February 12, 2020
As Trump demands more and more money – even taking it away from social services – to build his “big, beautiful wall” (that blows down in strong winds), border immigration agents are voicing that there...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2020
Seems Trump administration feels pressure to overhaul US immigration system before November, and guess who’s leading the charge?; Puerto Rico just can’t get a break, and in this case, the cost is...
View ArticleFebruary 20, 2020
When President Obama was in office, there was hope that the country was on its way to a colorblind future. Unfortunately, that hope was either a delusion or has been shattered by the Trump...
View ArticleMarch 3, 2020
Voracious readers of news (from reliable sources) are often called ‘news junkies,’ but in reality these readers are actually students of current events. What that means is they don’t just scan...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2020
Once again, pundits and political organizers touted the expectation that the Latino ‘sleeping giant’ voter was now awake. Popular assumption was that we were awake to vote for Bernie Sanders, but a...
View ArticleMarch 9, 2020
March is Women’s History Month and Time magazine shares its list of 100 women of the year; How vulnerable are immigrants at the border to catching the coronavirus?; A Mayan queen was discovered to have...
View ArticleMarch 10, 2020
With news headlines preoccupied with the coronavirus, Super Tuesday elections and the cratering of the stock market, it’s easy to miss news of Trump White House’s latest immigration move: sending more...
View ArticleMarch 11, 2020
The race for the Democratic nomination will be determined soon and eyes are next on Latino voters in Florida and Arizona; If Washington won’t listen to Puerto Ricans on the island, stateside Puerto...
View ArticleMarch 13, 2020
If ever the country needed proof of how inept and derelict the Trump administration is in performing its most basic duty — protect the American people, we have only to look at how they have handled the...
View ArticleMarch 16, 2020
For the foreseeable future, our new reality is living with the potential of contracting/spreading the coronavirus. In that vein, instead of panicking and going on hoarding sprees, we all need to adapt,...
View ArticleMarch 18, 2020
The coronavirus is like a spider in that it has many ‘legs’ of consequence: layoffs, health risks, business closings, school closings, family separations, etc. A new report tries to quantify just how...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2020
The spread of the coronavirus is worldwide and can now be found in expected and unexpected places. From an ICE detention center for unaccompanied minors to remote indigenous Amazon tribes, the...
View ArticleApril 3, 2020
We made it to Friday! Before now, that small milestone would only have meant the start of the weekend. In these times, it means one more day closer to a possible end to this modern pesadilla. Yet, as...
View ArticleApril 7, 2020
It’s often said by Doctors Fauci and Birch that the coronavirus knows no boundaries, political parties, etc. To say that this is an equal opportunity virus is — something not entirely known. Important...
View ArticleApril 13, 2020
As we settle down into our regular routines, too many of us are finally realizing that having a savings account is a necessity and credit isn’t all bad if handled responsibly. We should come out of...
View ArticleApril 21, 2020
Overnight, Trump declared he was “suspending immigration” into the U.S. Is it a prudent move or maybe retaliation for some countries refusing to accept deported immigrants from US; This amid a federal...
View ArticleApril 23, 2020
By now, most (critics) of the Trump administration understand Trump’s sudden ban on immigrant arrivals – keeping his 2016 promise to his base. A new Politico report quoting overworked DOJ workers seem...
View ArticleMay 8, 2020
The latest jobs report reflects the never-before-seen depth of pain many of us, our friends, neighbors and family members are experiencing during this unprecedented times. As more Latinos get...
View ArticleMay 15, 2020
The ranks of the unemployed are rising. While 40% of low-income households have lost a job and a new poll shows increase worries about having enough to eat as grocery prices rise, the Trump...
View ArticleMay 19, 2020
Just when you thought there wasn’t anything that could surprise us anymore from this administration, this comes out (hint: it’s the first headline); Every business and organization is losing money...
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