A popular anecdotal theory as to why Trump’s core base of supporters stick with him, though they see he’s corrupt, a pathological liar, a divider and a narcissist, is because they think he will ‘preserve’ the white majority in…
We don’t need a higher ed degree to know that since Trump took office US standing in the world has plummeted. Though he dupes his believers otherwise, the rest of us who haven’t succumbed to the Trump cult can…
U.S. immigration policy continues to be source of shame. The latest revelations about teen immigrants and a Marine Corps vet should be enough to make people realize that the term ‘immigrant’ is not an abstract concept but is all…
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Guest Voz: Trump presidency is only part of why things are worse in the country
Oct 23, 2019, 2:44 PM 0
By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The sad saga of the Donald J. Trump presidency continues to worsen. I’m not talking about his constant lying that there was no “quid pro quo” asked of the Ukranian president in the face of…
It’s no surprise that Trump vetoed this bill; Immigrant victims of domestic violence fears are rising; Study highlights findings between academic achievement gap and racial discipline disparities; and Our national forests are in danger, not from climate change but…
In some parts of the country, Columbus Day is a big celebration. In other parts, not so much. In the latter areas, cities are creating an alternative that is catching on; The Trump administration is ramping up deportations for…
As if Trump wasn’t busy enough inflicting pain on the world, he now takes aim at DREAMers and wants the Supreme Court to listen to him; Speaking of Trump, the news network he considered his personal propaganda machine just…
The case of two bans. The difference between what FL and NY just banned couldn’t be more polar opposite and underscores how the fight for the moral soul of the country is Right vs. Left; Why watch Sunday morning…
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….
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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Heartbreaking video of reunited mother trying to hug her toddler. Look what happens.
Aug 28, 2018, 10:11 AM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Regular readers of Latina Lista have kindly noticed that I’ve been taking a little break. After 14 years of chronicling social injustices, I felt drained, even more so since Trump took office. Like many of you,…
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Trump admin continues erasing what originally made America great. Now, it’s removing “nation of immigrants” from USCIS Mission Statement
Feb 22, 2018, 3:35 PM 0
LatinaLista — When Trump was proclaimed the winner of the 2016 presidential election, it didn’t just send shock waves throughout the nation. It chilled most to the bone because they had seen the kind of people he stocked his…
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How U.S. and Salvadoran politicians alike use Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as a political tool
Oct 24, 2017, 10:26 AM 0
By Cristian Izquierdo NACLA Less than four months into Trump’s presidency, the administration began its attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a long-standing program created as part of the 1990 Immigration Act that protects otherwise undocumented immigrants from being…
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The country’s moral compass hinges on Trump’s decision about the future of DACA
Aug 31, 2017, 10:00 AM 0
Marisa Treviño ncluido Tuesday, September 5, 2017, is a day that about 800,000 undocumented youth are nervously awaiting. On that day, Trump will decide what to do about a program that has been a literal lifeline, to a normal…
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Is Trump trying to delegitimize Latinos’ place in the country?
Jan 27, 2017, 3:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista In 2011, then private citizen Trump began loudly questioning former President Barack Obama’s citizenship. It wasn’t long before Trump became synonymous with the “birther movement,” and though there was never credible proof to make such a…
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Political correctness is the real problem when talking about “fake news”
Dec 9, 2016, 7:06 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If there’s one aspect of a Trump administration I can get on board with, it is the demise of political correctness. President-Elect Trump has shown to be a master of political incorrectness. He calls it as…
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Without compromise, Trump and his team will learn all or nada approach creates only chaos
Nov 22, 2016, 5:30 PM 0
LatinaLista — Sometimes it really is all or nada. Take for example what Trump, his administration and the GOP are finding out. After years of failed tries at repealing Obamacare, the GOP leadership is saying they agree with Trump…
By Anthony J. Gaughan The Conversation The GOP nomination is within Donald Trump’s grasp. Trump’s decisive victory in the Indiana primary on Tuesday night drove his two final challengers to withdraw from the race. Whatever hopes the GOP…
