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Trump to Jeb: Speak English Not Spanish
The political craziness continues. Earlier today, Breitbart News reported that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said the following about fellow candidate Jeb Bush: I like Jeb. He’s a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States. According to the report, Trump said these words because (gasp) […]
‘Illegals’ History Project From North Carolina High School Goes Viral
Signs hung in a North Carolina high school reading “Illegals, Go Home” have caused a stir on the Internet
Immigrants Are Not FedEx Packages
Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to track immigrants’ every move is an invasion of privacy. But is he onto something?
Donald Trump Goes to Mexico (VIDEO)
YouTube impersonator Kenji Lee is at again, this time as “El Donald” Trump in Tijuana
The Big, Fat Lie About Puerto Rico
The New York Post’s Puerto Rico cartoon depicts a double lie
Confessions of an ‘Anchor Baby’
A 2017 open letter to President Donald Trump
The Gospels of John Oliver and Ashley Madison
What John Oliver and the Ashley Madison hack have revealed about religious hypocrisy
Al Sharpton Isn’t Too Sharp on Puerto Rico
Someone needs to give Al Sharpton a history book ASAP: During his reproach of the immigration plan released by billionaire and GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, the MSNBC host added Puerto Ricans to the list of immigrant communities that would be affected by Trump’s plan. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I went to school not […]
Term Limits: A Heated Discussion on Latino Identity and Race
Envisioning dialogues help us understand the fallacy of our thinking. We often believe that our morals or judgements are based in logic or reasoning. The U.S. media, whether it is Fox or MSNBC, only help reinforce these notions of the fallacies in our collective thinking. Preaching to the choir is their bread and butter. Ratings drive their […]
Vox’s Comic Attempt to Reach Latinos (Again)
This morning Ezra Klein, explainer-in-chief at the conspicuously lacking in diversity Vox, tweeted his site’s latest attempt to draw in Latino readers: The difference between "Latino" and "Hispanic," in one comic: http://t.co/qyoLh8UzaC — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) August 19, 2015 One thing to note: Klein is of Brazilian descent (he also shouted the piece out on his […]
Trump’s #NoMames Flip-Flop on Immigration
Two years before Donald Trump thought migrants from Latin America were “bringing crime” and “rapists,” he had become an advocate for fair and comprehensive immigration reform. Back in 2013, NBC News reported a meeting between the billionaire GOP frontrunner and “youth immigrant leaders Jose Machado, Diego Sanchez and nationally renowned Dreamer Gaby Pacheco of The Bridge Project at […]
Trump Is a True Republican
It’s not true that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump only represents the extreme wing or “crazies” of the GOP. As a leader in numerous polls, Trump exemplifies the party’s true colors: xenophobic, mean-spirited and pro-1 percent. Despite how the other GOP presidential candidates or Republican leadership try to distance themselves from his vitriolic language, Trump’s boorish […]
Bobby ‘Trump’ Jindal: ‘Immigration Without Assimilation Is an Invasion’
Just play the tape from earlier tonight. We must insist on assimilation. Immigration without assimilation is an invasion. We need to tell folks who want to come here come here legally. Learn English, adopt our values, roll up your sleeves and get to work. I’m tired of the hyphenated Americans and the division. You so […]
#QueridaKellyOsbourne: An Open Letter
Kelly, mi’ja, la cagaste. Mate, you cagated it royally. And no amount of mealy-mouthed, yo-no-soy-racista-mea-culpas are going to be enough. Apologies not accepted. Not in my house. This was not a misspeak, or a foot in mouth, not a slip, nor a verbal stumble. This was a spectacular fall. Let’s go back to the particulars, […]
When Racism Against Latinos Gets Recorded (Part II)
UPDATE: Latino Rebels was the first outlet to speak to Carlos Steven. Here is the conversation we had with him this past Sunday. This video, posted yesterday on Facebook by Carlos Steven Vasquez, had already gotten over 1.4 million views and 54,000 shares before we came cross it through our social feed. This is what […]
Sprinkle That on Your Oatmeal (or Huevos Rancheros), Pat Buchanan
Earlier today on NBC’s Meet the Press, Pat Buchanan (yes, he is still alive) was talking Donald Trump (what a surprise) and why Trump is appealing to a certain section of the GOP. This is what Buchanan said… on national TV: Later in the show, Telemundo’s and MSNBC’s José Diaz-Balart, who on Thursday got a […]
#NoMames, Colin Cowherd: Dominicans Are Saving Baseball
UPDATE: ESPN just got rid of Cowherd this afternoon: “Colin Cowherd’s comments over the past two days do not reflect the values of ESPN or our employees. Colin will no longer appear on ESPN.” John Skipper, ESPN’s president This is what Cowherd tweeted after hearing the news: I did not intend to offend anyone w […]
When Racism Gets Recorded (VIDEO)
Two days ago, this video was posted to the Explore Branson Facebook page by Luis Diaz. This is what Diaz posted with the video: I arrived to Branson, MO on Thursday, July 16,2015. Never had I experienced racism until today. My family and I walked into a store (Visitor Information By Westgate Resorts in Downtown […]
DNC Releases New ‘Retrumplican Party’ Video in Response to Anti-Mexican Comments
A new video from the Democratic National Committee’s Rapid Response YouTube channel is focusing on the recent Donald Trump controversy, which continues to dominate the current coverage of the 2016 presidential primary season. Besides calling out Trump for his comments about Mexicans and Mexican immigrants, the DNC video is trying to link comments from current […]
The Most Raw and Honest Response to Donald Trump We Have Seen So Far (VIDEO)
This needs very little explanation. Just watch this 57-second clip and realize that in the end, Donald Trump has no flipping clue about anything. (The Occupy Democrats YouTube video has over 200,000 views, but this Facebook share has over 14 million views and growing.) Mexican Laborer Has A Message For Donald Trump! Posted by Eman […]
The Moment Donald Trump and President Obama Agree on Immigration Rhetoric
Donald Trump has had a really bad week. First, NBC. Then, Macy’s. This Buzzfeed article, too. And now, even Emmitt Smith is out. Emmitt Flipping Smith. The Trump fallout continues to spiral, and today, Trump (with the help of Breitbart and The Daily Caller) is now so desperate, that he is aligning himself with President […]