Gina Ferazzi

4 days ago | miamiherald.com | Gina Ferazzi

LOS ANGELES - Three Democratic U.S. representatives for California visited the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday to voice their concerns after President Donald Trump told reporters that the slowdown of activity at the ports was "a good thing." Trump has argued that tariffs are needed to boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and that the slowdown in port activity "means we lose less money." But steep duties on imports from key trade partners have resulted in fewer cargo containers...

5 days ago | miamiherald.com | Gina Ferazzi

As immigration scholars, we've long studied the policies and politics that shape how people cross borders, build communities and seek opportunity. We've interviewed families, analyzed survey data, collaborated with immigrant organizations, informed local governments and documented the complex ways in which immigration law shapes everyday life. But recently, our inboxes have fewer queries for dispassionate data and more desperate questions about travel, safety and rights.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Gina Ferazzi

LOS ANGELES - When the smoke of the Eaton fire cleared, residents whose homes were left standing believed they had escaped disaster. But many are finding that blessing comes with a curse. They are now prime targets for opportunistic thieves who prowl their neighborhoods at night. Jenna and Howard Morris' home has been burglarized three times: first on the night they evacuated, then at the start of April and then again the following week.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Gina Ferazzi

LOS ANGELES - President Donald Trump was welcoming governors to the White House in February when he sought out Maine Gov. Janet Mills, demanding to know whether she would comply with his ban on transgender athletes in women's sports. "I'm complying with state and federal laws," Mills replied. Trump responded, "We are the federal law" He added: "You'd better comply. ...

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Gina Ferazzi

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 - the bird flu virus - demands redoubling efforts to prevent its spread to humans.