Need for change motivates Latina politician
By Chara In 2018, Susan Ruiz decided it was time for a change in Kansas politics. That year, Ruiz acted on her decision by seeking election in the Kansas House of Representatives and won. Ruiz represents Kansas’ 23rd District. She took office in January. Ruiz, an openly gay native Texan whose father was from Mexico […]
Trump directs border agents to target Spanish speakers, Latin Americans
By Angie Baldelomar The Trump administration has instructed border agents to explicitly target Spanish speakers and Latin American immigrants when carrying out a program requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, according to an Associated Press (AP) investigation. The program was launched in late January to handle the cases of immigrants seeking asylum in the […]
Plan to tackle gender violence
By Angie Baldelomar The government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presented a plan to combat gender violence on March 6, after authorities acknowledged Mexico has failed to do enough to protect women. According to The Associated Press (AP), the plan includes efforts to identify and fix holes in active murder investigations; to standardize […]