As the Republican National Convention continues, a new report from America’s Voice outlines the power of the Latino, African American, and Asian American electorate in the swing state of Ohio. The report follows new nationwide polling of Latino voters, conducted by Latino Decisions and commissioned by America’s Voice, which underscores the...
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Por Maribel Hastings y David Torres: Como un antídoto contra el odio que emana de la propuesta de Donald Trump de construir un muro –una de las frases de batalla en la campaña presidencial del antiinmigrante magnate–, surge el simbolismo de otro tipo de muro que se ha venido...
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A poco más de tres meses de las elecciones generales, la campaña del aspirante presidencial republicano, Donald Trump, anunció una gira para atraer el voto latino. Pero la pregunta obligada es si después de sus insultos contra los inmigrantes y los hispanos y de la atmósfera poco incluyente que ha...
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Donald Trump’s wall might get cheers at his Thunderdome-knockoff rallies, but it’s overwhelmingly unpopular among the majority of Americans. Nowhere is that more clear than among the people who actually live along the US/Mexico border itself. Recent Pew polling found that the American public opposes Trump’s proposed wall by...
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We were being totally serious when we decided to dub the Republican National Convention the “Republican Nativist Convention” — and Steve King just confirmed it really is that. During an MSNBC panel on live television yesterday, the calves connoisseur basically questioned the contributions of non-white people to civilization, saying that white people...
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Jorge Ramos was hoping that the letter he received from Donald Trump was finally a response to his long-standing request for an interview with the Republican Presidential nominee. It didn’t exactly turn out that way. The journalist revealed the contents of the letter during his broadcasts from the GOP...
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Donald Trump will be coronated as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee later this week. As the Republican National Convention continues in Cleveland, Ohio, Donald Trump, a man who has used the national spotlight to attack Latinos, immigrants, and people of color, will be rewarded with a chance to run...
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Pieces from Dara Lind and Brian Beutler Unveil the Ugly Truth of Today’s GOP Day one of the Republican Convention may have been overtaken by Melania Trump’s plagiarized speech, but most of Monday’s program featured raw expressions of anger, racism and xenophobia. The theme seemed to be “they” (read: black, brown and...
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Yesterday, the Republican Party engaged in the kind of racially-charged demagoguery for which the Trump campaign is notorious. In fact, a major theme seemed to be that brown, black, and Muslim people are a danger and a threat to the Republic. In a new piece for “The Fix,” Phillip Bump of...
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English (en español al final de la página): Texas Tribune: White House Seeks Another Chance in Immigration Case By Julián Aguilar Law.com: Justice Dept. Urges the Supreme Court to Rehear Immigration Case By Marcia Coyle New York Times: Republican Platform Defends ‘Traditional’ Marriage, a Border Wall and Coal By...
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