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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you @laloalcaraz1 Lalo Alcaraz for your political cartoons! You provide us with a critical lens on the USA from the Latino perspective. Can’t wait for the Pachuco comic book series!
#vivalaraza

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

Gracias, Ivy 🙏🏼

Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

This happened at the Harlingen, Texas airport over the weekend.
The RGV is ground zero for new tactics to remove immigrants and asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, through extra-judicial means.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Sep 2

“If this were a benign repatriation to send children back to their parents, it wouldn’t be happening at midnight on Sunday of Labor Day weekend.”

Judge Blocks Trump's Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children

A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from illegally deporting as many as 700 Guatemalan children over the Labor Day weekend, ordering a last-minute block on their removals even as some children had already been boarded onto planes. The Natio...

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

Deep gratitude for the Immigrant Worker Project (IWP) of Canton, Ohio and collaborators: Michele Leiby, Nancy Powers, Robert Gitter, Dosinda Alvite, and Jeff Stewart. Stay tuned for our edited book project which we hope to publish soon! 8/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

This paper advances the concepts of political socialization and cultural citizenship by including the unique experiences of undocumented Latinxs who continue to be subjected to racist rhetoric and discrimination. I hope you’ll read it! 7/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

The 2nd finding relates to cultural citizenship. Alejandra states that, “We’re ‘illegals,’ but we have rights! We don’t do anything bad, we’re simply working.” She (and others) interviewees called for basic rights to legal protections, respect, and dignity. 6/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

The title of the paper comes from an interview in which a Mexican im/migrant states that “Discrimination is rampant. Trump is the head of all this [situation of immigrants].” Alejandra (and others) assigned responsibility to Trump for the discrimination they faced in public. 5/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

Interview data from the 2018 Immigrant Worker Project Survey (IWPS), a community-based advocacy research project, shows how Latina/o immigrants’ critical interpretations of racist elite rhetoric & experiences with discrimination are a form of political socialization. 4/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

I argue that periods of elevated immigration enforcement and high-profile anti-immigrant rhetoric can catalyze expressions of Latinx cultural citizenship in which im/migrants of precarious statuses make rights claims and assert their belonging. 3/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

RQs: 1) how did the anti-Latinx/anti-im/migrant rhetoric of the first Trump Administration shape Latinx im/migrants’ political socialization? 2) How did this political socialization experience contribute to politicized group consciousness and cultural citizenship? 2/x

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m pleased to announce the publication of my latest article in Politics, Groups, and Identities @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social titled, “‘Trump es la cabeza de todo esto’: Rhetoric, Racism, and the Political Socialization of Latinx Immigrants” doi.org/10.1080/2156...

“Trump es la cabeza de todo esto”: rhetoric, racism, and the political socialization of Latinx immigrants

How do immigrants learn about the political system and power hierarchies of their countries of settlement under adverse conditions? As a consequence of their migration experiences, undocumented imm...

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Sep 1

The administration tried to do this to children in the middle of the night of Labor Day weekend when hopefully few would notice. Thankfully, the plan was paused.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 1

With children already loaded onto planes, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting dozens of Guatemalan minors and demanded assurances that they would remain in shelters until a more permanent ruling. nyti.ms/4oSpm2q

Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 31

Immigrant children taken in the middle of the night from shelters and wait in legal limbo on a hot tarmac for hours in the Texas sun.
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US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now

A U.S. judge has blocked the government from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families.

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’m a Longhorn through and through, but here’s a photo of my traitor dog Nestlé from 2018. He’s still alive and kicking’ pushing 17

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 29

I haven’t yet had the pleasure of watching this show yet, but I support all of your endeavors! ::dale like::

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 29

It happened - I was carded on my birthday! #miracleshappen

a woman with a mask on her face is saying i love skin care products

ALT: a woman with a mask on her face is saying i love skin care products

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Aug 26

After all the fancy constitutional arguments & faux historical glosses, this is the practical endpoint of the unitary executive theory. Because when presidential power is effectively unchecked, the only thing preventing it from devolving into authoritarianism is the decency of the officeholder.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 26

Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 27

Big if true

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Aug 27

Carlos Alcaraz promises his hair will grow back in a few days. These photos show he's not kidding

Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz said he shaved his head before the U.S. Open to fix a haircut gone awry. As history (and these photos show), however, his hair grows back fast.

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 27

One of my dreams is to attend Arthur Ashe 🤞🏼. Not a vodka person but I’ve been curious to make it at home, although I don’t stock Chambord en la casa. I’m thinking a plain, non-herbaceous gin would be my version. I’ll report back if I make it.

Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 25

Everything’s awful so here’s my current fave snack OMG guau!

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 22

I shared my thoughts with the @texastribune.org about how the level of gerrymandering in this mid-decade redistricting hurts and distorts some basic principles of representation:
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/t...

Lawmakers are debating GOP congressional maps. What does redistricting mean for Texans?

From urban cores to rural regions, Texans' needs differ. Experts worry new districts encompassing geographically distant communities will dilute their voices.

www.texastribune.org

Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 20

Make no mistake about it,
this is, at its root, motivated by an anti-Latino/Spanish sentiment. Adversely affecting other groups too, of course.

Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners - The Washington Post

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Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners — The Washington Post

The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring English the country’s “official language.”

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 20

Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 15

18 months and multiple rounds of revision, paper “ACCEPTED” on Friday at 5 pm!

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · Aug 14

UTRGV 🤝UCLA connection!
Great meeting with Rodolfo Solis - a talented grad student doing some great work in Latino Politics