In a talk at Georgetown University, the Mexican Ambassador, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, expressed optimism for the future of the U.S.-Mexico relations, despite areas of frustration, characterizing Mexico’s stance toward President Trump as one of “strategic patience.” Among the Ambassador’s top concerns is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which Trump vowed to renegotiate. “The Mexican […]
Sessions Steps Up Criminal Immigration Enforcement
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice called for prosecutors to crack down on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, and step up overall “criminal immigration enforcement.” The Department of Justice is expected to add 50 immigration judges this year and 75 next year, Attorney General Sessions said during a speech to Customs and Border Protection in […]
40 Young Latinos Travel to Washington to tell the President to Stop Deporting Undocumented Immigrants
On Monday, forty Latino and African American children and teens, from ages 2-18, departed Miami on a bus to Washington, DC to tell President Donald Trump to stop deporting undocumented immigrants. Upon arriving to the nation’s capital, the group from Miami will be joined by a similar group of more than 100 youthful activists from […]
Number of Immigration Arrests Plummet
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that the number of people caught illegally crossing the border, into the United States from Mexico, has significantly plunged in last month. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly reported that fewer than 12,500 people have been arrested trying to enter the U.S. in March, a decrease of about 70 percent […]
DNC Chair Expresses No Regret for Use of Profanity to Condemn GOP
Tom Perez was elected to lead the Democratic Party in late February, and his recent use of profanity has him under fire from the Republican party, with his comments quickly becoming fodder for conservative blogs and Fox news. While speaking to the New Jersey Working Families Alliance last week, Perez expressed no regrets in declaring […]
Unprecedented Number of Latinos Running in California US House Race
Xavier Becerra inherited his congressional seat from a barrier-breaking Latino, Edward Roybal, and now, in the special election being held to replace him, a record number of Latinos are vying to take his place in Congress. With Latinos representing sixty-seven percent of District 34, the race has no fewer than 15 Latinos, including 8 Latinas. […]
Spike in Alzheimer’s Among Latinos Prompts Tough Conversations
With Latinos among the fastest-growing minority in the country, the number of Latinos with Alzheimer’s is also rising, expected to spike to more than eight times by 2060, roughly 3.5 million, per findings by the University of Southern California’s Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and the Latinos Against Alzheimer’s network. With advanced age as […]
Comentarios from Maria: Say No to the Separation of Innocent Families
First they came for the Muslims, and we did not remain silent. Now, our community is under attack by the Trump administration, which is fulfilling its promise of massive deportations and we will not remain silent. Last week, agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began enforcing, under the President’s order, the massive deportations […]
Comentarios from Maria: Nuevas órdenes ejecutivas se enfocan en los inmigrantes
Ha pasado un poco más de una semana desde que Donald Trump fue inaugurado como el presidente de Estados Unidos y ya está cumpliendo su promesa de atacar y marginar a las comunidades de color. La semana pasada, el presidente Trump firmó una serie de órdenes ejecutivas de inmigración que incluyen la aceleración de deportaciones para criminales y […]
Comentarios from Maria: The GOP delusion on ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood
So Republicans plan to repeal ObamaCare. Now. Like this week. This is not a surprise given that is what they have been harping on for the past eight years. But what they haven’t done (or had to do until now) is present a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and give Americans confidence they […]
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