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The Latest ‘No to Statehood’ March Happened This Past Sunday in San Juan
As a follow-up to a series of pro-independence marches for Puerto Rico that happened across nine U.S. cities on August 9, the San Juan counterpart —originally postponed that day due to a pending tropical storm— happened this past Sunday.
Problems Continue to Plague El Salvador’s Bitcoin Rollout
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — One week after El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, problems continued to plague the system Tuesday.
We Haven’t Paid Much Attention to Jasmine Camacho-Quinn’s Amazing Statement on Identity
If you feel it, you feel it. Period.
Parliamentarian Wants More Debate as Immigration Legalization Program Moves Forward in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats returned to Capitol Hill this week, where they expressed confidence in the prospects of passing a legalization program for up to eight million immigrants through the budget deal currently making its way through both chambers of Congress.
Equally Unequal: The Exclusion of Latino Jurors
Under any method of calculation, that’s bad for the cause of justice.
Shining Path Leader Abimael Guzmán Dead at 86
Guzmán left his job as a professor of philosophy in 1980 to lead Shining Path in what would become the deadliest civil conflict in Peru’s history as an independent country.
Ron Herrera on Leadership and the Labor Movement
Ron Herrera is a man of many titles.
Surviving the Virus in New York’s Migrant Neighborhoods
In the summer of 2020, Corona, Queens was the epicenter neighborhood of the epicenter city of the global coronavirus pandemic.
9/11’s Immigration Legacy (A Latino USA Podcast)
September 11, 2001 marked a sharp, lasting redirection in U.S. immigration policy and attitudes. In this episode of Latino USA, we explore major changes and events from the past 20 years of immigration through the lens of this one catastrophic day.
Groups Sue Mexico Seeking to Stop Mass Removal of Migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four migrant defense groups in Mexico announced Wednesday that they have sought court injunctions to block what they call “massive” deportations, arguing the government is violating due process and Mexican and international law governing asylum.
A Chilean Awakening
Latino Rebels Radio: September 9, 2021
Congress Can Ignore Immigration Guidance From Senate Parliamentarian
“You don’t have to do what the Parliamentarian says,” a senior aide familiar with the Democrats’ budget reconciliation strategy told Latino Rebels on Wednesday. “It’s just practice to do so.”
Access to Abortion Is Mexico’s Example for Latin America (and Texas)
The most important Catholic country in Latin America is today a feminist reference.
Immigrant September 11 Cleanup Crews Seek Residency as a Reward
NEW YORK (AP) — Franklin Anchaua cleared thick layers of dust in offices, apartments and even in a chapel in lower Manhattan for weeks after the September 11 attacks.
The Magic of Lucha Libre in El Paso, Texas
A new “Lucha Libre: Stories From the Ring” exhibit opened in late August to the eager attendance of hundreds of El Pasoans.
Early Stumble as El Salvador Starts Bitcoin as Currency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, but the rollout stumbled in its first hours and President Nayib Bukele said the digital wallet used for transactions was not functioning.
Mexico Supreme Court Rules Abortion Not a Crime
The decision will immediately only affect the northern border state, but it establishes “obligatory criteria for all of the country’s judges,” compelling them to act the same way in similar cases, said court President Arturo Zaldívar.
Will Immigration Reform Be a ‘Pay-For’ in Democrats’ Budget Proposal?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants hangs in the balance on Capitol Hill this week as congressional committees take the formal steps to advance the various components of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal.
There’s a Latina CINDERELLA, But You Wouldn’t Know It From Watching the Actual Movie
Something is off in this magical kingdom.
Joy for the Journey and Real Women Talk
Latino Rebels Radio: September 2, 2021
OPINIÓN: Es hora de que todos nuestros congresistas y senadores apoyen a los inmigrantes
Cada decisión que nuestros legisladores toman nos afecta a todos, independientemente de estatus