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Mexico’s Confidence in Police Is Second Lowest in Latin America
According to a newly published Gallup survey, Mexican citizens have only slightly improved in their perception of security and the police since last year.
A Third of the Latino Vote (A Latino USA Podcast)
We sit down with Cadava and with longtime Latino Republicans to explore the history of Latinos in the Republican Party, and talk about what President Trump might mean for their future.
Texas Early Voting Exceeds Total of All 2016 Ballots
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016, an unprecedented surge of early voting in a state that was once the country’s most reliably Republican, but may now be drifting toward battleground status.
Report: US Knew of Problems Family Separation Would Cause
HOUSTON (AP) — Months before the Trump administration separated thousands of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, a “pilot program” in Texas left child-welfare officials scrambling to find empty beds for babies taken from their parents in a preview of bigger problems to come, according to a report released Thursday by congressional Democrats.
NALEO’s ‘Races to Watch’ Analysis Focuses on Where Latino Candidates Are Running for Office in 2020
The analysis noted that Latino candidates are running for top offices in 36 states, including in parts of the country that are experiencing emerging Latino communities.
The Cruelty Is the Point (OPINION)
Historically speaking, the cruelty surrounding U.S. immigration policy is arguably the most bipartisan issue of our times.
Could Trump Remind Us of Castro? (OPINION)
I ask those who have not yet voted to take a critical look at Donald Trump’s actions and question the parallel dangers that Cuban-Americans have worked so hard to leave behind.
Nicaragua Approves Cybercrime Law
The approval of this law allows the prosecution of acts such as hacking, identity theft or computer espionage, but also of people who “spread false information.”
Moms With Political Power
The latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio.
Cubans Fret as US Sanctions Threaten Western Union Closures
HAVANA (AP) — More than 400 Western Union offices that Cubans heavily rely on for remittances sent by family abroad are in danger of closing amid a growing number of sanctions the U.S. government has placed on the island.
What the Latest Univision and Telemundo Polls Are Saying About the 2020 Election
With just five days before Election Day, new polls of Latino voters released by both Univision and Telemundo are sharing insights into an eligible voting bloc that is estimated to be at 32 million.
I’m a Latina Activist and a Sorority Sister: That’s Not a Contradiction (OPINION)
My sisters and I are proof that liberation is possible, if only we come together to demand change.
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.
Eager for Change, Chile Faces Long Road to New Constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The fireworks and street celebrations are over in Chile, and now many months of hard work and uncertainty loom for a population impatient for change.
Uruguay Teachers Protest Against Budget Cuts to Education
Salary decreases for teachers and education outsourcing and privatization proposals are among the components of the law being protested.
Breaking Down the U.S. Deportation Machine (A Latino USA Podcast)
Professor Goodman gives a crash course on the history of migrant exploitation and expulsion in the United States, and lays out how the deportation machine still keeps the country running today.
Virus Pushes Twin Cities El Paso and Juárez to the Brink
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in the closely knit metropolitan area of 3 million people.
Conflict Between Rival Cartels in Mexico Leaves 26 Dead
Most of the killings took place in one incident on Saturday evening in the municipality of Jerez, where a confrontation led to a car chase which left 14 people dead.
Week 8 of NALEO Tracking Poll: 79% of Latino Early Voters Chose Biden
According to NALEO, 34 percent (up 18 points from Week 7) of respondents say they have already voted.
Maduro Foe Joins Family in Spain After Fleeing Venezuela
MEDELLÍN, Colombia (AP) — After more than six years in confinement, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López is a free man and has been reunited with his family in Madrid.
Así Es Nuevo México (Remember the Show! Podcast)
Hector Alamo chats with Lillian Gorman, the director of the Spanish as a Heritage Language Program at the University of Arizona, and proud Nuevomexicana from Albuquerque