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Spain is legalizing half a million immigrants, a very different policy from the U.S.

Spain is legalizing half a million immigrants, a very different policy from the U.S.

Published by Sam Flores

BARCELONA, Spain — Nariola Romo, 34, and her family immigrated to Spain from Colombia, but that wasn’t their initial plan. Their goal was to travel to the United States, but they couldn’t obtain the two loans they needed to make the trip, so they sought a new life in Europe instead. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Things didn’t work out for us, and we thought it was God’s will that we didn’t get the chance to go there, and, well, here we are,” she said. Today, as she nears obtaining legal status in Spain, she feels grateful for the turn her life has taken. “Look at how things are in the United States with migrants. It seems like God didn’t want us to be there, because with everything that’s happened, we would have been deported already,” she said. From right to left, Nariola Romo, her son, Angelito, her husband, Ángel, her daughter, Claribel, and her father, Will, on the Barcelona metro.Marta Campabadal In Spain, an …

J. K. Rowling Comes Out Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide

J. K. Rowling Comes Out Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Published by Jenni Sidey

This article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author. I have always believed that liberals should be leading opponents of assisted suicide. After all, two of the core tenets of liberalism are (supposed to be) protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and promoting equality among all people. But other than disability-rights activists, most liberals tend to support legalization based on “choice.” Image Credit: lettas – Adobe Stock Mega author J. K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, is definitely a political liberal. Indeed, her activism pushing against gender ideology is founded in protecting children and securing women’s private spaces. Now, with legalization having passed the U.K. House of Commons and the bill now being debated in the House of Lords, she has come out in opposition to state-sanctioned assisted suicide. From The Lion story: Author J.K. Rowling has announced she no longer supports the legalization of assisted suicide, citing concerns about the risks of coercion and the message such laws send to vulnerable people. Her comments come as the U.K.’s House of Lords debates the Assisted Dying Bill, …