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Trumpโ€™s Second Year and the Crossroads Facing Latinos

Latinos brace for a turbulent 2026: economic strain, immigration fears, and major cleanโ€‘energy job losses. The stakes have never been higher.

By |2025-12-31T19:05:25+00:00January 1, 2026|Community, Democracy, Economy, Environment|Comments Off on Trumpโ€™s Second Year and the Crossroads Facing Latinos

Latino Voters in Pennsylvania Reassess Trump’s First Year

Economic pressures, immigration crackdowns, and shifting political identities reshape this key community ahead of the 2026 elections.

By |2025-12-30T13:44:03+00:00December 30, 2025|Community, Democracy|Comments Off on Latino Voters in Pennsylvania Reassess Trump’s First Year

Latino Families Keep Nochebuena Alive Across Borders and Barriers

Nochebuena remains a celebration of resilience โ€” preserving a tradition that transcends geography, politics, and time.

By |2025-12-24T11:36:41+00:00December 24, 2025|Community|Comments Off on Latino Families Keep Nochebuena Alive Across Borders and Barriers

Immigrant Justice and Community Inclusion in Iowa

As immigration enforcement intensifies and political rhetoric sharpens, Iowa MMJ and One Human Family QCA remind the nation that justice begins in community.

By |2025-12-17T11:42:35+00:00December 17, 2025|Community, Democracy, Economy|Comments Off on Immigrant Justice and Community Inclusion in Iowa

San Giving: Thanksgiving Reimagined Through Humor, Food, and Belonging

San Giving is a metaphor for the immigrant journey on traditions reshaped when transplanted into new soil.

By |2025-11-26T17:33:50+00:00November 27, 2025|Community|Comments Off on San Giving: Thanksgiving Reimagined Through Humor, Food, and Belonging

Guillermo del Toroโ€™s Frankenstein: A Gothic Reflection of Latino Identity

In Frankenstein, the Creatureโ€™s alienation becomes a metaphor for the immigrant experience, the outsiderโ€™s search for belonging, and the pain of being misunderstood by society.

By |2025-11-07T13:54:57+00:00November 7, 2025|Arts and Culture, Community|Comments Off on Guillermo del Toroโ€™s Frankenstein: A Gothic Reflection of Latino Identity

Three Latino Legends to Haunt Your Halloween: La Llorona, El Silbรณn, and El Cadejo

Storytelling not just as entertainment, but as a way to teach how to listen, feel, and remember.

By |2025-10-31T07:43:59+00:00October 31, 2025|Community|Comments Off on Three Latino Legends to Haunt Your Halloween: La Llorona, El Silbรณn, and El Cadejo

St. Patrickโ€™s Cathedralโ€™s Mural: Art, Immigration, and the American Spirit

The mural arrives at a time when many immigrant communities in New York City and across the country are facing arrests and deportations from the Trump administration.

By |2025-10-10T15:07:10+00:00October 10, 2025|Community|Comments Off on St. Patrickโ€™s Cathedralโ€™s Mural: Art, Immigration, and the American Spirit

Immigration Crackdowns Fuel a Lucrative Industry Backing Political Campaigns

Behind Trump's rhetoric of โ€œlaw and orderโ€ lies a disturbing truth: deportation-industrial complexes are not only profiting from human suffering, theyโ€™re bankrolling political campaigns that promise more of it.

By |2025-10-03T19:38:50+00:00October 3, 2025|Community, Democracy, Opinion|Comments Off on Immigration Crackdowns Fuel a Lucrative Industry Backing Political Campaigns

Pope Leo XIV Slams U.S. Immigration Policy: โ€œThis Isnโ€™t Pro-Lifeโ€

Can a person claim to be pro-life if they support policies that traumatize children, criminalize desperation, and deny refuge?

By |2025-10-02T04:59:06+00:00October 2, 2025|Community, Opinion|Comments Off on Pope Leo XIV Slams U.S. Immigration Policy: โ€œThis Isnโ€™t Pro-Lifeโ€
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