Patrica Lopez

Patricia Lopez

Former Bloomberg Opinion columnist

Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. She is a former member of the editorial board at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she also worked as a senior political editor and reporter.

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Border Czar Tom Homan Speaks To Media At White House

Bloomberg Opinion

Homan Should Give This Mass Deportation Campaign a Hard Reset

January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Homan Should Give This Mass Deportation Campaign a Hard Reset

Border Czar Tom Homan Speaks To Media At White House

January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Klobuchar Could Cost Minnesota Republicans Their Shot

Trump CFTC Pick Has Crypto Chops From Agency, Willkie Stints

December 24, 2025

December 24, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

How the White House Lost the Public on Immigration

Faith Groups Hold "March For Dignity" In Los Angeles

December 7, 2025

December 7, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Why Minnesota Is the White House’s New Punching Bag

Minnesota Public Schools Begin Year Days After Mass Shooting

November 29, 2025

November 29, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

‘Re-Vetting’ Hundreds of Thousands of Refugees Is an Overreaction

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November 26, 2025

November 26, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

We Can Stop Fraud in Minnesota Without Attacking Somalis

Demonstrators from Somalia who declined identification prote

November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

DHS Has Better Ways to Spend $200 Million Than This

DHS Has Better Ways to Spend $200 Million Than This

November 19, 2025

November 19, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Those $2,000 Tariff Checks Are a Shell Game

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November 15, 2025

November 15, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

‘Meatpacking Cartels’ Are a Useful Villain for Beef Prices

Asian Nations React To U.S. President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs

November 10, 2025

November 10, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Bounty Hunters? They’re the Last Thing ICE Would Need

ICE Detains Immigrants Inside New York City Courthouses

November 4, 2025

November 4, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Minnesota Is Becoming the Land of 10,000 Frauds

US Dollar Banknotes

October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Hungry Americans Will Pay the Price for This Shutdown

US Economy Ahead Of Consumer Price Index Figures Release

October 24, 2025

October 24, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Argentine Beef Imports Would Betray US Ranchers

China Raises Tariff On U.S. Beef To 56% As Trade War Escalates

October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Food Prices Could Go Even Higher After These ICE Raids

An Apple Harvest In Washington

October 15, 2025

October 15, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Chicago’s ICE Raids Aren't Just About Crime or Even Immigration

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October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

‘Farmageddon’ Can’t Be Solved With a Bailout Alone

Looming Tariff Uncertainty Creates Unpredictability For U.S. Soybean Farmers

October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

The Iowa Immigration Case That Is a Bipartisan Embarrassment

Anti-ICE-Protest-Chicago-September-19

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

The War on H-1Bs Has a New Front — and Bipartisan Support

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Testifies During House Hearing

September 24, 2025

September 24, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

Why Did Tom Homan Accept $50,000 in a Paper Bag?

Congress has some inquiries to make.

Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation's Capital

September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025

OpinionPatricia Lopez

ICE Raids or Work Permits? The White House Wants It Both Ways

Offering carve-outs to sectors like hospitality and farming while ramping up deportations is ultimately self-defeating.

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