Sen. Elizabeth Warren has continued with her harsh comments against Donald Trump amongst growing criticism against his comments of a federal judge’s Mexican impartiality. The Massachusetts Democrat called out the presumptive GOP nominee for his claims that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can’t preside fairly over a case involving Trump University because of the candidate’s […]
Maria Elena Salinas Booed At Commencement Ceremony For Speaking Spanish
May 25, 2016 By
Commencement ceremonies are usually events in which graduates celebrate their accomplishments and family member sit and watch with pride as graduates walk across the stage. This past weekend, the California State University, Fuller’s College of Communication invited Maria Elena Salinas, who is one of the most prominent, Spanish-language journalist in the United States, to give […]
Spanish Speaking Is Fading In Younger U.S. Latinos
May 24, 2016 By
Spanish is becoming less used in Hispanic households across the country. Now more than ever, young Latinos speak English at home, as shown in a series of studies released by the Pew Research Center. In 2014, 37 percent of Hispanics between the ages of 5 and 17 spoke only English in their home, compared to […]
Petition To Remove Maduro Gets Wide Support
May 3, 2016 By
It took less than a week for more than 1.8 million people in Venezuela to sign a petition asking for a referendum to remove current President Nicolas Maduro from office. This is nine times the required 200,000 signatures required to do so. The opposition delivered the signed petitions in sealed boxes Monday morning without notifying […]
Latino Youth Were Undercounted In The 2010 Census…Can It Change In 2020?
April 28, 2016 By
A new study says that over 113,000 young Latinos in California were not counted in the 2010 census. This has put extra pressure on Latino advocacy groups who want to be sure the U.S. Census Bureau will reduce that number in 2020. Los Angeles County is home to 12% of the estimated 400,000 Latino children […]
Congressman Gallego Fights For Deported Veterans
April 22, 2016 By
A group of Congressmen lead by Representative Ruben Gallego have introduced legislation that would help deported veterans of the United States Armed Forces return to the U.S. and reunited with their families. The proposed legislation would prevent the removal of service members and veterans in the future as well. “As a vet myself, I feel […]
Study Shows That Spanish-Speaking Latinos Are Declining
April 21, 2016 By
In a study released yesterday by the Pew Research Center shows that Spanish-speaking Latinos in the U.S. are declining as a growing share only speak English at home. Fueled in great part by the Latino youth born in this country, English proficiency has risen amongst Latinos in the last fourteen years. For the last decade, […]
Comentarios from Maria: The Immigrant Community Waits On The Supreme Court Decision
April 18, 2016 By
The world does not stop turning despite being in the midst of an election cycle, and this week, besides the very important primary elections in the state of New York, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of the United States against the State of Texas. This is the case that […]
Tension Rises In New York Town’s Latino Community Amidst Trump’s Visit
April 14, 2016 By
It’s been almost eight years since an Ecuadorean immigrant lost his life due to a hate-crime stabbing. The incident divided the New York town of Patchogue, filling the new Latino community and its longtime Caucasian residents with tension. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump planned an appearance at a GOP fundraiser on Thursday just blocks from […]
Immigrants For Trump?
April 8, 2016 By
They is a small list of people that haven’t been insulted by Donald Trump, but every once in a while he will point out someone from the crowd that belongs to one of the groups he has insulted and say that they love him, they really do. Trump is leading the polls in the New […]
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