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Omar L. Gallaga

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Omar L. Gallaga is a freelance journalist living in Central Texas who has written for NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Engadget, Hispanic Magazine, CNN, MSNBC, and The Washington Post. He was a longtime technology and culture writer at The Austin American-Statesman, where he helped launch the newspaper ¡ahora sí! and two podcasts.

Damaging stories that engage in fear mongering about Latinos can spread widely when unchecked. A June article from the Center for Immigration Studies, an anti-immigration website, contains inconsistencies and a misleading headline was shared broadly on social media. Photo credit: Pixabay How do racist ideas about U.S. Latinos…