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Despite the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, U.S.-born workers aren’t seeing more jobs or higher wages, including in sectors with a high share of immigrant labor. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US‑born workers didn’t see any economic gains

Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
A billboard truck criticizing education cuts is parked at Florida International University, an HSI in Miami, in March 2025. John Parra/Getty Images for Students Organizing Now

Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know

Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.
America’s southern border with Mexico has become a focus of attention in the first week of the second Trump presidency. EPA-EFE/Caroline Brehman

How American Latinos came to embrace Donald Trump’s immigration policy

It seems counter-intuitive that many US voters who identify as having Latino heritage are in favour of strict restrictions on migration from Latin America.
A 2010 protest in Phoenix by faith groups against Arizona’s new immigration law. AP Photo/Matt York, File

Anti‑immigrant pastors may be drawing attention – but faith leaders, including some evangelicals, are central to the movement to protect migrant rights

Religious beliefs can provide motivation, hope and endurance in the long and often discouraging task of mobilizing people for social change.
Spider-Man Miguel O’Hara, who first appeared in the 1992 comic series ‘Spider-Man 2099,’ was the first Latino superhero to assume a starring role. Marvel Database

‘Across the Spider‑Verse’ and the Latino legacy of Spider‑Man

Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him the perfect superhero to be recast as a minority.
With many vaccine-eligible people in the U.S. staying away, some vaccine sites have no lines. Mario Tama/Getty Images

US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark

People who haven’t gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 often have complex reasons for their relunctance or may face other barriers. Lumping them all together undercuts the vaccination campaign.

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