Trump’s Attacks Drive Mexican Immigrants To Apply for Citizenship – The anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican rhetoric of Republican candidate Donald Trump is motivating many permanent residents to become citizens, and children of immigrants to register to vote. Can registration campaigns convert that renewed interest in more Latino voter turnout? Our correspondent Rubén Tapia has more from Los Angeles.
Renewed Calls for Boycotting Arizona – What would you do if a series of anti-immigration laws appeared in your state? That’s what’s happening in Arizona, and in response, civil groups are warning the governor that if he signs new restrictive laws, they will renew a boycott against the state. Valeria Fernandez has the story from Phoenix. This story is part of the series, “Hablando de la Raza”.
Puerto Ricans Declare Humanitarian Crisis and Call for Action – The budget crisis in Puerto Rico is not over, and without concrete actions from the Obama administration and Congress, representatives of more than 40 organizations from the island decided to take their struggle to Washington, D.C. Social leaders say the measures of austerity imposed by the government have provoked a humanitarian emergency among the poorest residents. Our correspondent in Washington, José López Zamorano, reports.
