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Shifting Demographics Drive GOP Nosedive on US West Coast
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill operated in the Oregon high-desert town along the banks of a scenic river.
Grief Grips Peruvian Community One Month After Deadly Fire
LIMA, Peru (AP) — One month after a gas tanker leak triggered fires and explosions that killed 30 people in the Peruvian capital, traumatized survivors and relatives of victims are still waiting to know who was responsible.
How Puerto Rico Failed Alexa, the Homeless Trans Woman Murdered in Toa Baja
The public demise of Alexa was violent, morbid, and preventable.
Violence, Industry Co-Exist in Conservative Mexican State
IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug war has long played out in dusty northern border cities or the poppy fields of its southern mountains, but now the killings have moved to the conservative industrial heartland state of Guanajuato, creating a strange duality: shiny new auto plants and booming foreign investment even as the state becomes Mexico’s most violent.
What Is America’s Education Promise? (A POEM)
Is it the reproduction of inequality
The fueling of wealth disparity
Fulfilling capitalists’ interests
UCLA Study Says ‘Power of the New Majority’ Will Play ‘Outsized’ Role in 2020 Election Cycle
“In a number of critical state contests, white voters will not represent the majority of voters, giving the new majority an outsized role in those states’ presidential contests,” the study says.
Brazil Confirms First Case of Coronavirus in Latin America
According to the country’s Health Ministry, the 61-year-old man had recently traveled to Lombardy, Italy, an epicenter of coronavirus in Europe.
Court Sides With Trump in ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Grant Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.
Texas Looms Large as Super Tuesday Bonanza for Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bernie Sanders packed a rodeo arena in Dallas. Mike Bloomberg has spent more than $13.5 million on television ads around Houston alone. And neither Joe Biden nor Elizabeth Warren can afford big losses.
Tribal Leader: Work to Build Border Wall Hurts Sacred Land
PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American leader from Arizona grew emotional Wednesday as he told a congressional committee about the pain members of his tribe feel about U.S. officials blasting through land they consider sacred to build part of President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Guerrilla-To-Entrepreneur Plan in Colombia Leaves Some New Businesswomen Isolated and at Risk
In Colombia, as in other conflict zones, rejoining society after war is generally more challenging for women.
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue ICE for Immediate Release of Information Concerning the Continuing Retaliation Against Immigrants in Sanctuary
Groups file lawsuit to hold ICE and DOJ accountable, case lawyers said.
New Migration Study Says US Undocumented Population Declined by 1.2 Million Over 8-Year Period
From 2010-2018, large numbers of undocumented residents returned to Mexico, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) noted.
Pew Research Says Naturalized Citizens Make Up a Record 10% of U.S. Eligible Voters in 2020
“The number of immigrant eligible voters has increased steadily over the past 20 years, up 93% since 2000,” Pew said.
NALEO: Nearly 2.2 Million Latino Voters in Texas Expected to Cast Ballots in 2020 Election
Latino voters expected to play a critical role in the outcome of the Texas Democratic Primary.
Siendo un joven cubanoamericano, yo defiendo a Bernie Sanders (OPINIÓN)
Estos ataques falsos contra Bernie Sanders han sido profundamente ofensivos e dolorosos, ya que veo a estos ataques políticos utilizando el sufrimiento de mi abuelo y el de otros presos políticos para avanzar en su cínica agenda política.
Brazil Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who traveled to Italy this month has Latin America’s first confirmed case of the contagious new coronavirus.
Former Guatemalan Prosecutor Granted US Asylum
Thelma Aldana pursued prominent anti-corruption cases as prosecutor.
Caucusing for Bernie in Bougieland (OPINION)
This IS a movement. I was right.
US Official: Disaster Recovery Pace in Puerto Rico Sped Up
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday that while the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and earthquake victims has quickened, he’s worried about long term efforts.
After No Mention of Immigration in Tonight’s Debate, RAICES Action Demands an Immigration Policy Debate
It is a shame that immigration was, once again, not debated tonight.