Mainstream News
The New Yorker—American Limbo
Olga Flores, the seventh of eleven siblings, was born in a small town in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo thirty-nine years ago. “There was no work,” she told me recently. “The only thing for a woman to do was to get married, have children, and cook for her whole life.” Read more here…
Washington Post— The mainstream response to Donald Trump affirms Latino political power
It took a while for Edgar Galicia to realize that maybe Donald Trump had done him a favor. As it turns out, Trump’s disparaging comments about Mexicans have been a morale boost to Latinos who consider the sharp public rebuke of the billionaire Republican presidential candidate evidence that they are a rising force in the United States. Read more here…
Bloomberg News—At La Raza's Democratic Forum, Donald Trump Is the Piñata
Democratic presidential rivals Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, and Hillary Clinton all spoke at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference on Monday, but the most talked-about candidate in the Kansas City Convention Center was Republican contender Donald Trump, whose recent comments about Mexican immigrants were cited again and again as offensive, uninformed, and motivational for Latino organizers. Read more here…
Kansas City Star—As the La Raza conference guest list shows, Hispanics are being courted by politicians
Jackie Saavedra, 23, may represent the most important class of voter in the nation next year. She’s young, Hispanic — and independent. Read more here…
Wall Street Journal—Hillary Clinton Takes Sharper Tone in Criticizing Donald Trump
Three of the Democratic 2016 presidential rivals who are still seeking to define their candidacies found a unifying theme on Monday: bashing Donald Trump. Read more here…
ABC News— Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump: 'Basta! Enough!'
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump today over immigration in a passionate address to an influential Hispanic advocacy organization. “I have just one word for Mr. Trump: Basta! Enough!” she said, referencing comments about Mexican immigrants from the Republican candidate’s announcement speech. Read more here…
Politico—Democrats attack Trump as they woo Hispanic voters
Not one Republican presidential hopeful bothered — or dared — to show up at this annual gathering of influential Latino activists.
But one of them was very much in the room: a certain real estate mogul who’s been spending his summer bashing Mexican immigrants. Read more here…
Kansas City Star—Clinton, Sanders, O’Malley talk immigration reform, economic equality to La Raza in Kansas City
Three candidates seeking the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination spoke to the nation’s largest Latino advocacy group Monday in Kansas City, but — unsurprisingly, perhaps — it was GOP candidate Donald Trump, who wasn’t there, who drew the most attention. Read more here…
The Hill—Sanders: Trump won't be successful 'dividing us' on race
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate, name-checked Republican contender Donald Trump in a speech Monday, criticizing his recent comments on immigration. "No one, not Donald Trump, not anyone else, will be successful in dividing us based on race or on our country of origin," Sanders said at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Kansas City. Read more here…
The Guardian—'He's not wanted': immigration activists to protest at Donald Trump border visit
Donald Trump will be met by over a thousand protesters when he lands in Texas to visit the US-Mexico border on Thursday, according to the League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac). Read more here...
Spanish Language News
EFE— Indocumentados despiertan apoyo en mayoría de votantes
Los inmigrantes indocumentados que viven en Estados Unidos despiertan apoyo en todo tipo de votantes, aunque encuentran sus mayores defensores en el electorado joven y demócrata, según una encuesta de la Universidad George Washington. Read more here…
Univision—El Consejo Nacional de la Raza recibe a precandidatos en Kansas City
Tres precandidatos demócratas hablarán este lunes ante cientos de activistas hispanos en la conferencia anual del Consejo Nacional de la Raza (NCLR por sus siglas en inglés). Read more here…
Univision— Ven imposible que Trump pueda deportar a los 11.3 millones de indocumentados
La reciente afirmación del precandidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump, de que si llega a la Casa Blanca deportará a todos los indocumentados y luego permitiría que solo “los buenos” regresen dentro de un proceso expedito, dejó con la boca abierta a muchos. Read more here…
La Opinión— Aspirantes demócratas dan su palabra de apoyo a inmigrantes
Los aspirantes a la candidatura presidencial demócrata en las elecciones de 2016 Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley y Bernie Sanders se comprometieron con los inmigrantes y a favor de una reforma migratoria en la Conferencia Anual del Consejo Nacional de La Raza (NCLR), que se celebra en Kansas City. Read more here…
Hola Ciudad— Clinton participará en la conferencia anual del Consejo Nacional de la Raza
La precandidata demócrata a las elecciones presidenciales de 2016 Hillary Clinton participará el próximo 13 de julio en Kansas City en la conferencia anual del Consejo Nacional de la Raza (NCLR), informó hoy esa organización. Read more here…
Online News
MSNBC— NCLR head: Trump isn’t talking substantively about immigration
José Díaz-Balart and Janet Murguía of the National Council of La Raza discuss Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the criticism Trump has received over his controversial comments about some Mexican immigrants. Read more here…
NBC News—Bernie Sanders: Trump's Immigration Comments 'An Outrage'
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday said Donald Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants are "an outrage" and "totally unacceptable," but stopped short of calling the Republican a racist. Read more here…
Huffington Post—Martin O'Malley: 'Real Problem' With Republicans Goes Beyond
Donald Trump is "a hate-spewing character" and the rest of the GOP field isn't much better, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley said Monday. Read more here…
Kansas City Public Radio (KCUR 89.3)—La Raza Panel Drills Down On Health Disparities
Something as simple as schoolyard gates can play a role in improving the health of low-income communities. At least that’s what activists in California’s San Joaquin Valley found, according to Genoveva Islas, director of Cultiva La Salud, a Fresno-based organization whose name means “cultivate health” in Spanish. Read more here…
Latin Post—The Hispanic Electorate Will Choose the Next President: GOP May Need Support of Nearly Half of Latino Voters to Win Presidency in 2016
In 2016, the GOP will have to work harder than ever before to seize the enough of the Latino vote to win the presidency, requiring the support of nearly half the Latino vote, according to new estimates. The hard math may explain why some Republican candidates aren't even trying. Read more here...