Over the past few months, Republican candidates have had a field day disparaging the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Candidates, notably led by Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, have used the derogatory term “anchor babies,” while Trump has claimed that “a woman gets pregnant…she’s nine months, she walks across the border,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Kasich clarifies his comment about Latinos By Ben Schreckinger September 20, 2015 Latin Times: John Kasich, Ohio Governor, Thinks GOP Should Attract Latino Voters By ‘Tipping’ Them By Cedar Atttanasio September 18, 2015 Politico: Clinton slams Kasich’s comment about Hispanic...
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It was a single photograph that finally convinced me there was something very different about Pope Francis. Thinking about it, I could claim his openness to the LGBT community is what maybe won me over. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who...
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Needless to say Hispanic Heritage Month has not been going as planned for the GOP. In an attempt to join this month’s Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, the Republican National Committee has pledged to put on 25 events across 8 states in order to try and “build on the successes...
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What impact does your birth certificate have on your daily life? For undocumented immigrants in Texas, birth certificates are becoming a nightmare – as they struggle to secure a document that would allow their newborns to take advantage of vital services. The issue is not a new one, but...
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As nationwide efforts marking Citizenship Day kicked off yesterday — including a new White House initiative to reach out to the nearly nine million permanent US residents who are eligible for citizenship — LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s new campaign could help hundreds of thousands of LA immigrants become citizens....
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: GOP debate, Part 2: Immigration dominates again By Jenny Hopkinson New York Times: What the Candidates Said About Immigration Fox News Latino: Latinos increasingly raising their voice against Trump’s divisive rhetoric on immigration Los Angeles Times: GOP’s immigration dilemma comes...
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The 100 women making the 100 mile pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to DC to greet Pope Francis are about a quarter of the way there — they were at mile 26, at last count — and two new pieces from recent days highlight the message of dignity and compassion the...
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MSNBC is making changes to its morning lineup, and Latinos have plenty of reason to be concerned. Two weeks ago, Mediaite reported on how the cable news network would seek to reshuffle its morning programming in order to expand “Morning Joe,” hosted by former Republican Representative Joe Scarborough, to...
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We’re constantly getting questions from people about what they can do to help push back against the increasingly ugly and racist rhetoric from the 2016 election, particularly from the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump. While it’s important to lift our voices whenever we see ugly attacks on our Latino,...
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