Latino tempers are boiling over at the CEO of Goya Foods and calling for a national boycott of the popular brand for what he said to Trump; The extra $600 unemployment compensation is coming to an end this month….
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…
Though Trump is eager to get people back to work, a.k.a. raise the stock market, the reality is clear — only fools defy health experts who say the worst is yet to come. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help events unfolding…
Unlike what Trump wants us all to believe, the coronavirus is not the flu. According to CDC, it is 10 times deadlier. In last night’s address from the Oval Office, Trump announced a ban on travel from mainland Europe….
There was hope at the end of last week for migrants denied waiting in the US for asylum requests. Yet, at the 11th hour, the DOJ intervened and guess what happened; The 2020 Census is now online; The US…
On this last day of 2019, we should be hopeful for what 2020 brings. Yet, far too many of us are dreading the new year. Especially, when we close 2019 seeing an increase in racism, violence, national division and…
The importance of news can’t be stated enough. There’s a reason why Trump and his supporters want to label credible news outlets as “fake news.” It gives them cover to do what they know is illegal, corrupt and abusing…
By now, we know that Boris Johnson has won the UK election. It’s another signal of how the world order is changing. But then again, some things never change. Like Trump’s juvenile jealousy rearing its ugly head against, this…
We’ve grown accustomed to hearing Trump make off-the-cuff immigration policy but one of his latest has the Pentagon looking twice; Judaism – a nationality?; New “sobering” report on Arctic ice surfaces…Go beyond the headlines… Pentagon inspector general ‘evaluating’ Trump’s…
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…
A new Washington Post report finds that there are less deportations under Trump than there was under Obama. Yet, that headline is deceiving considering that Trump admin has created numerous immigration policy changes; Is there a hidden Latino HIV…
The Internet marks 50 years old. While there are critics who lament the use of the byproducts of the internet, namely social media, there’s no denying that it’s been a godsend for grassroots organizing among human rights groups and…
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…
Immigration, Tech, zNew Headline
New digital publication focuses on the migrant experience the world over
Dec 15, 2017, 2:02 PM 0
LatinaLista — Borders are so last century. And so begins the introduction to a new digital publication dedicated to migrants. Beyond Borders is an online publication created by the Swedish global tech company Rebtel. With a company core belief…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Nation’s immigrant exclusionary policies ensure more migrant deaths and suffering
Aug 15, 2017, 10:34 AM 0
By Lourdes Ortiz ncluido El Paso might be touted as one of the safest cities in the United States, yet on July 25, the city woke up to a terrifying death toll — 4 bodies were found in the…
App, Tech, zNew Headline
World Refugee Day: App gives users opportunity to live the refugee experience
Jun 20, 2017, 2:24 PM 0
LatinaLista — Every 60 seconds, 20 people leave their homes, belongings and communities behind to escape persecution, violence or war. They are known in the global community as refugees. A day doesn’t go by that there’s not a news…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Northern Triangle Migrants: From the Frying Pan into the Fire
May 16, 2017, 11:48 AM 0
By David Gagne Insight Crime A new report by an international humanitarian organization provides fresh statistics on the dangers that migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle face both in their home country and during their perilous trek to the…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Journalist on mission to change the immigration debate for 2016
Nov 19, 2015, 4:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Let's change the immigration debate for 2016 Immigrants will be at the center of the 2016 campaign—as scapegoats, as voters, and as a powerful movement. With public backing, reporter Julianne Hing will cover the collision…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Sending Freedom University’s undocumented students on college tours
Nov 5, 2015, 12:51 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Send Freedom University Students on College Tour! In 2010, the Georgia Board of Regents banned undocumented students from admission to the state’s top public universities simply because they are undocumented. For all other state colleges, they…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: There is a rich history of immigrants becoming #MoreThanALabel
Nov 4, 2015, 1:02 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: This post is part of the Blog Carnival #MoreThanALabel: Immigrant Stories, Simmons College’s online MSW Program’s campaign to promote transcending labels ) “We are a nation of immigrants” used to mean something….
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Helping refugees survive and rebuild
Oct 8, 2015, 10:29 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Bringing the necessities of life to desperate refugees Two weeks ago, the White House reached out to Kickstarter with an idea. What if Kickstarter could be used, they asked, to help the millions of refugees seeking…
Community Stories, West, zNew Headline
BINATIONAL Migrant education a reality of the border
Oct 5, 2015, 9:14 AM 0
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego The border region San Diego-Tijuana could well be Ground Zero for the education of migrant children. Whether dealing with children whose parents were deported to Mexico and families now reside in…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Migrant or refugee? Why it matters which word you choose
Sep 16, 2015, 10:32 AM 0
By Charlotte Taylor The Conversation Across Europe, a debate is raging about how to describe the thousands of people escaping war and turmoil in their own countries and making the journey to safer places. Are they refugees or migrants?…
Community Stories, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline
Migrant Dollars More Valuable than Black Gold
Sep 14, 2015, 10:20 AM 0
Frontera NorteSur For the first time in 15 years, dollars sent home by Mexicans working in the United States have surpassed the value of Mexico’s oil exports. According to the central Bank of Mexico, the flow of migrant…
Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline
Initiative eases transition back to Mexico for those deported through Nogales
Oct 28, 2014, 1:30 PM 0
By Brittany Ducksworth Cronkite News NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico – Deported after 25 years in the United States on domestic violence charges, Jose Castellea stepped off a bus here at the border gate eight days ago with only the clothes…
