US bishops’ conference elects first Hispanic vice president
US bishops’ conference elects first Hispanic vice president
*The U.S. bishop’s sent a message, the church will stand by immigrants. VL By Dennis Coday, National Catholic Reporter Electing a president and vice president from regions with high immigrant populations, […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel: ‘Chicago Always Will Be A Sanctuary City’
*There are lines being drawn in the sand all over the country. Trump says he will block federal funding to Sanctuary Cities. VL By Richard Gonzalez, NPR (2 minute read) […]
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. […]
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 […]
Julian Castro warns of ‘severe consequences’ of Trump’s win for his community
*It’s next to impossible to see the man who spat such divisive vitriol from the stump now cast himself as a unifier. VL By Cameron Joseph, New York Daily News […]
Clinton, Trump on 6 Key Issues Latinos Are Voting On
*Yes, let’s get to the issues. It’s about time, better late than never and all that . . . Climate change, national security, health care, immigration, jobs. VL By Suzanne […]
Tim Kaine delivers Phoenix speech in Spanish on Latino voter impact, immigration
*Why stump in Arizona in Spanish? Because 13.2 percent of Arizona’s Latino vopters have already gone to the polls, that’s an increase from 2012. And because Real Clear Politics’ polling […]
Election’s Intolerant Tone Stokes Fears for Latino Students
*Two-thousand teachers were polled about how the presidential campaign had affected schools. More than 66 percent of them said that students—mainly immigrants, children of immigrants, and Muslims— were concerned or […]
Maria Hinojosa Breaks Down Why Saying ‘Illegals’ Is Wrong On So Many Levels
*She called-out a Trump surrogate for using the “i” word. It was epic. VL By Carolina Moreno, Huffington Post Latino Voices (2 minute read) Journalist Maria Hinojosa knows that words matter, particularly […]
Immigrant and Voting Rights Activists Shut Down NYC-NJ Bridge in #SomosVisible Campaign
*Not everyone agreed with the traffic-stop tactic. Are actions like these productive? VL By Yessenia Funes, Colorlines (1.5 minute read) At around 8 a.m. EST [Thursday, October 26], 10 immigrant and […]