A close-cropped portrait of Marlen Garcia, who is smiling and looking at the camera. Marlen has shoulder-length brown hair with bangs, and is wearing a dark cardigan atop a red blouse.

Marlen Garcia

Editorial Board Member

Garlen Garcia rejoined the editorial board in 2023 and previously served on the board from 2015 to 2020. She wrote an opinion column for the Sun-Times from 2012 to 2020 and focused on immigration and other issues affecting Chicago’s immigrant communities, especially Latino neighborhoods. Garcia is a politics nerd who also previously managed the Sun-Times’ political endorsement process. She also has an extensive background as a sports reporter for USA Today and the Chicago Tribune. She attended Illinois State University and lives in suburban Chicago.

La próxima vez que vaya a un restaurante, mire bien a su alrededor. Y si puede, échele un vistazo a la cocina. ¿Todos los trabajadores usan cubrebocas?
Schools cannot be lax about this. Parents must get on board, too
Básicamente se trata de una lista de espera que podría durar 50 o 100 años, limitada por las cuotas de ‘green cards’ que se entrega a cada país.
He’s stuck in a 50-year-backlog for Indian nationals in the U.S. awaiting employment-based green cards.
El líder comunitario Berto Aguayo crea esfuerzos para unir a latinos y afroamericanos
Community organizer Berto Aguayo leads an effort to unite Latinos and African Americans.
Si Trump gana un segundo mandato, seguramente duplicará los esfuerzos para atacar a los inmigrantes.
If Trump wins a second term, he is sure to double down on efforts to deport honest and hard-working people who have earned the right to be called Americans.