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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 11h

The latest edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is a new opinion piece by Veronica Semler

Turning Hard Work Into Lasting Power

Turning Hard Work Into Lasting Power

Recent data proves the Latino community has emerged as a vibrant and dynamic entrepreneurial force in the United States

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 14h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to announce that @jamilsmith.bsky.social is going to file 4 opinion pieces for @thelatinonewsletter.org this year.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 1d

Latest edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by @julito77.bsky.social

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

Latinos now make up one out of every five people in the United States, according to a new analysis from UCLA’s Latino GDP Project and California Lutheran University, a media brief about the study note...

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 1d

A new generation of Latino leaders and voters are making their voices heard

A new generation of Latino political leaders — and voters — have arrived, and are ready to be taken seriously.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 1d

U.S. Latinos hit new population and labor force records

One in 5 Americans is Latino, according to Latino GDP Project researchers.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 2d

Pretty amazing news this week from us and will have lighter newsroom hours this week due to onboarding a new team. Next edition will be out later tonight.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 2d

ICE plans to use Vermont facility to host team using AI, social media to target people via @bostonglobe.com

ICE plans to use Vermont facility to host team using AI, social media to target people - The Boston Globe

Vermont has also long served as an essential outpost of the US Department of Homeland Security and, in particular, its most controversial arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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carlos (vibe describer) @vaquero2xl.bsky.social · 2d

Incredibly proud and excited to be working with this team!

The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 3d

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Latino Newsletter Receives Six-Figure Grant to Expand San Juan Bureau and Launch AMERICAN COLONY Podcast

The Latino Newsletter Secures Major Grant to Expand Puerto Rico Work

BOSTON / SAN JUAN — Today, The Latino Newsletter announced a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the organization’s San Juan bureau and produce American Colony, a bilingual podcast se...

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 3d

Thank you to the Mellon Foundation.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 3d

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Latino Newsletter Receives Six-Figure Grant to Expand San Juan Bureau and Launch AMERICAN COLONY Podcast

The Latino Newsletter Secures Major Grant to Expand Puerto Rico Work

BOSTON / SAN JUAN — Today, The Latino Newsletter announced a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the organization’s San Juan bureau and produce American Colony, a bilingual podcast se...

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 5d

The October 3 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by Lola Rosario and edited by @vaquero2xl.bsky.social

Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land

Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land

LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — This is one of Puerto Rico’s oldest towns, with a rich history dating back to when the Indigenous Taíno people discovered Columbus. It is also one of the coastal regions where Spa...

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 5d

YAY! Reddit FINALLY unsuspended our account after 3 months of them telling us we had violated their rules. We never violated them. Stay tuned for more Reddit presence.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 5d

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in ICE custody via @theguardian.com

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 5d

U.S. kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth says via @washingtonpost.com

U.S. kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth says

The U.S. strike near Venezuela is the latest in the Trump administration’s nebulous campaign targeting Latin American drug cartels.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 6d

The October 2 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by @julito77.bsky.social

What 3 Members of Congress Told Me About Latino Political Power

We've only just begun?

What 3 Members of Congress Told Me About Latino Political Power

Over the summer, the fabulous Sandra Guzmán assigned me a story about Latino political power as part of USA TODAY’s Hispanic Heritage Month magazine. That story is finally out.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 6d

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 6d

SPJ condemns attacks on journalists covering ICE activity

Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 6d

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told via @nytimes.com

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 7d

Free Press, CPJ Sound Alarm as Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation for His Reporting via @freepress.bsky.social

Free Press, CPJ Sound Alarm as Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation for His Reporting

His case is emblematic of this administration’s repeated acts of retaliation against dissent — targeting immigrants, students, law firms, universities, media outlets and independent journalists.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 7d

Trump approval slipping among Latinos, but Democrats haven't made major gains via @cbsnews.com

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Trump approval slipping among Latinos, but Democrats haven't made major gains

Recent polling shows a majority of Hispanics disapprove of the way President Trump is handling his job as president, but it hasn't translated into support for Democrats.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 7d

Nonprofit programs activated for our Google Workspace and Slack accounts.

We keep moving and growing.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 8d

The September 30 edition of The Latino Newsletter is a personal essay by @afroxander.bsky.social

Trump’s ICE Raids Are Another Attempt to Break Los Angeles
The future looks bleak, but the past tells me otherwise

Trump’s ICE Raids Are Another Attempt to Break Los Angeles

It’s not the first time my hometown (and home county) has suffered at the hands of immigration forces. As someone with a disdain for overused phrases and cliches, I will not say that history repeats i...

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 8d

New from @rosaclemente.bsky.social

EL GRITO DE BENITO

El grito de benito

El Grito De Benito (The Cry of Bad Bunny) By Rosa Clemente “Every artist, every scientist, must decide now where he stands. He has no alternative. There is no standing above the conflict on Olympian…

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 8d

Detention of Reporter Mario Guevara Sparks Outcry from Writers, Journalists, and Scholars via @penamerica.bsky.social

Detention of Reporter Mario Guevara Sparks Outcry from Writers, Journalists, and Scholars

Renowned writers and journalists sign on to a letter decrying the detention of journalist Mario Guevara who has been in ICE custody 100 days.

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