. Last week, as the fighter jets tore over an emotionally strained Chicago, with the stated intent of paying tribute to health care workers and first responders, I felt only a pit of hard anger.
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This isn’t the time for bombastic tributes to health care workers
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