By Brandon Capece Council on Hemispheric Affairs “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you…They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs….
LatinaLista — News that FBI Director James Comey reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails created an outcry from the Democrats and a cry of delight from Trump’s campaign. Media pundits are having a field day as to how…
LatinaLista — The final presidential debate in Las Vegas left many people in the country shaking their heads in disgust over Donald Trump’s threat of not accepting the outcome of the election if he loses. Unfortunately, his self-righteous demeanor,…
By Kiko Martinez LatinaLista When it comes to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist and political contributor for CNN and CNN en Español, isn’t mincing words on how she feels about the two leading candidates. Originally…
LatinaLista — The headline all but threatens in its declaration of “Record Number of Hispanic Americans Ready to Vote for President.” Unfortunately, it’s a broken record. Being ready and actually voting are two distinct ends of a problem that…
By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista We are in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month. Per form, Hispanics are being insulted again not only by the Republican Presidential nominee but by the mainstream press and television/cable news outlets. Non-Hispanic media…
By Lydia Gonzalez-D’Ross LatinaLista Our country has waited far too long to fix our broken immigration system. Without controlling our borders, we have knowingly allowed the undocumented population in the United States to balloon to over 11 million individuals….
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…
By La Monica Everett-Haynes Futurity Political scholars and pundits have called the 2016 election cycle the most tumultuous and hostile in recent memory. The divide between Democrats and Republicans is wider than ever, and the divisions within these…
By Marlene Woods LatinaLista One Tuesday night my father called, “you must come tomorrow,” he said over the phone. In twelve hours we packed our most basic belongings and our lives. We crossed the border one September day under…
By Antonio Gonzalez LatinaLista Last month, the Organization of American States (OAS) held a special audience with the former prime minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who, along with former presidents Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic and…
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…
LatinaLista — Ask most Latino voters who they’ll be voting for in November and the vast majority of those quizzed will say Hillary Clinton. It doesn’t necessarily mean they like Clinton but the insulting rhetoric from her opponent about…
LatinaLista — 2016 is already the most multilingual presidential election season in US history. From jokes about Trump’s taco bowls to tweets about Sanders’ use of Arabic, some of the most compelling online conversations about US Election 2016 are happening…
By Ethan Frey Ford Foundation Every two to four years, there is a lot of conversation about how to increase voter turnout and participation in the United States. Some helpful facts resurface: Americans’ affiliations with organizations that purport to…
LatinaLista — In a January study, the Pew Research Center found that Latino Millennials will make up almost half of eligible Hispanic voters in 2016. The big challenge is how to reach and motivate this group to turn out…
LatinaLista — In a country where public trust in government has steadily eroded over time, citizens in Mexico City are tapping technology to engage their peers in creating a new future for their city. In 2017, the city will…
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…
By David Alpher The Conversation Take America back from those who have stolen it. Protect America from those who want to destroy it. Restore the principles that these usurpers betrayed. These are the messages that have defined the…
By Clifton B. Parker Futurity A divisive political primary that gets lots of media scrutiny reduces the party nominee’s chances in the general election, research suggests. But, if the primary has not generated much attention, then the primary winner…
By Obed Manuel LatinaLista Barack Obama’s historic election in 2008 was met with an immediate reaction from a group of mostly conservative white Americans who did not complete college. It was a group that took to social media, and…
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…
By Obed Manuel LatinaLista “Until I have a voice.” That’s the reply Javier Mejia, the lead character of “Deferred Action,” gives when he’s asked how long he’s willing to fight for immigration reform. “Deferred Action” sheds light on the…
LatinaLista — It’s no secret that this presidential campaign, or more accurately, some of the candidates, have spurred people, who were not registered to vote, to gather up all their forms of “acceptable” ID and make sure their names…
By Andres Trujillo LatinaLista What are words without substance? What is a quote worth if the context in which it was spoken is unknown? It’s hard to tell in 2016. People are no longer spending the time to read…
