After El Paso Massacre, Groups Demand Trump Stop Divisive and Hateful Language – Angered by the massacre in El Paso, Texas, considered the largest attack on the Latino community in the country’s modern history, a dozen community groups held a protest in front of the White House. Leaders of the coalition demanded that Trump put an end to his racist, xenophobic, and anti-immigrant policies that they say inspired the white supremacist individual to carry out the massacre. José López Zamorano has this report.
Solutions Sought to Central American Migration Crisis – Amid heated debate about how to respond to the wave of refugees from Central America, which the current government has labeled a dangerous invasion, a group of U.S. human rights defenders visited Guatemala and Mexico this week. Among the issues they investigated was the “safe third country” agreement the United States is seeking with countries in the region. Delegation leader Oscar Chacón, the director of Alianza Américas in Chicago, speaks with Samuel Orozco.
Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Emigres in California Weigh In on Constitutional Reform – With the aim of gathering citizen proposals to respond to the long-ignored demands of impoverished and forgotten indigenous and Afro-Mexican populations, the Mexican government conducted a series of public forums. President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador has said that, following the consultation, he will present a constitutional reform bill to congress, where he enjoys a wide majority. All of the town halls were held in Mexico except for one, which took place in Los Angeles, where it was received with a mix of enthusiasm mixed and skepticism. Ruben Tapia brings us this coverage of the event.
