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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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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 study finds immigrant students lead the way in pursuit of U.S. STEM careers
Jan 9, 2019, 5:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Mathematics is called the universal language. According to the website, Omniglot: There is no universal language we can talk with one another for everyone to understand, however, there is a universal language we can all quantify…
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Guest Voz: Did Trump administration get it right blaming court ruling for increase in families arriving at the Southwest Border?
Oct 16, 2018, 9:47 AM 0
By Tom Wong LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on the Center for American Progress website.) In a recent notice of proposed rulemaking, the Trump administration claimed that the Flores settlement agreement led to an increase in the…
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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’s executive order ending immigrant family separation doesn’t address getting current child detainees back to their parents
Jun 20, 2018, 2:08 PM 0
LatinaLista — President Donald Trump signed today, under duress, an executive order to stop separating immigrant families. However, this order does not address reunifying families. The ongoing trauma that detained children are being subjected to needs to end and,…
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Look at what the White House just released to justify the Trump administration’s own policy of separating immigrant children from their parents
Jun 15, 2018, 2:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If there is one real truth about Trump and his White House staff, it’s that they lie. They distort facts, they take things out of context to purposely create a narrative that makes Trump look either…
By Robert Barba LatinaLista If you’re a DREAMer, you face a difficult financial situation. In February 2018, the Supreme Court declined to hear the Trump Administration’s appeal challenging the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program — better known as…
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Guest Voz: I’m an Undocumented Taxpayer. Here’s How My Taxes Are Used Against My Values.
Apr 17, 2018, 11:57 AM 0
By Layidua Salazar Rewire.News Tax Day is here and with it comes the reminder of my status in the United States as an undocumented taxpayer—meaning someone who doesn’t have a legal pathway to citizenship, despite having temporary protection from…
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Cincinnati cartoonist tackles immigration issue of mixed-status families with powerful series
Apr 16, 2018, 12:59 PM 0
LatinaLista — Undocumented immigrants have always lived “in the shadows” of society. Yet, it depends on who is in the Oval Office as to how far their retreat into those shadows. As a result, there are many citizens who…
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Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch
Apr 16, 2018, 10:55 AM 0
By Sarah Anderson Inequality.org “I am not speaking about the poor. I am not speaking for the poor. I am the poor.” Claudia De la Cruz was speaking at an April 10 press briefing in Washington, D.C. on behalf…
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Trump administration turning back the clock on many US policies but immigration marches to different timekeeper
Mar 28, 2018, 1:34 PM 0
By Marisa Treviño ncluido In the 14 months since Donald Trump was sworn into office, a fear has been steadily growing across the country that this administration is marching the country back to a period in our history that…
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What Law Enforcement, Advocates Need to Know About Protecting Young Immigrants
Mar 13, 2018, 3:06 PM 0
By Nate Balis Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange It’s fair to say that most of us working in the youth justice field do so because we’re committed to brighter futures for all kids, especially the ones facing the longest…
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Guest Voz: How To Fix the Large and Growing Latinx Teacher-Student Gap
Feb 21, 2018, 11:27 AM 0
By Sarah Shapiro and Lisette Partelow ncluido In September 2017, President Donald Trump put 20,000 teachers at risk of deportation when he terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—the Obama-era initiative that grants temporary protection to unauthorized immigrants who were brought into…
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Debunking 3 myths behind ‘chain migration’ and ‘low-skilled’ immigrants
Feb 13, 2018, 9:00 AM 0
By Raquel Aldana The Conversation President Donald Trump has embraced the rhetoric of “chain migration” to spread the message that the United States is legally letting in too many of the wrong kind of immigrant. That term, however, distorts…
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Spanish use is steady or dropping in US despite high Latino immigration
Jan 23, 2018, 7:52 AM 0
By Phillip M. Carter The Conversation Hidden just beneath the surface of the ongoing heated debate about immigration in the United States lurks an often unspoken concern: language. Specifically, whether immigration from Spanish-speaking countries threatens the English language’s dominance….
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Guest Voz: How the shutdown and DACA could drive 2018 turnout for Democrat
Jan 22, 2018, 7:58 AM 0
By Dante Chinni ncluido Washington is struggling, again, with a government shutdown. But this time a nonbudget issue is driving much of the debate: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program, or DACA. Congressional Democrats are demanding that…
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North Carolina Group Keeps Dreamers’ College Goals Alive
Jan 22, 2018, 7:57 AM 0
By Victoria Edwards Juvenile Justice Information Exchange SANFORD, North Carolina — As a high school sophomore and DACA recipient, the connections Danny Rodas made through his mentorship program were invaluable to helping him understand the challenges he would face…
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Guest Voz: More companies should follow the example of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
Jan 17, 2018, 7:42 AM 0
By Edward Rincón ncluido It was indeed news shattering: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just announced a contribution of $33 million to 1,000 DACA program students to pay for a four-year college education. As you may know, DACA (Deferred Action…
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This Youth Worker in DACA Fears for His Future As He Helps Students in Similar Situation
Jan 10, 2018, 11:59 AM 0
By Stell Simonton Justice Information & Exchange As an undocumented student, David Blancas had to push hard to shape his future. He couldn’t drive without fear of being stopped. He couldn’t get on a plane without worrying about…
