Politics
‘The Wetbacks’ by Carlos Rodríguez
A poem about being Latino in an election year.
Tío Tomás’ Cabin: Marco Rubio and White Cubanidad
Marco Rubio is not a sellout, but the product of an old conservative Cuban-American ideology and ethnic white privilege.
Iowa Brown and Black Forum Leaves Hillary Black and Blue
Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley stuck to their corners in last night’s Democratic forum in Iowa, though Hillary seemed desperate to stay ahead of Bernie in the polls.
Indigenous Central American Immigrants Most Vulnerable to ICE Raids
Low literacy rates and an unfamiliarity with Spanish among many indigenous Central American refugees leave them unable to avoid falling victim to U.S. immigration authorities.
David Bowie Will Always Matter to Me as a Latino Artist
A tribute to the groundbreaking and gender-bending English musician, who died on Sunday at the age of 69 after a brief battle with cancer.
O’Malley Condemns Deportations at Des Moines Event and Gets Standing Ovation
“What distinguishes me from the other candidates in this race? I’ve been consistent.”
Activists Stage NYC Protest Against Obama Administration Deportations
A Storify slideshow showing images and videos of the protest.
10 Times Marco Rubio Turned His Back on Immigrants
It’s a long list.
Kansas Rep Slammed for Sharing Racist Facebook Meme
“I did not create the image, but I did share it, which was in bad taste. I regret that decision.”
O’Malley Proposes Extended Temporary Protective Status for Central Americans
“This is not consistent with who we are as a country.”
Family, Fear and Immigration
Raids? By the Obama administration? Again?
Deporting Families, Not Felons
Obama’s unconscionable abuse of prosecutorial discretion to prioritize the deportation of children and adults seeking asylum.
Ted Cruz’s New ‘Secure the Border’ Ad Is Just F-ing Strange
We don’t get it.
The ‘Latino Vote’ Is More Than Just a Number… and so Much More Than Immigration Reform
It’s time to just admit that the “Latino vote” is way too complicated to put into a box.
Latinos Running Across Border in Trump Ad Are Really Africans in Morocco (VIDEO)
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has just released its first official TV spot, in which everything is not nearly what it appears to be.
César Vargas: American Dreamer
“The Latino community deserves respect. We need someone that respects our philosophy and our culture.”
Mirian Masaquiza: Tres testimonios indígenas de vida y lucha (III)
La vida de mi familia ha marcado todo lo que soy
9 Phrases the Migrant Rights Movement Needs to Leave in 2015
Let’s end the divide-and-conquer tactics of the state and commit to liberation for all of our people.
Patricia Gualinga Montalvo: Tres testimonios indígenas de vida y lucha (II)
La selva me llena de paz
Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen: Tres testimonios indígenas de vida y lucha (I)
El liderazgo empieza con la propia vida
The White Man’s Burden in Puerto Rico
The U.S. created it. The U.S. fed it and watched it grow. Yet now the U.S. refuses to even mention it.