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Second-Largest US Private Prison Operator Accused of Illegally Paying Asylum Seekers Just $1 a Day
Groundbreaking class action lawsuit addressing alleged wage theft in immigrant detention centers.
Insured to Profit: Conflicts of Interests in the Career of José Carrión III
As chair of the Oversight Board, Carrión —an insurance executive from the Carrión family banking dynasty— has played a central role in designing and approving policy decisions that prioritize Wall Street profits over the well-being of Puerto Ricans.
Rains in Chile Destroy About 85 Percent of Desert Microorganisms
The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. (Photo by A. Duarte/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
And Now a Word From Our New ‘Fans’
Ah, our weekly dose of hate and racism.
A Huge Latino Rebels Congratulations to ‘East WillyB’ on Getting a Shot With a Major TV Network
¡Enhorabuena to a fabulous team!
Making Weed Legal in Mexico?
From NPR
The Gun Control Conversation Can’t End, Because Families’ Pain Never Does
You push that pain away until something reminds you—a birthday, an anniversary or a holiday. All the pain comes rushing back just like before.
Mijente Statement on MULTIPLE Arrests of Peaceful Protestors at GA State Capitol
“Georgia is well-known for some of the worst voter suppression efforts in the country, and today’s arrests of peaceful protestors are a prime example of this extreme intimidation of people of color.”
Texas Youth Power Alliance to Register 300,000 Young Voters by 2020
Building the electoral power for young people in Texas to win on the issues that matter to them.
The Inter-American Human Rights Commission Expresses ‘Deep Concerns’ for Brazil
The report calls out violence and hate speech against indigenous and LGBTI people as well as Afro-descendants and women.
A Huge #NoMames to the MAGA ‘Build the Wall’ Toy Set
Hell to the no.
Nevada Didn’t Win With a Blue Wave: It Won With a Latino, Immigrant and Working Class Wave
In early 2018, we doubled down on our theory that prioritizing conversations with infrequent voters was the winning formula.
Unbent, Unbowed: Remembering Antonio González
We honor him by continuing La Lucha he loved.
Ex-Army Chief Convicted for Pinochet-Era Crimes
General Juan Emilio Cheyre, who served as head of the army from 2002 to 2006 and is 71 years old, was a young officer when the “Caravan of Death” arrived in the Northern city of La Serena and executed 15 individuals.
Are We Finally Seeing the ‘Latino Vote’ Impacting More and More Elections?
Latino Rebels Radio: November 11, 2018
A Bunch of Financial Journalists Decided to Openly Mock Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis in a Tone-Deaf DESPACITO ‘Skit’
“We can help you with your little bankruptcito/we’re the brains, you’re the debtor in ‘el possessionito’”
The Vote, Unchained
Florida’s Amendment 4 passed with over 64% of the vote.
Latino Voters Want Congress to Pass Climate Change Legislation
“Over 78 percent of Latinos have personally experienced the effects of climate change in their state.”
New Rules Deny Asylum Rights to Migrants
The rules are widely expected to target Central American migrants, of which 5,000 are currently being sheltered in a sports arena in Mexico City.
Democracy Is at Risk in Latin America and the Far Right Is Moving in: Here’s How It Went Wrong for the Left
The risk is that democracy is failing many, increasingly normalizing the demonization of the “other.”
The Truth About Immigration: Crime
Many armchair experts have been espousing a lot of misinformed rhetoric regarding migrants based on the divisive language used by Donald Trump. I’m here to clear the air with facts that some of them may not like.