Opinion

Trump Chose Orlando But Orlando Doesn’t Choose Trump (OPINION)

We are a city rich in organizing and resilience. Those who paved the way for him to be here and use our resources will be held to account not only by us, but by history.

  • Jun 18, 2019
  • 3:56 PM

Tiffany Cabán Is the Queens District Attorney That Communities of Color Need (OPINION)

She has run an entirely people-powered campaign, relying on working-class people of all colors and creeds to volunteer and contribute what they can.

  • Jun 18, 2019
  • 1:53 PM

Thousands of Asylum Seekers Left Waiting at the US-Mexico Border (OPINION)

In November 2018, most asylum seekers waited a few days or weeks for their turn on the list to request asylum at the port of entry. Now, asylum seekers wait one to two months in most cities for the chance to ask for asylum at a port of entry.

  • Jun 17, 2019
  • 2:04 PM

Brazilian Universities Fear Bolsonaro Plan to Eliminate Humanities and Slash Public Education Budgets (OPINION)

Protesters in cities and towns across Brazil took to the streets to condemn an education ministry proposal to reduce funding for Brazilian public universities by 30% during the remainder of 2019.

  • Jun 13, 2019
  • 12:45 PM

How to Streamline Aid for Hurricane Relief (OPINION)

For Puerto Rico, the lack of development funds has created a downward spiral that will be hard to remedy.

  • Jun 12, 2019
  • 10:33 AM

Migrants Will Pay the Price of Mexico’s Tariff Deal With Trump (OPINION)

Dignity will come at great cost to both Mexico and to the migrants fleeing extreme poverty and violence in Central America.

  • Jun 11, 2019
  • 2:39 PM

Unity Freedom Presidential Forum Made Candidates Listen to Those Directly Impacted by Immigration (OPINION)

In attendance were Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Kamala Harris, Governor Jay Inslee, and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julián Castro.

  • Jun 10, 2019
  • 4:05 PM

Convicts Are Returning to Farming, and Anti-Immigrant Policies Are the Reason (OPINION)

Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow.

  • Jun 7, 2019
  • 10:43 AM

Violence Climbs in Colombia as President Chips Away at Landmark Peace Deal With FARC Guerrillas (OPINION)

Under Iván Duque’s leadership, the government’s progress on fulfilling its commitments to peace has slowed to nearly a standstill.

  • Jun 4, 2019
  • 1:47 PM

How Julián Castro’s Candidacy Has Revealed the True Meaning of the ‘Latino Vote’ (OPINION)

In the end, we are still just second-class citizens.

  • Jun 4, 2019
  • 1:07 PM

Is a Redemptive 2020 Census Possible? (OPINION)

What if the 2020 census would redeem this nation from our original sins of racism, fairly counting and empowering communities of color long marginalized from our political system?

  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 12:42 PM

Three Milks Cake: Brochures in ILL Spanish (OPINION)

If you simply translate your brochure into Spanish, you have not done anything profoundly to reach the Latino demographic.

  • May 30, 2019
  • 9:01 AM

Child Migrants Around the World Are Being Denied Their Human Rights (OPINION)

The global community needs to treat these children with dignity, providing them with access to education and healthcare, and ensuring that alternative care rather than detention is available.

  • May 28, 2019
  • 1:50 PM

Cuban Migrants Targeted in Mexico (OPINION)

While migrants at the border represent many different nations, they all share the same dream of contributing to a free and safe society with the promise of opportunity.

  • May 28, 2019
  • 10:30 AM

The Latest Racist Text Messages From Border Patrol Agent Confirm the Disturbing Trend That Has Existed for a While Now (OPINION)

At what point do we need to arrive before we realize there’s a real problem?

  • May 28, 2019
  • 7:58 AM

Game of Thrones: Benevolent Sexism, Racism and Colonization (OPINION)

We were led to believe that the show was great. It wasn’t.

  • May 27, 2019
  • 9:59 AM

A USC Chicano Alum Responds to Current College Admission Scandal (OPINION)

I’m using my voice to help and lead others, not to sell them college bedding, make-up, and other viral nonsense.

  • May 24, 2019
  • 4:18 PM

Tex-Mex Food vs. Latinx Art: Slogans vs. Substance (OPINION)

But just remember, it should be as easy to find the fine art as it is to find the fajitas. Otherwise, diversity is just a slogan.

  • May 24, 2019
  • 10:40 AM

On Covering San Pedro Sula and Why Global Media Outlets Will Always Dangerously Get It Wrong (OPINION)

We think that these errors come from not knowing the social dynamics of this part of the world. This is an old evil, repeated again and again.

  • May 24, 2019
  • 9:54 AM

The Politics of the 2020 Census (OPINION)

The citizenship question is another effort to slow the Latino population engine and forestall the demographic reality.

  • May 23, 2019
  • 10:31 AM

Julián Castro Tells Seth Meyers That Democrats Should Have Acted on Immigration Reform in 2009–2010 (OPINION)

“We’re not going to wait this time,” the presidential candidate said.

  • May 23, 2019
  • 8:20 AM

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