DIECIOCHO Podcast: Hispanic Heritage Month: Why We Should Stop Saying We’re a Nation of Immigrants
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Hispanic Heritage Month: Why We Should Stop Saying We’re a Nation of Immigrants
We’re not a nation of immigrants, we’re an immigrant nation, and there’s a big difference between the two. This 2017 edition of Hispanic Heritage Month is a good time to […]
Motel 6 hotels sending guest lists to ICE
At least two Motel 6 locations in Arizona are reporting their guest lists to ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officers, which has resulted in at least 20 arrests, according to […]
Top Trump Latino Slurs
This wasn’t easy. It’s a difficult thing to choose the Trump Latino slurs greatest hits, there are so many to choose from. But I was up for the challenge. First, […]
Trump DACA Decision Aimed at Fear of a Brown Electorate
When Donald Trump swanned down the escalator at Trump Tower in June 2015 and announced he was running for president, he said he felt called to duty in order to […]
Latina Coders Killing it in Spite of Silicon Valley
“Your new boss says there needs to be cutbacks. He asks you to recommend someone to fire. Do you?” Similar scenarios made the 80’s and 90’s sensation, “Scruples” irresistible. The […]
Latinos are disproportionately affected by asthma, and Trump’s policies are making it worse
Many Americans live where it is unsafe to breathe. About 40% of the U.S. population — more than 126 million people — live in areas that do not comply with national ambient […]
Trump’s hard line on immigration could threaten the accuracy of the census
The Trump administration has used the most of its federal authority to crack down on immigrants in the United States. But when it comes to the 2020 census, it will […]
Mexican volunteers cross border to aid Texas after Hurricane Harvey
(Reuters) – Mexico has come to the aid of the United States following Hurricane Harvey, sending Red Cross volunteers, food and supplies to a country whose president has proposed building […]
Here’s What You Can do to Support DACA
Eight-hundred-thousand DREAMers are in a free fall, for the moment. As of today, the US Congress has 6 months to legislate a fix for their situation – just as it […]
Man Who Drowned Trying to Save Harvey Victims Benefited from the DACA Program Trump Wants to End
A 31-year-old man who benefitted from the DACA program President Donald Trump is expected to end reportedly drowned while trying to save others from deadly floodwaters that besieged Houston in the wake of Hurricane […]
