James E. Garcia
Trump Must Resign Now (OPINION)
The president has failed miserably to live up to his oath of office, but never so blatantly as he did on Wednesday when he urged tens of thousands of supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol to reject the results of the November election.
Georgia Latino Voters Could Play Decisive Role in Senate Runoff Elections
Georgia is home to just over 1 million Latinos.
Will the Biden Administration ‘Look Like America’? (OPINION)
As much as I believe the people who run our government should look like the people they represent, I get that Biden’s promise won’t be easy to keep, even in the era of so-called racial reckoning.
Latino Leaders Back Nomination of Xavier Becerra to Lead HHS
Groups like LULAC and NALEO have praised the decision.
When Democracy Teeters (OPINION)
To deny how close this country came to the brink of disaster is to ignore the obvious.
El Paso Battling Mass Wave of Coronavirus Deaths, as US Latino Death Toll Nears 51,000
As the death toll among Latinos killed by COVID-19 nears 51,000, El Pasoans are battling a growing wave of death and illness from the coronavirus.
How Latinos and Latinas Did in the 2020 Senate and House Races
While final data is still being gathered, experts say election results are expected to show that Latino voters turned out in record numbers nationwide.
Record Number of Latino Votes Already Cast in 2020
“Like the population overall, Latinos are turning out to vote early in record numbers,” said NALEO Educational Fund CEO Arturo Vargas.
The American Latino Renaissance (OPINION)
Latinos, COVID, and the rising Brown tide are driving Arizona’s blue wave.
CDC Reports 50 Percent Jump in ‘Excess Deaths’ Among Latinos 25-44
Deaths among Latinos 25 to 44 years old were 53.6% higher, as compared to the average number of deaths of Latinos from 2015-2019.
ACLU: 545 Migrant Children Yet to Be Reunited With Parents
In a court filing this week, the ACLU said the parents of two-thirds of those children have already been deported to Central America.
Supreme Court Lets Trump End Census Count Tonight
The Census Bureau will continue to accept responses online at My2020Census.gov until 11:59 p.m Thursday night October 15, Hawaii time.
Number of Latinos Killed by COVID-19 Nationwide Tops 44,500
Latinos and African Americans each account for 21.1 percent of all coronavirus victims nationwide, NPR reports.
The ‘Lucha Libre’ Presidential Debate
As to issues affecting the lives of average Latinos and most other Americans, the president insisted the economy is making a fast recovery, but his claims belie the facts.
Latino Leaders Honor Ginsburg’s Legacy
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, after lying in repose for two days at the Supreme Court where thousands paid homage to her.
Why Some Latinos Support Trump, and Why They Shouldn’t (OPINION)
Latinos have worked too hard and come too far as a people to let a master charlatan intent on usurping our democracy steal our destiny.
Nurse Says Women in Georgia ICE Detention Faced Forced Hysterectomies and Other Dangerous Health Practices
Dawn Wooten also accuses authorities at the detention facility of refusing “to test detained immigrants for COVID-19 who have been exposed to the virus and are symptomatic.”
Poll Shows Biden With National Lead Over Trump Among Latino Voters
65 percent said they plan to vote for Biden as compared to 24 percent who support Trump.
Reports of the Republican Party’s Death Are Not Greatly Exaggerated (OPINION)
The party has cast aside many of its so-called traditional conservative values, such as federal debt reduction, smaller government, and its veneration for the U.S. Constitution.
Latino Advocacy Groups Say Republican Party Is Enabling Trump’s ‘Bigoted and Cruel Agenda’
Representatives from UnidosUS Action Fund, Voto Latino, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Mi Familia Vota presented what the groups described as their indictment of the Republican Party.
A Latino Recap of the Democratic National Convention
Julián Castro was the only Latino to run in this year’s presidential primaries but did not have a speaking role at the convention.