Cesar Espinosa says a racist incident when he was a teenager spurred him to disregard his age and immigration status to start what today is one of the most effective rights organizations in Texas

Politicspalabra.October 30, 2020Volume 02, Immigration, Activism, Climate Change, Cesar Espinosa, George Floyd, Politics

Detenidos. Deportados. Infectados.

Falta de cuidado preventivo en la ruta que conecta dos naciones líderes en el ranking de COVID-19 pega fuerte a brasileños ex-detenidos en los Estados Unidos: En Governador Valadares, una ciudad al sureste de Brasil con 145 mil habitantes, hay casi 8.000 casos y 267 muertes.

Politics, COVID-19palabra.October 12, 2020Volume 02, politics

Detained. Deported. Infected.

The United States and Brazil have some of the world’s highest COVID-19 numbers. And as U.S. deportation flights continue sending Brazilians home during the pandemic, inadequate health care by immigration officials has aggravated an outbreak in Governador Valadares, a small city in southeastern Brazil with almost 8,000 infections and 267 deaths.

Politics, COVID-19palabra.October 11, 2020Volume 02

Diary of a Pandemic: ICE's COVID Shuffle

Questionable Care Exposes Immigration Detainees to Health Risks

COVID-19, Politicspalabra.October 1, 2020Volume 02, Pandemic, Coronavirus, Diary of a Pandemic

Targeting Journalists

After years of verbal assaults on Latinos and on the media by politicians and ideologues, a summer of protest yields new danger for journalists of color.

Politicspalabra.August 4, 2020Volume 02, Culture, Journalism, Politics

El Paso Remembered

A year after racism turned lethal for 23 people in El Paso, a veteran journalist looks back on what’s become of her Texas border city, the victims’ families, and survivors of the hateful shooting

Politicspalabra.July 31, 2020Volume 02, Culture, Bordre Politics, Gun Violence, Politics

El Pendón Estrellado

Yes, there’s an official Spanish version of the national anthem

Politicspalabra.July 2, 2020Volume 02, politics, History

Politics Is Local, Even When It’s National

Q&A with Arturo Vargas, CEO of NALEO, on the organization's critical work in this presidential election year. By Patricia Guadalupe

Politicspalabra.February 26, 2020Volume 02, politics, elections

Latinos and the Morality of American Politics

Latinos must now refuse to plead their case. No more consent for inspection from the political system is granted. No cataloguing of Latino merit will be tendered. Latinos must be disinclined to appease a distant gaze that demands accounting of self-worth.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020politics, politicians

I tried to tell my border story. Here is what book agents told me, before and after American Dirt

There are so many real-life stories that could illustrate the human-rights disaster on our southern border. One of them is mine: How I went from ICE prosecutor to defending immigrants. Who should decide how my story is told?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020ICE, politics, Deportation

Reporteros de Inmigración en el Blanco

Periodistas que cubren la frontera y temas de inmigración enfrentan un intrusivo escrutinio oficial, intimidación, y acoso en línea. ¿Qué se puede hacer al respecto?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, Immigration, politics

Immigration Reporters In The Crosshairs

Journalists covering the border and immigration face intrusive official scrutiny, bullying and online harassment. What can be done?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, politics, Immigration

An Alcalde in Trump Country

Eddie Moran is the first Latino mayor of a Pennsylvania city. That he won in Trump Country isn't the story. That he won in a city being reshaped by Latino immigrants -- and pushed by a coalition of African-Americans and whites -- IS the story. It reflects an under-reported truism that many communities in the American heartland are on the cusp of immigrant-fueled change. By Andrea Arzaba. Photos by Hector Emanuel

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, Election, politics

My DACA Life

For a young award-winning journalist, DACA has two faces: One is hope for a generation of young Latinos. The other is a dark symbol of uncertainty.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Featured, DACA, politics, DACA life

Mi Vida en DACA

Para una periodista joven y premiada, DACA presenta dos caras: esperanza para una generación y símbolo de incertidumbre.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Featured, DACA, DACA Life, politics

The Serious Dust-Up Over American Dirt

A fictional tale of migration and violence in Mexico yields real-life literary drama that exposes the narrow worldview of legacy publishers. Debate over the book has focused on wafer-thin diversity among decision-makers in publishing houses and how that’s widened a disconnect between celebrity-seeking publishers and increasingly multi-ethnic storytellers and readers.

Politicspalabra.February 12, 2020Volume 01, politics, palabra.