In El Paso, Texas, migrants are cold and searching for their loved ones to return to them, like María. She wore a coat not appropriate for freezing temperatures, jeans, and sneakers, with a light blanket while she kept her eye on the bus station to find her husband, whom she hadn’t heard from in three […]
Cubans Flee Home Country in Search of Work in a New City and New Country
December 23, 2022 By
Máximo A. has seven relatives who recently came from Cuba and needed help finding work in a new city and country. Máximo and other relatives in Miami have helped Cubans financially, from purchasing plane tickets to Nicaragua to paying coyotes to take families through different portions of the trip, including Guatemala. “When the employees at […]
The Hispanic Access Foundation Wants Latino Heritage Park Sites Protected
December 16, 2022 By
The Hispanic Access Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes and provides resources to boost Latino civic engagement, has identified 12 parks, monuments, and wildlife refuges connected to Latino heritage that should be prioritized for protection next year. Among the Latino heritage sites is the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, which is proposed to be expanded to […]
Border Wall Construction Results in a Lawsuit Filed Against Arizona
December 16, 2022 By
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Arizona after a two-week standoff between protestors and construction crews building a border wall made of shipping containers. The case asks for “immediate injunctive relief prohibiting” the state from continuing work on the wall, which federal officials say is being built on federal land without required […]
Asylum Seeker Numbers Increase Under Biden Administration
December 16, 2022 By
A year under the Biden administration’s adjustments to the asylum process, the number of people granted asylum in immigration courts hit a historic high. The number of people granted asylum rose from 8,495 in the fiscal year 2021 to 23,686 in the fiscal year 2022, according to an analysis by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, […]
The DCCC Increases Spending on Political Ads to Focus on Latino Voters
December 9, 2022 By
Democrats are surprised at a South Texas district they had expected to win easily, but it began to appear less of a certainty. After the Cook Political Report changed its rating of the state’s 34th Congressional District from “lean Democrat” to “toss-up,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) began airing TV ads in English and […]
Farmers of Color Outraged at Broken Promise to Help Debt Relief for the Community
December 9, 2022 By
A class-action lawsuit says the federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers. The funding was dropped after a group of white farmers filed legal challenges arguing their exclusion violated their constitutional rights. The neglected farmers hope the officials will keep their promise and restore […]
Latinos Have a Breakthrough After Midterm Elections for Congress
November 25, 2022 By
Democratic Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Republican Joe Kent, flipping a key Washington House seat. She credits her victory partly to support from BOLD PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Gluesenkamp claims that BOLD PAC “was one of the only ones that saw the opportunity, that believed in me,” while almost no […]
Latinas Make History in Oregon Winning their Congressional District Races
November 18, 2022 By
Democratic state Rep. Andrea Salinas won her race to represent Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, and Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer won the state’s 5th Congressional District race, making history with the two Latinas Oregon’s first Latinx members of Congress. “No matter who you voted for or what lies ahead, I will be your champion,” Salinas said in […]
Democratic State Rep. Yadira Caraveo Defeats Republican Candidates in Recent Midterm Election
November 18, 2022 By
Democratic state Representative Yadira Caraveo defeated Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in a tight race to win a U.S. House seat in Denver, Colorado. The Associated Press called Colorado’s 8th Congressional District race on Tuesday. The swing district, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, was created during the once-a-decade redistricting process to reflect Colorado’s growing […]
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