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The Media’s Big Trump Conundrum
*From the article: “News outlets that pride themselves on objectivity are struggling with how to characterize the racism and xenophobia of the Donald Trump Administration.” VL By Shawn Rhea, Colorlines (5 minute read) On […]
Practical Tips: How Undocumented Immigrants Can Prepare For A Trump Presidency
*The interesting thing about this article, and others like it, is that three weeks ago we’d never guess that such lists would be needed. VL By Erin N. Marcus, New America […]
Trump Embraces Caudillo Politics as Latin America Shuns It
*This is an opinion piece, written by Diego Von Vacano, an associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University. Vacano writes that the Trump figure is well known to […]
In this election, the media’s Latino coverage came up short
*I’m going to keep publishing articles about the misrepresentation and miscount of the 2016 Latino vote because I can’t let the “Trump got 30 percent of the Latino vote” story […]
Trump starting to sound like Obama on immigration
*Another point Trump will have to face is the reality that, at most, there are 800,000 undocumented immigrants wth criminal records, not 2 or 3 million. VL By Alicia A. […]
Protests and student walkouts mark the week after Trump’s win
*This is relevant because many of the high schoolers who are walking out are young Latinos, learning to turn their frustrations into voice and action. VL By Madison Park and […]
What Immigrant Communities Can Do to Prepare for Trump
*With Trump’s election immigrant communities have gone from hopeful anticipation to circling the wagons. Many are preparing for the worst. VL By Elena Shore, New America Media (7 minute read) SAN […]
Latino leaders seek meeting with President-elect Donald Trump
*Trump can’t act like he didn’t say all the things he said during the campaign. The push-back should be forceful. VL By Bill Lambrecht, Hearst/San Antonio Express News WASHINGTON — Latino […]
Don’t let Latino victories be lost in the election night dismay
*Latinos scored some important victories on Tuesday. Here’s some good news to chew on. VL By Miguel Solis, Dallas Morning News (3 minute read) The first message I received after Donald […]
How I’m teaching my children to deal with a Trump presidency
*Good advice that many parents are seeking in the wake of the election. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino (2.5 minute read) My head was spinning at 12:30 a.m. […]