Politics

Editor’s Note: Originally published in AlterNet.org, the authors of the piece approached us as well and have given us permission to reprint. The following essay is our latest installment of opinion pieces regarding U.S. policy in Central America. “[I]n the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the […]

In an wide-ranging (and unauthorized) interview with The Center for Investigative Reporting, the former head of US. Customs and Border Protection’s internal affairs division went on record to publicly criticize the “institutional narcissism” of an agency that is corrupt and sees itself as “a paramilitary border security force.” According to the CIR interview, James F. […]

Rep. Steve King is at it again. His thoughts about Ferguson, Missouri: “This idea of no racial profiling. I’ve seen the video. It looks to me like you don’t need to bother with that particular factor because they all appear to be of a single origin, I should say, a continental origin might be the […]

Looks like Alaska’s Joe Miller, an actual Republican candidate for the US Senate, has gone all-out in the racism department during his primary campaign. Here is what one Alaskan tweeted out earlier today: Wow. #Alaska politics are crazy on tap. #immigration #gunfail pic.twitter.com/gXw2MB5u6T — Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) August 13, 2014 We really thought it was […]

This week, Fusion’s Jorge Rivas published a comprehensive video series exploring the some of the reasons regarding the rise of unaccompanied minors from Central America in the United States. Major props to Rivas and the Fusion digital team for creating these videos. It is the type of news content that adds intelligence to this very […]

In perhaps one of the most detailed studies about the Puerto Rican population in both the mainland United States and the island of Puerto Rico, researchers at Pew concluded that “Puerto Ricans have left the financially troubled island for the U.S. mainland this decade in their largest numbers since the Great Migration after World War […]

Latino Rebels has agreed to collaborate with Roberto’s show team. We think this series is an important one to share. Our job is to help Roberto raise awareness about this new series. “Américans with Roberto Lovato,” a new web series on TeleSur English, spent this week sharing more about the Maya community in this country. […]

In a recording of a phone conversation sent this morning to Latino Rebels, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) supervisor from the Artesia, New Mexico migrant detention facility said that many migrants from Central America, including babies as young as 15 months old, are bringing diseases to the country. The supervisor, who identified himself […]

After a local Texas sheriff called Border Convoy’s claims of an August 5 hotel evacuation from drug cartel members “all false,” a media spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety also confirmed via email that no Texas state troopers were involved in any August 5 incident. “DPS troopers were not involved in this incident,” […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: José Ángel N. wrote to Latino Rebels and gave us permission to publish this letter. It has also appeared here and here. You can visit José Ángel at his blog. July 25, 2014 Dear President Obama, I know you will probably never read this letter. But, as a good Mexican, I’ve been taught to […]

On Monday Iowa Rep. Steve King was caught off guard when DREAMer activists Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas confronted him about his opposition to President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which has allowed Andiola and hundreds of thousands of others to avoid deportation, get a driver’s license and find work. The seven-minute video […]

Calling a Border Convoy hotel evacuation media alert “false” and “fake,” Culberson County (Texas) Sheriff Oscar Carrillo condemned the group for spreading “sensationalized” information about events that did not occur within his jurisdiction. The media alert, published early today said Border Convoy had to be evacuated Monday morning at 4:30 AM from “a Van Horn, TX Comfort Inn” because […]

After their confrontation with Rep. Steve King (R), DREAMer activist leaders Cesar Vargas and Erika Andiola posted a follow-up video.

The other night I was watching “The Butler”, a movie loosely based on the life of a Black butler who served in the White House for 34 years and lived through the cathartic events of the Civil Rights Movement. The movie was not bad, but there was one moment that made me take particular notice. […]

The following happened in Iowa on Monday. Immigration activists Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas confronted Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) as Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) walked away. King, as you know, is not a big fan of DREAMers. Or immigrants. Or Latinos. At the beginning of the video after Andiola asked King if he […]

Just a day after a confusing scene in El Paso involving the “Stop the Invasion” Border Convoy and allegations of gun threats, a new Facebook post by Convoy organizers says the group’s members “faced significant threat on I10 coming through El Paso” and that “a vehicle containing two ‘human rights activists’ who were also wearing […]

After publishing a story last night about members of the Border Convoy allegedly carrying firearms in El Paso during their eight-day “Stop the Invasion” rally, images from a local Univision 26 report showed a convoy member carrying what appear to be a rifle or an automatic weapon. The following video is in Spanish. A rough […]

While one Latino Democrat was voting with House Republicans on immigration, another Latino Democrat —Illinois Rep. Luis Gutiérrez— was saying this:

In case you missed it this week, here is what Inspector General John Roth reported to the Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security: Inspector General's Report on Detention of Unaccompanied Minors The LA Times has a detailed article. Here is an excerpt: Many of the children and families who crossed the border illegally need treatment […]

Last night, the House of Representatives passed two bills related to immigration and the current situation with unaccompanied minors at the border. The first one was H.R. 5230 (full text below). That vote for that bill was 223-189 in favor, with four Republicans voted against party lines and one Democrat voting for the bill. Here […]

The following video in Spanish tells the story of David Ernesto Orellana, an 11-year-old boy murdered in July by gang members in El Salvador. Although the video is in Spanish, the images speak for themselves. Not only did gang members from the Barrio 18 gang kill David, but members of MS-13 showed up at the […]