Arts Jan 29 ‘American Dirt’ backlash from Latino readers is part of a long publishing war "American Dirt," a novel about migrants from Mexico and cartel violence, continues to draw criticism from some Latino writers and activists. It's written by Jeanine Cummins who is of Irish and Puerto Rican descent.
Nation Aug 11 Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets The spate of recent mass shootings have some Hispanics looking over their shoulders, avoiding speaking Spanish in public and seeking out escape routes amid fears they could be next.
Nation Aug 07 El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial violence in the past.
World Jul 14 Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire Trump, the grandson of a German immigrant and the son of a Scottish immigrant to the United States, described immigration as negative for Europe.
Nation Apr 05 Why U.S. militarization of border isn’t new ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President Donald Trump's promise to use the National Guard to secure the U.S.-Mexico border isn't a new concept and is something the U.S. has done in the past for varying reasons.
Nation Jan 31 Latino civil rights leader rescinds letter supporting Trump’s immigration plan Roger Rocha, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he rescinded a letter he wrote at the request of the Trump administration while the group was in negotiations for an immigration reform compromise.
Politics Sep 13 Pete Domenici, former GOP senator, has died ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Former New Mexico Sen. Pete V. Domenici, a Republican who became a power broker in the Senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy over more than 30 years, died Wednesday.
Nation Jul 03 Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities Blacks, Latinos and immigrant rights advocates say the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, recent non-convictions of police officers charged in the shootings of black men, and the stepped-up detentions of immigrants and refugees for deportation have them questioning equality…
Politics Jul 11 ‘Make America Native Again’: Native Americans and other minorities satirize Trump’s campaign slogan A Navajo artist in New Mexico has created a hat that touts "Make America Native Again." A Mexican-American activist in Brooklyn, New York, is selling a cap with the words "Make America Mexico Again."…
Politics Jun 18 Trump’s ‘Mexican’ label against judge brings up word’s history The term "Mexican" describes a nationality for a people of a country south of the U.S, but it also has been used as a slur against U.S.-born Latinos as a way to dehumanize them and dismiss them as foreigners.