Andrea R. Flores
@andreaflores.bsky.social
☀️NM native, reimagining the future of immigration
🇺🇸Formerly at Senate, White House, & @aclu
✨NYT Bestseller
✒️ Available for media requests—contact@andreaflores.com
🇺🇸Formerly at Senate, White House, & @aclu
✨NYT Bestseller
✒️ Available for media requests—contact@andreaflores.com
Millions of people were left vulnerable to mass deportation because of Congress’s failure to act since Reagan.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Millions of people were left vulnerable to mass deportation because of Congress’s failure to act since Reagan.
When the Border Crossed Biden
Part 1: The Decision to Keep the Border Closed
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This week’s post dives into one of the biggest political fights of the Biden era: his push for a border bill.
I’ll look at:
What went wrong.
Who blocked it.
And how it shifted the goalposts of the debate.
Out tomorrow on Substack, subscribe below ⬇️
arosaflores.substack.com
I’ll look at:
What went wrong.
Who blocked it.
And how it shifted the goalposts of the debate.
Out tomorrow on Substack, subscribe below ⬇️
arosaflores.substack.com
America's Promise | Andrea R. Flores | Substack
This newsletter is for anyone who wants to understand why Washington keeps failing on immigration and learn about solutions for the future. Click to read America's Promise, by Andrea R. Flores, a Subs...
arosaflores.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This week’s post dives into one of the biggest political fights of the Biden era: his push for a border bill.
I’ll look at:
What went wrong.
Who blocked it.
And how it shifted the goalposts of the debate.
Out tomorrow on Substack, subscribe below ⬇️
arosaflores.substack.com
I’ll look at:
What went wrong.
Who blocked it.
And how it shifted the goalposts of the debate.
Out tomorrow on Substack, subscribe below ⬇️
arosaflores.substack.com
I’ll keep unpacking the last four years to help Democrats find a better way forward on immigration. Subscribe to follow along. This series is for anyone who wants the party to learn from past mistakes. open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
America's Promise | Andrea R. Flores | Substack
This newsletter is for anyone who wants to understand why Washington keeps failing on immigration and learn about solutions for the future. Click to read America's Promise, by Andrea R. Flores, a Subs...
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’ll keep unpacking the last four years to help Democrats find a better way forward on immigration. Subscribe to follow along. This series is for anyone who wants the party to learn from past mistakes. open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
🧵 Part 3: How the crisis spread into U.S. cities open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
How the Border Crisis Spilled Into U.S. Cities
This post is dedicated to the memory of Setti Warren, former Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, who always reminded me that federal immigration policy is felt most powerfully in our cities.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🧵 Part 3: How the crisis spread into U.S. cities open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
🧵 Part 2: How Biden’s plan unraveled in his first 100 days open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
What We Hoped the Border Could Be
Part Two: The Crisis of the First 100 Days
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November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🧵 Part 2: How Biden’s plan unraveled in his first 100 days open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
🧵 Part 1: The border legacy Biden inherited from Obama and Trump open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
When the Border Crossed Biden
Part 1: The Decision to Keep the Border Closed
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🧵 Part 1: The border legacy Biden inherited from Obama and Trump open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
As a former immigration policy staffer, I’m breaking down exactly what went wrong under Biden on my Substack, America's Promise. As we learn from the past, I'll share my thoughts on what Democrats must do differently. open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As a former immigration policy staffer, I’m breaking down exactly what went wrong under Biden on my Substack, America's Promise. As we learn from the past, I'll share my thoughts on what Democrats must do differently. open.substack.com/pub/arosaflo...
Thank you so much! I am so glad you find it helpful.
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thank you so much! I am so glad you find it helpful.
It is hard to believe in retrospect! Thanks so much for sharing the piece.
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It is hard to believe in retrospect! Thanks so much for sharing the piece.
Thanks so much for following along! In Part 3, I’ll delve in more to lessons learned, as we can’t repeat some of those mistakes ever again!
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thanks so much for following along! In Part 3, I’ll delve in more to lessons learned, as we can’t repeat some of those mistakes ever again!
I think policies like the deportation moratorium sent mixed signals to migrants & it’s why I point out how problematic it was that the White House was pursuing two different strategies. But the way theNew York Times ed board wrote about it is not what happened.
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think policies like the deportation moratorium sent mixed signals to migrants & it’s why I point out how problematic it was that the White House was pursuing two different strategies. But the way theNew York Times ed board wrote about it is not what happened.
I don’t argue that he didn’t make major changes, I try to point out that the policies he chose didn’t have the deterrent effect that experts thought they would have. Title 42 was the most complete closure of the asylum system, more so than his June 2024 border shut down, & it didn’t stop the crisis.
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I don’t argue that he didn’t make major changes, I try to point out that the policies he chose didn’t have the deterrent effect that experts thought they would have. Title 42 was the most complete closure of the asylum system, more so than his June 2024 border shut down, & it didn’t stop the crisis.