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Some Video Highlights of Julián Castro’s CNN Town Hall
In case you missed it.
Latest Hispanic Consumer Sentiment Index Drops Slightly in First Quarter of 2019
President Trump’s job approval dips to 37 percent.
El Peso Hero Confronts Immigration Detention Facilities in Latest Comic Book
In the latest release, El Peso Hero joins a group of refugees as they go through the registration process at a detention facility located near the border at Carrizo Springs, Texas.
Coalition of Civil Rights and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Issue a Statewide Travel Alert in Florida
The alert comes amid these bills’ steady progress in the Florida State legislature and cautions both Florida travelers and residents, especially Black, brown and Latinx communities, of the increased likelihood of racial profiling, unjust detention, and possible deportation if these anti-immigrant bills pass.
New Data Reveals Wall Street Continues to Provide Private Prisons Over $2.6 Billion in Financing
Despite JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo’s commitment to stop financing private prisons, Bank of America has yet to show signs of severing ties to private prisons.
CHC Chairman Castro Statement on DHS Secretary Nielsen Resignation and Appointment of CBP Commissioner McAleenan as Acting Secretary
“[Kevin McAleenan] cannot be trusted as Acting DHS Secretary based on his record of prioritizing Trump’s harmful policies that undermine national security and the economy, and hurt vulnerable families and children at the border.”
An Update on the Idaho Elementary School Teachers Who Dressed Up as a Border Wall for Halloween
Latino Rebels Radio: April 7, 2019
Why Does President Trump Continue to Criticize Puerto Rico? (VIDEO)
LR’s founder/publisher breaks it down.
Student Group MEChA Holds Vote to Change Name, Prompting Strong Reactions
Student leaders of the group voted almost unanimously to drop “Chicano” and “Aztlan” from the name.
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson on NPR: Obama Admin Did Expand Family Detention
“We expanded family detention. You’re correct,” Johnson said on Tuesday morning.
The Chismes of Virginia Politics: Part Three
Having the freedom to lobby and advocate for my people’s rights became my main work for a few weeks, and a huge privilege.
The ‘Three Mexican Countries’ Graphic by Fox & Friends Actually Happened
A very special Sunday #NoMames
An Update From Ravi Ragbir About His Immigration Case (VIDEO)
The immigrant rights activist talks to IN THE THICK about what has happened to him since he faced on order of deportation last year.
A GoPro Walking Tour of the Playas de Tijuana Border (VIDEO)
From José Angelo Gallegos
A Statement From Boicot a la Comay About Facebook Taking Down Its Page (OPINION)
We expect vigorous public debate, the free exercise of free speech from all ranges of opinion, but illegal means of seeking censorship will be responded by the legal exercise of our defense.
5 Facts About the Mexican Community in the US
The country’s youngest population is of Mexican origin.
Speaking Spanish Is a Subversive Act (OPINION)
A lesson in solidarity and resistance.
The Draft Blueprint on Chicanismo for the Next 50 Years
The document below derives from the panel on Chicanismo in the Americas held November 17, 2018, during the conference commemorating the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing, which occurred 50 years ago in San Antonio, Texas.
LATINOS OUT LOUD Interviews Our Digital Media Editor Amanda Alcántara About Her Upcoming Book ‘Chula’
During the interview, they discuss some of the surprising inspirations behind the book and facing the fear of publishing independently.