The morning after the first night of the Democratic Party’s virtual convention has left many of us with hope — and fear. When you have staunch Republicans advocating for the Democratic nominee, it sends shivers, or it should, down…
Instead of trying to campaign to the masses, Trump insists on doubling down on his narrow base of racists. To appease them, because he thinks they will get him reelected, Trump is refiling paperwork to end this Obama initiative…
Trump’s immigration restrictionists have had a field day during the pandemic in contorting the nation’s immigration policies to fit their goal of eliminating Mexican migration. First, they blamed migrants. Now, they have a new target. This time, they could…
As the criminal element hiding among protesters is being weeded out and more police forces are changing their approach towards peaceful protesters, awareness, dialogue and action are in the baby steps towards meaningful change in this country. Yet, Trump,…
As poorly as Trump and his administration have been in handling the coronavirus and as restrictive GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been in declaring anymore coronavirus aid bills “dead on arrival” in the Senate, voters in CA…
Among all the usual chaos this White House likes to create, one lawmaker came up with a bipartisan bill that could help alleviate migrants’ despair; What is a contested convention?; The EPA releases a list of disinfectants that kill…
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…
Casually surfing Sunday morning political talk shows there was one common theme — Republicans were playing defense for Trump and lying through their teeth. Yet, by the decibel count of GOP defenders, it’s getting harder for them to sacrifice…
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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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3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net
Dec 15, 2017, 11:50 AM 0
By Michele Gilman The Conversation Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety netto pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially…
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GOP Tax Plan Is Igniting a Movement for a Moral Economy
Dec 7, 2017, 11:53 AM 0
By Sarah Anderson Inequality.org If you’re expecting a gift card from your boss as an end-of-year bonus, enjoy it this year because you probably won’t get one in 2018. The Senate tax bill would ban such rewards. Why?…
By Raoul Lowery Contreras ncluido The Republican Party today is not the same as when it won with President George W. Bush. In Texas, 50 percent of Hispanics voted for George W. Bush for governor and between 35 and…
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GOP attempts to SUCCEED with new version of DREAM Act
Sep 25, 2017, 2:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — It’s called the Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation Act, SUCCEED, for short and the congressional members who drafted this latest version of the 2010 DREAM Act, hope it does exactly…
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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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Latest Gallup poll shows majority of Americans have already built their own ‘border walls’
Jan 18, 2017, 4:32 PM 0
LatinaLista — For the last 8 years, the Republican Party has been known as the “Party of NO.” What began as a partisan strategy to humiliate and deny success to the nation’s first Black president evolved into grooming perception…
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Why the Latino community just lost a rising political star in George P. Bush
Aug 10, 2016, 8:33 AM 0
By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista As a kid, I remember dreading every time the teacher chose to read to the class the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale The Emperor’s New Clothes. The idea that a king could trot around in invisible…
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New poll highlights a growing surrender among Latino immigrants for a favorable outcome in November
Jul 13, 2016, 3:58 PM 0
LatinaLista — Sheesh, Latino voters already have the worst reputation for election turnout but the latest Gallup poll paints the Latino electorate as downright disconnected. Unfortunately, it’s something that’s been hinted at in other polls. Titled “In U.S., Hispanics…
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Party loyalty continues dividing Latinos in Congress over environmental votes
Jun 30, 2016, 2:50 PM 0
LatinaLista — At a time when it’s physically dangerous to champion environmental causes — the international environmental watchdog Global Witness documented a 59 percent rise since 2014 in the murder of environmental activists worldwide — it would seem political…
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Guest Voz: Immigration Shapes Latinos’ Attitudes Toward Political Parties
Jun 24, 2016, 6:31 AM 0
By Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera Demos Immigration policy is considered the holy grail of policies when it comes to attracting Latino voters. Immigration is explicitly mentioned in the post-2012 Republican autopsy report as one of the strategies to increase the party’s base…
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Why this Harvard report is a tough pill to swallow for the media, and should be a warning to the GOP
Jun 14, 2016, 4:09 PM 0
LatinaLista — Back in March, I wrote a scolding commentary on my fellow journalists. I faulted them for propelling Donald Trump’s rise in the polls. Some criticized me for my critique, others agreed. I based that conclusion on unbiased…
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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…
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Guest Voz: Loud voices in the immigration debate drown out reason
Dec 16, 2015, 4:52 PM 0
By John Rowe LatinaLista The one-eyed man is king. So wrote wise and patient Erasmus. But, alas, immigration policy is not a subject that makes us wise and patient. The Hard Left cannot name the threat from violent Islamic…
Columns & Features, Politics, Politics
Guest Voz: Donald Trump is at it again. This time he messed with the wrong person.
Aug 26, 2015, 10:39 AM 0
By Obed Manuel LatinaLista GOP frontrunner Donald Trump caught the headlines again. What else is new these past few weeks? But this time he may have gone too far. At an Iowa press conference, Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos,…
Donald Trump Republican Age: 69 Birthright Citizenship: Favors excluding children of undocumented immigrants Manmade Climate Change: Denies DREAM Act: Opposes Voter ID: Supports Obamacare: Repeal Minimum Wage: Opposes raising
Rick Santorum Republican Age: 57 Birthright Citizenship: Favors excluding children of undocumented immigrants Manmade Climate Change: Denies DREAM Act: Against Voters must show Voter ID: For Obamacare: Repeal Minimum Wage Raise: Supports raising
