Opinion

For People Fleeing Central America, Hunger May Not Look Like Hunger (OPINION)

This is not a time to turn away from the protection of human rights, but a time to redouble our support for the people at the US-Mexico border who are in desperate need of care.

  • Apr 23, 2019
  • 9:42 AM

Bolsonaro’s Approval Rating Is Worse Than Any Past Brazilian President at the 100-Day Mark (OPINION)

Many Brazilians feel this right-wing former congressman has not delivered on his campaign promises.

  • Apr 22, 2019
  • 11:55 AM

Trump Declares Economic War on Cuba (OPINION)

The harsh new sanctions reverse “the disastrous Obama-era policies, and finally end the glamorization of socialism and communism,” national security adviser John Bolton said.

  • Apr 22, 2019
  • 11:40 AM

We Too Dream: AOC, Stephen A. Smith and the Narrative of How to Make It in America (OPINION)

Speaking across geographical, political, educational, racial, gendered, and classed conversations to highlight the challenges involved in both navigating and negotiating circumstances, systems, and institutions.

  • Apr 22, 2019
  • 11:08 AM

It’s Not Because They Are Poor, It’s Because They Are Brown: The Inequity of Limiting Funds to High Quality Early Childhood Education for Latinx Children (OPINION)

The lack of access to participation in high quality early education means that not all Latinx children enter school ready to learn.

  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 5:04 PM

Bringing the Border Closer to Home, One Immersion Trip at a Time (OPINION)

Every year, tens of thousands of Americans take alternative spring breaks and mission trips or embark on “voluntourism” journeys.

  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 2:08 PM

One Year After Nicaraguan Uprising, Ortega Is Back in Control (OPINION)

Nicaragua’s “tropical spring” has lost its momentum. What happened?

  • Apr 18, 2019
  • 11:33 AM

MEChA’s National Board Statement About Its Decision to Change the Student Organization’s Name (OPINION)

“The name change is one of many nationwide initiatives and represents a call to action under the newly elected National MECha Board.”

  • Apr 17, 2019
  • 3:30 PM

Franco’s Invisible Legacy: Books Across the Hispanic World Are Still Scarred by His Censorship (OPINION)

To this day, translations of many world classics and works of Spanish literature are being reprinted using expurgated texts approved by the dictator’s censors—often without publishers even realizing it, let alone readers.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • 2:47 PM

How Hispanics Really Feel About Trump (OPINION)

As researchers who regularly examine public opinion, we know it’s a stretch to conclude that half of Hispanics approve of Trump, let alone suggest that a majority back his proposed immigration policies.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • 10:48 AM

Why Are More People Not Outraged About How Bernie Sanders Frames His Views on Immigrants? (OPINION)

The “othering” of a community is a bipartisan thing.

  • Apr 15, 2019
  • 5:20 PM

For Carmen Yulín Cruz, the First Election Hurdle Is the Steepest (OPINION)

Trump’s odiousness towards Puerto Rico could prove to be the mallet that will crack open the party and the gift that keeps on giving for the San Juan mayor.

  • Apr 15, 2019
  • 3:50 PM

Europe’s Refugee Crisis Explains Why Border Walls Don’t Stop Migration (OPINION)

As my doctoral research into Europe’s 2015-2016 refugee crisis shows, stricter border control doesn’t stop migration. Often, it makes it more dangerous.

  • Apr 13, 2019
  • 11:15 AM

This Small Mexican Border Town Prizes Its Human and Environmental Links With the US

A local vision for the border that is strikingly different from the prevailing U.S. view.

  • Apr 12, 2019
  • 9:19 AM

Meeting Mayor Pete in Nevada

One day on the campaign trail.

  • Apr 11, 2019
  • 10:16 AM

Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee

I have spent much of the last decade conducting on-the-ground fieldwork in Central America, and along the migration paths through Mexico, seeking answers.

  • Apr 10, 2019
  • 10:54 AM

Latino Youth Are a Civic Force in 2020, Especially in California

We must prepare now for two of the most significant acts of civic engagement—the 2020 Elections and the Census.

  • Apr 10, 2019
  • 7:44 AM

‘It’s Funky Enough:’ AOC and the Conundrum of Language

That particular brand of mediocre whiteness is front and center when it comes to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s most vocal critics.

  • Apr 9, 2019
  • 4:44 PM

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.

  • Apr 9, 2019
  • 10:56 AM

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