English (en español al final de la página): My San Antonio: Latinos aren’t just a bundle of statistics By Esther Cepeda Medium (Op-ed): Four Years Later, The Fight For Deferred Action Remains As important As Ever By Juan Escalante New York Times: Hillary Clinton Mocks Donald Trump’s National Security...
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Luis Vielma, 22, worked as an attendant at Universal Orlando’s “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” ride. Jean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez, 27, had just purchased his first home a little over a month ago. Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, was a student at the University of Central Florida and had...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Blaming Muslims After Attack, Donald Trump Tosses Pluralism Aside By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns New York Times: Donald Trump Responds to Orlando Attack by Exploiting Fear, Not Easing It By Patrick Healy and Thomas Kaplan Politico: Ryan...
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We are heartbroken by the senseless deaths of 49 Americans in Orlando this past weekend. This despicable act of hate has hit the Latinx community particularly hard. Zoe Colon of the Hispanic Federation estimates that about 90% of the victims were Hispanic. We also know that at least three...
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Millions of Latino and undocumented immigrant youth from around the nation are graduating from school and taking their first steps into the professional world. Mi Familia Vota is honoring six of them in a new post highlighting their stories of perseverance, grit, and success. One of the youth highlighted,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Huffington Post (Op-ed): Can Kamala Harris Lose The Latino Vote And Still Win The U.S. Senate? By Adrian Pantoja In These Times (Opinion): How the Left Can Stop Trump By Cole Stangler Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio): Jennifer Granholm to head Democratic...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: What’s happening to two undocumented Texas valedictorians says it all about the immigration debate By Janell Ross Associated Press: Trump asserts thousands of people in US ‘sick with hate’ By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin Wall Street Journal: Terrorism...
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Jun 10, 2016
GOP leaders continue to twist themselves into pretzels in justifying their continued support for Presidential nominee Donald Trump in the aftermath of his racist attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Some Republicans have done the moral thing for both their party and America by condemning Trump’s remarks and remaining in...
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English (en español al final de la página): Arizona Central: Gallego: Trump’s ‘racist’ insults could boost Latino vote By Macaela J Bennett Miami Herald (Op-ed): Rubio’s surprising embrace of Trump By Maribel Hastings and Juan Escalante Reuters: Warren to Keep Up Assault on White House Hopeful Trump Over Judge...
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There’s bravery — and then there’s moments like these. Valedictorian Larissa Martinez had no idea how the hundreds sitting in the audience would react to what she was about to announce in her graduation speech, but she knew the time had come to be true to herself. “I’m not...
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