Racial demagoguery may be shameless political theater to Donald Trump and his Presidential campaign, but his words are having a dangerous, real-life effect. As Frank Sharry has noted, the emergence of white nationalist and neo-Nazi support for Trump shows “he is fostering a climate that demonizes and dehumanizes 55 million...
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It’s that time of the year again — Hispanic Heritage Month. The corporate ads flooding Twitter in celebration of Latinos aren’t really that big of a shocker, considering Latinos represent a massive $1.7 trillion in buying power annually. But what still remains shocking is the annual press release from the...
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100 women and their supporters began a 100 mile walk today to greet Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. as he visits for a historic address to a joint session of Congress next week. Inspired by his call for dignity for immigrants, migrants, and refugees — a key plank of...
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English (en español al final de la página): RadioBilingue: Pilgrimage for the Pope, a Salve Against Trump By Maribel Hastings AP: Trump: ‘It’s Disgusting What’s Happening To Our Country” Washington Post: Trump in Texas: ‘We are a dumping ground for the rest of the world’ By Mary Jordan and...
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As all GOP Presidential candidates are set to be in California in a matter of days for the second Republican debate, two new ads are hitting the party for its hardliner stance on deportation — and the toxic rhetoric of Donald Trump and others. One ad, from the National Immigration Forum Action Fund,...
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On Sunday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus warned GOP Presidential candidates to “proceed with caution” and avoid a tone that could alienate Latino and immigrant voters. Ya think it might be a little late for that, Reince? From CNN: “The way you communicate and tone is very important, and sometimes...
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English (en español al final de la página): MSNBC: US majority: Trump is ‘not the kind of leader’ we need AP: Trump, Republican Campaign Light Up Spanish-Language Radio Boston Globe: New Mission for Team Romney: Stop Trump By Jim O’Sullivan CNN: Latinos see Trump as hurting GOP brand By...
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English (en español al final de la página): ThinkProgress: Koch-Funded Group Says GOP Candidates’ Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Too Extreme Even For Them By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee National Journal: Koch-Sponsored Group Decries Trump’s Immigration Proposals By Alexia Fernandez Campbell Washington Times: Conservative immigration group warns against ending birthright citizenship, mass...
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Over the past few months, we’ve seen the “Trump Effect” have devastating effects on the Latino and immigrant communities. In Boston, an immigrant was beaten by men with a metal pipe. When they were finally arrested, one of them allegedly told police, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to...
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When it comes to Latin@ superstars, you really can’t get any bigger than this. From Billboard: Grammy-winning producer Emilio Estefan has enlisted an all-star small army of famous friends — including Shakira, Carlos Santana, Thalia, Pepe Aguilar and his wife, singer Gloria Estefan — to combat the spate of anti-Mexican rhetoric that Donald Trump sparked earlier this summer. Estefan, 62, tells Billboard exclusively that, after...
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