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It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

Victor Landa October 3, 2017

In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]

Puerto Rico Should be a Priority For Immediate Assistance and Debt Forgiveness

Victor Landa October 2, 2017

Waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico to Help Rebuild its Infrastructure and Economy

Victor Landa September 26, 2017

Latino Climate Politics, or Seeing God’s wrath in the hurricanes

Victor Landa September 21, 2017

Hurricane Harvey left fear, uncertainty and ruin in its wake. The Category 4 storm left some people questioning what could come next, to which Mother Nature quickly responded with another hurricane: Irma. […]

Top Trump Latino Slurs

Victor Landa September 13, 2017

This wasn’t easy. It’s a difficult thing to choose the Trump Latino slurs greatest hits, there are so many to choose from. But I was up for the challenge. First, […]

Trump DACA Decision Aimed at Fear of a Brown Electorate

Victor Landa September 8, 2017

When Donald Trump swanned down the escalator at Trump Tower in June 2015 and announced he was running for president, he said he felt called to duty in order to […]

Here’s What You Can do to Support DACA

Victor Landa September 5, 2017

Eight-hundred-thousand DREAMers are in a free fall, for the moment. As of today, the US Congress has 6 months to legislate a fix for their situation – just as it […]