Did we really need a study to say that some Latinos pay this much of their salaries to rent?; Biden is looking otra vez to Latinos to help push him to win the nomination. Will he succeed?; and Los…
Today, as the nation celebrates the observance of Native American Day, and hopefully remembers the forced separation of Native American children from their parents to “Indian schools,” a judge will hear arguments over the US detention of migrant children….
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Guest Voz: It’s Time to Act for the Well-Being of Our Families and Demand 100% Clean Energy Economy by 2050
Sep 26, 2019, 12:23 PM 0
By Sonia Rangel LatinaLista Climate change is happening NOW, and it is making natural disasters worse. Right at this moment, whether we want to believe it or not, it is threatening our health, our economy, and ultimately, our future….
From the now infamous Ukranian call, we get affirmation that the modus operandi of this President is to strong-arm foreign leaders to get his way. So, Honduras is the latest country to sign an asylum agreement. It should make…
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New Spanish site helps Latinx former felons know their voting rights
Sep 25, 2019, 9:53 AM 0
LatinaLista One of the biggest justice reforms that still needs to happen with released felons is the restoration of their voting rights. Millions of the formerly incarcerated are eligible to vote but who can blame them for thinking —…
Running up the national debt seems to be a national pastime for this administration and his Senate. Who would have thought the Senate would approve $5 billion for this; A deported veteran is fighting again for his country; and…
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Guest Voz: This Latinx Heritage Month, We Look to Our Heritage of Healing
Sep 24, 2019, 12:56 PM 0
By Noelia Rivera-Calderón LatinaLista When I thought about this Latinx Heritage Month, it was hard to get in a celebratory mood. Of course, I celebrate the beauty, strength, creativity, and power of the Latinx community year-round. But it felt wrong…
Among today’s headlines: Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg impressed critics and supporters alike with her eloquent defense, heartfelt frustration and challenge to world leaders to do something about climate. Yet, there was only one world leader who chose…
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Guest Voz: If climate change is a crisis, striking isn’t enough
Sep 23, 2019, 12:37 PM 0
By Todd Myers LatinaLista (This op-ed originally appeared on CrossCut the week of Sept. 20, 2019) As Amazon workers and others walk out Friday for the Sept. 20 Climate Strike, they can take one of two lessons from…
A judge (with a Latino surname) just told Trump something he’s not going to like. The question is: Will he ignore it or do what the judge says; So, why did a FL police officer arrest a 6 and…
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#ClimateStrike brings out millions around the world demanding action on climate policies
Sep 20, 2019, 2:05 PM 0
LatinaLista What do Ben & Jerry’s, Lush Cosmetics, Kickstarter and SodaStream have in common? Aside from being successful businesses, they are a few of the more than 700 companies that are observing today’s Global Climate Strike. As of this…
New audit reveals the trauma experienced by detained migrant children is deepening and worsening. This is Trump-sanctioned child abuse; So, Trump says Puerto Rico has received millions of dollars in aid. Yet, why is the island still waiting for…
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Study reveals what happens to Latinx drivers once police pull them over
Sep 19, 2019, 2:48 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Over the decade, it’s been known that the odds of being pulled over by police while driving was greater if you were a driver of color. Several studies have shown that to be true. The latest…
It’s not enough that Trump’s border wall is seizing private property, some that has been in families for generations, but a new National Park Service analysis reports a disturbing consequence of the wall; Student debt is at an all-time…
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Guest Voz: Latino voters care little if politicians speak Spanish if they can’t speak to their concerns
Sep 18, 2019, 1:02 PM 0
By Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti LatinaLista Every year it feels like you can hear more and more people speaking Spanish across the country, and these days that includes presidential candidates on the debate stage. So far, a number of Democratic…
Is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus finally recognizing Latina voters with its newest initiative?; We knew there would be consequences when Trump froze aid to Guatemala, and now it begins.; Are UFO sightings on the increase? Well, it’s enough for…
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Ranchers in one border town, losing their lands to Trump’s immigration wall, have their sights set on 2020 election too
Sep 17, 2019, 2:01 PM 0
By Marisa Treviño Latina Lista Real estate moguls, hotel entrepreneurs and land developers must have thought they hit pay dirt when one of their own was elected president. But recent headlines reveal that their enthusiasm is running dry. Nowhere…
Finally, someone in Washington has common sense when it comes to money and the border wall, though Trump isn’t going to like it; Mass shooters share one common characteristic yet gun-right advocates would rather focus on a more ‘inclusive’…
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A bold new plan to keep child migrants from being victimized under federal watch
Jul 10, 2019, 1:46 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The calls by activists to shut down migrant detention centers have been steady, but little noticed. Yet, after this morning’s New York Times report, those calls no doubt will be amplified by several octaves and taken…
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Border policy, practices and migrant mistreatment brings one blogger out of retirement
Jul 9, 2019, 1:38 PM 0
LatinaLista By Marisa Treviño Was it last week or last month when the world was simultaneously repulsed and heartbroken at seeing the image of the young El Salvador migrant father, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, face-down along the weedy shore…
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Have native-born Latino voters surrendered to the ‘new normal’?
May 2, 2019, 1:13 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Since Donald Trump was elected president, there’s a general consensus that a ‘new normal’ exists in our country. It’s not a flattering description. It usually refers to the ongoing gaslighting tactics used by the Trump administration…
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Nearly 50 years of Earth Day and at the doorstep of the climate decade: A vision for engagement with U.S. Latinos around climate change
Apr 22, 2019, 6:03 AM 0
By Juan Declet Barreto LatinaLista This year will mark nearly a half-century of the celebration of Earth Day. Enacted in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and Congressman Pete McCloskey – a California Republican, the first Earth Day…
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Young Latina ‘speaks out’ on the importance of including diversity
Apr 4, 2019, 1:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — Many politicians like to invoke the facts that “we are a nation of immigrants” or that our nation was built on the back of immigrants. Either phrase implies that people from all over the world have had…
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What Do We Know About Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status?
Feb 11, 2019, 12:19 PM 0
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on the Center for American Progress website.) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a little-known program that offers a temporary legal status to certain immigrants in the United…
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New climate initiative ‘heats up’ in Latino communities across the country
Jan 28, 2019, 11:28 AM 0
By Mark Magaña and Dominique Browning LatinaLista It is a myth that Latinos don’t have the time nor interest to care about climate change. The truth is quite the opposite: Latinos have long been leading the fight against dangerous…
