This news might be a little awkward for Donald Trump: all six winners of the Nobel Prize in the science field are immigrants: The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to F. Duncan M. Haldane, J. Michael Kosterlitz and David J. Thouless for “theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions...
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Today, October 11, is the last day to register to vote in the following states and locations: Arkansas Georgia Illinois (mail deadline) Indiana Kentucky Lousiana Michigan Montana (mail deadline) Nevada (mail deadline) New Mexico Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Utah (mail deadline) Washington, D.C. (online and mail deadline) Additionally, a federal court recently extended...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Spanish-language radio ad hits Trump, Rubio over opposition to Obama’s immigration program for DREAMers By Sergio Bustos Daily Kos: In new Spanish-language ad, a DREAMer asks Florida voters to vote against Trump and Rubio By Kerry Eleveld Tampa Bay Times...
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Diane Guerrero’s harrowing memoir, detailing the deportation of her parents and brother when she was just 14-years-old, has inspired a new drama coming soon to primetime television. From Deadline: Jane the Virgin recurring guest star Diane Guerrero has partnered with three key auspices behind the CW dramedy — executive...
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It’s almost like Donald Trump’s campaign has a white nationalist problem. Back in March, Donald Trump Jr. appeared on a right-wing radio show called “Liberty Roundtable,” where he was interviewed by guest host James Edwards, the white nationalist host of another radio program considered “overtly racist” and “anti-Semitic” by...
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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Two hawkish anti-immigration groups say consulted by Trump By Luciana Lopez Bustle (Opinion): If Wendy Davis Couldn’t Turn Texas Blue, I Don’t Think Hillary Clinton Can. Yet. By Abby Johnston New York Times: Mike Pence Disavows Donald Trump’s Earlier Proposal...
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National AAPI organizations have condemned a recent Fox News “O’Reilly Factor” segment featuring interviews with Asian-Americans in New York’s Chinatown as racist and offensive. The segment, hosted by “O’Reilly” correspondent Jesse Watters, mocked interviewees — including non-English speakers — in between “interspersed movie clips portraying Asian stereotypes,” according to...
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Donald Trump was greeted by protests during multiple stops of his Nevada tour yesterday, including a visit to a Mexican restaurant where he pandered to a handful of Latino business owners from the state. Outside, immigrant families and their allies held signs reading “Dangerous, Divisive, Anti-Union. One protester included a young woman...
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When Donald Trump attacked Alicia Machado as “Miss Housekeeping,” he was also attacking the very workers who keep his hotels running and his pockets full. To coincide with his Nevada visit yesterday, Dora Patricia Rivera, Ofelia Diaz-Cardenas, and Celia Vargas — all guest room attendants at the Trump International...
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English (en español al final de la página): Los Angeles Times: ‘That Mexican thing’ certainly didn’t go unnoticed during the debate By Colleen Shalby Houston Chronicle: #ThatMexicanThing: The latest energizer for Latinos By Olivia Tallet Remezcla: Mike Pence’s #ThatMexicanThing Comment Turns Into a Pro-Immigrant Party on Twitter By Yara...
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