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U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

If Trump’s base thinks a border wall will save their jobs, Trump may have a bridge somewhere for sale too

Mar 27, 2017, 12:00 AM 0

Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Trump’s border wall wasn’t a hard sell to his blue-collar base. Maybe because, for his base, the promise of a border wall was seen less for reasons of national security and more as a way to…

Health, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Women in Juarez find themselves stalked by another kind of killer

Dec 19, 2016, 2:22 PM 0

By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista   (Editor’s Note: The first of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico) “We’re not surviving; we’re living.”            …

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

Arizona nonprofit brings clean water to five countries in 24 hours

Mar 24, 2016, 10:51 AM 0

By Lindsay Robinson Cronkite News SCOTTSDALE – In 2010, the U.N. General Assembly recognized access to clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right. Six years later, on March 22, a Scottsdale-based nonprofit is helping rural communities in…

Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Trump criticized after calling for U.S. borders to be closed

Mar 23, 2016, 10:05 AM 0

By Luis Montoya Rio Grande Guardian HIDALGO, RGV – South Texas GOP congressional candidate Tim Westley and the Texas Border Coalition have dismissed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to close down the border in the wake of the…

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Trade association releases bilingual maquila news site

Mar 15, 2016, 10:02 AM 0

By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – INDEX Reynosa, the trade association for maquila plants in Reynosa, has launched a new website aimed at disseminating positive news to the general public and the media, in addition to…

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

For Arizona Latinos, endorsement of candidates must go beyond a last name

Mar 8, 2016, 1:01 PM 0

By Miguel Otárola Cronkite News   PHOENIX – It will take more than a Hispanic name like “Cruz” or “Rubio” to win over the country’s largest minority group, advocates say. While Republican hopefuls Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

Latino Church offers live radio programming in Savannah, Georgia

Mar 7, 2016, 4:54 PM 0

By John Newton La Voz Latina When Pastor Samuel Rodriguez and his family moved to Savannah in 1995, his goal was to establish a protestant church for the region’s growing Hispanic population. Now, 20 years later, there are at…

Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Border mayor does not rule out voting for Donald Trump

Mar 4, 2016, 1:00 PM 0

By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian   PHARR, RGV – Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz, who is also chairman of the binational Good Neighbor Commission and chairman-elect of the Texas Border Coalition, says he cannot rule out voting for Donald…

Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline

Latino College Groups Play Critical Role On Connecticut Campuses

Mar 3, 2016, 2:44 PM 0

By Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com They offer salsa classes to foster awareness of their culture and hold forums on immigration to help their members, but Latino student organizations at many of the state’s college and universities have also have embraced…

Local News, West, zNew Headline

DACA and California DREAM Act help some college students but not others

Mar 1, 2016, 12:16 PM 0

By Mirna Durón El Nuevo Sol   In early 2011, Carla Martínez’s path to college after finishing high school looked very challenging. As an undocumented student, she had no access to jobs in the formal economy or any kind…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

San Antonio public transit offers free rides on Election Day

Feb 29, 2016, 11:08 AM 0

By Christina Acosta La Prensa VIA Metropolitan Transit an­nounced Wednesday morning that they will provide complimentary rides throughout San Antonio on Election Day. Starting on March 1, The “Ride VIA to Vote,” will offer free pub­lic transportation on municipal,…

Local News, West, zNew Headline

Advocates for immigrant shot by San Francisco police push for criminal charges

Feb 26, 2016, 9:56 AM 0

By Laura Wenus Mission Local One year after police officers shot and killed Amilcar Perez Lopez, who they say was threatening them with a knife, activists are hoping to keep advocacy on his family’s behalf going strong. With public…

Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Rio Grande Valley town to reignite its bus tours for Reynosa maquilas

Feb 25, 2016, 12:58 PM 0

By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian MCALLEN, RGV – In an effort to improve the perception of Reynosa among Rio Grande Valley residents, McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is reigniting its bus tours of macula plants in the Mexican…

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Over The Years Yale Latinos Have Banded Together To Succeed

Feb 24, 2016, 1:31 PM 0

By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com Yale University was founded in 1701. Over 250 years later, in the early 1970s, the first Latinos stepped foot on the prestigious campus. For these Latinos, Yale was a Sisyphean challenge — a sea of…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

Univ. of Houston students, community members call for Houston to “Dump Trump” ahead of campus-hosted GOP debate

Feb 23, 2016, 11:41 AM 0

The Venture News The University of Houston’s decision to host the GOP debate on Feb. 25 has sparked a protest among students and community members calling on the masses to “Dump Trump”. Students for a Democratic Society have organized…

Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline

Arpaio, Trump rhetoric helps mobilize Latino voters, advocates say

Feb 22, 2016, 10:20 AM 0

By Madison Alder Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Latino groups looking to help Hispanics flex their political muscle this election said that job is being made easier by rhetoric from people like Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and GOP presidential…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

SF Mission Organizers Debut Film on Alex Nieto Case

Jan 5, 2016, 11:46 AM 0

By Laura Wenus MissionLocal   The Brava Theater was adorned Sunday afternoon with a banner declaring “Amor for Alex” during the screening of a new film examining the fatal police shooting of 28-year-old Alex Nieto in 2014. Supporters of…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

In one West Valley community, ever-shifting demographics are changing the face of Phoenix

Dec 21, 2015, 10:46 AM 0

By Erica Lang  Cronkite News   PHOENIX – Where the city of Phoenix once ended at 83rd Avenue, onion fields began — stretching into the distance in a nearly straight shot to Luke Air Force Base. Almost 50 years…

Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Rio Grande Valley teachers urged not to turn away students who want to join robotics teams

Dec 17, 2015, 11:19 AM 0

By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian   PHARR, RGV – Robotics instructor and mentor Juan Carlos Suarez is urging Rio Grande Valley teachers not to turn away any student that wants to join a robotics team. Interest in robotics…

Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

U.S. speech and debate teams dig deep for material to overcome literary void of Latino voices

Dec 16, 2015, 2:37 PM 0

By Katherine Alanis Ramirez Borderzine   EL PASO — For a while now, UTEP’s Speech and Debate team has faced a lack of literary diversity and its inaccessibility for use in competitive speeches and interpretive events. With a minimal…

Community Stories, Great Plains, zNew Headline

In All Cases, Oklahoma Police Find No Proof of Racial Profiling

Dec 15, 2015, 12:05 PM 0

By Clifton Adcock and Nate Robson Oklahoma Watch   Over a four-year period, Oklahoma’s two largest police departments and two state agencies received about 60 complaints alleging illegal racial profiling by officers. Investigators substantiated none of the allegations, according to…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

Bridging a border to unite my transnational family

Dec 10, 2015, 2:05 PM 0

By María Leal  EL NUEVO SOL As a little girl, growing up in Los Angeles, everything seemed perfect for the most part. I remember that when I was about 6 or 7 years old I would always go on…

Community Stories, West, zNew Headline

San Diego’s Balboa Park Hosts 32 International Cottages, but Mexico is not one of them

Dec 9, 2015, 1:22 PM 0

By Estephania Baez La Prensa San Diego   Balboa Park is one of the most important and emblematic cultural spaces in the United States. With a length of one thousand and two hundred acres, it is also the largest…

Community Stories, Midwest, zNew Headline

One of Chicago’s most prolific artists, Marcos Raya, highlighted at city museum

Dec 8, 2015, 11:19 AM 0

By Sandra Treviño EXTRA!   Marcos Raya, one of the city’s most prolific artists, will be featured as part of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s upcoming exhibit “Surrealism: The Conjured Life,” which opens Nov. 21 and runs through…

Community Stories, Southwest, zNew Headline

Young refugees who arrive at the border alone struggle in U.S.

Dec 7, 2015, 9:54 AM 0

By Alexa D'Angelo Cronkite News   PHOENIX – Immigrant youth who arrive at the border alone and have no family to take care of them in the U.S. often struggle to build a life. Jose Montoya set off from…

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