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Now rescinded, Trump-era ‘public charge’ policy may still harm immigrants’ health

“The pandemic has revealed that our collective public health is dependent on robust access to quality care, especially for our nation’s most vulnerable and diverse immigrant communities who are on the front lines of COVID-19,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute. “Yet the motivation behind the Trump administration’s public charge…

Their Lawsuit Prevented 400,000 Deportations. Now It’s Biden’s Call.

In a 2006 paper about the “liminal legality” of T.P.S. holders, the U.C.L.A. sociologist Cecilia Menjívar explains that “the process itself is fraught with anxiety — especially around expiration and renewal time — because any wrong step, missed deadline, lack of information or an error on a form may result in denial and deportation.”

Extra Edition – Repeat – “Language in the Trump Era.” Also, Covid Ravaging Latinos.

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista appears on an episode of Radio Bilingue where he discusses the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on the Latino community.

The New Swing Vote: How the Democratic party keeps getting Latino voters wrong

A UCLA Latino Policy & politics initiative analysis published in January revealed that there was a voter increase of more than 30% from 2016 — the highest level of Latino participation in history.

Here’s the truth about the Latino electorate — and a wake-up call for Democrats

According to Matt Barreto and Kevin Munoz, there was a shift among the electorate, where Trump made gains beyond the Latino/Hispanic electorate in Miami-Dade. Still, there is little mention of the fact that Democrats experienced a net increase in votes due to Puerto Rican turnout in Central Florida.

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