Politics
#TelegramGate: Leaks From a Private Group Chat Leave Rosselló Administration Exposed
On Tuesday morning, all hell broke loose on Puerto Rican social media when printed screenshots of a Telegram group chat that included governor Ricardo Rosselló and his inner circle began circulating.
Mexico’s Treasury Secretary Resigns, Cites Interference
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s treasury secretary resigned Tuesday, complaining of the appointment of unqualified officials by “influential people in the current administration who have clear conflicts of interest.”
The FBI Is Investigating Corruption in Puerto Rico, and BDO Seems to Be at the Center of It
Who is BDO Puerto Rico, and why are they involved in almost every recent corruption scandal?
Pew Research: 2018 US Latino Population at 59.9 Million People, Despite Slower Growth
It was at 47.8 million in 2008.
The Long, Bipartisan History of Dealing With Immigrants Harshly
Rather than marking a stark departure, I see President Donald Trump’s approach as ramping up and expanding the U.S. government’s longstanding efforts to punish undocumented immigrants.
A Long-Running Immigration Problem: The Government Sometimes Detains and Deports US Citizens
More than 1,500 U.S. citizens spent time in immigration detention between 2007 and 2015 before the government acknowledged the mistake, federal records indicate.
Politicians Should Just Stop Pandering and Admit That Puerto Rico Deserves a Serious Self-Determination Process
Americans still think that they know what is best for their colonial subjects.
Pew Confirms the Obvious: Darker-Skinned Latinos Say They Experience More Discrimination
So what are we as a community going to do about it?
Mexican President Gets Little Backlash for Migrant Crackdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police, soldiers and National Guard are raiding hotels, buses and trains to round up migrants, creating scenes of weeping Central American mothers piled into police vans along with their children and overflowing detention centers with deplorable conditions.
Right-Wing Racism in Venezuela
Latino Rebels Radio: July 7, 2019
Mexicans in US Routinely Confront Legal Abuse, Racial Profiling, ICE Targeting and Other Civil Rights Violations
We are scholars focused on U.S.-Mexico migration. Our report on the enforcement of U.S. immigration law under presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, presented in February to Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission, documented pervasive and systematic civil rights violations against Mexicans living in the United States.
Ex-Border Patrol Employees Discuss ‘Vile’ Facebook Posts
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Before the rise of social media, Border Patrol agents gathered in parking lots at the end of their shifts for what was known as “choir practice” — a chance to share what they saw that day and anything else on their minds.
Univision Post-Debate Poll: Harris and Castro Top Choices With US Latino Voters
The California senator went from 6th place pre-debate to 1st place post-debate.
DOJ to Retry Scott Warren on Harboring Counts
“While I do not know what the government has hoped to accomplish here, I do know what the effect of all this has been. A raising of public consciousness,” the No More Deaths volunteer said in a statement.
Father of 2, Deported to El Salvador, Allowed Return to US
HOUSTON (AP) — A 33-year-old father of two American-born children was allowed to return to the U.S. on Monday, two years after being deported to El Salvador during the first months of the Trump administration.
Kings of Deportation
A brief history of anti-immigrant policies in the United States.
Drowned Father and Daughter Mourned at El Salvador Cemetery
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross into Texas were laid to their final rest Monday, a week after a heartbreaking image of their bodies floating in the Rio Grande circled the globe.
O’Rourke Visits Mexico, Meets Turned Away US Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border.
Canada’s Role in the Venezuelan Crisis
Latino Rebels Radio: June 30, 2019