In a major win for President Joe Biden, the Senate on Tuesday passed with bipartisan support a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. If it passes in the House of Representatives, experts say the bill could also be a big win for Latinos across the country. The bill, which garnered…
“This is how I’m going to die.” That’s what Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought to himself while losing oxygen, as he was crushed by violent domestic extremists during the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Gonell — an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Iraq war Army veteran, and…
For years, Dreamers have been fighting for a concrete pathway to citizenship. Now, many immigrant rights activists can’t help but feel disappointment in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program taking one step forward and two steps back. Last month, Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen gave a devastating…
It’s a media phenomenon known as “Missing White Girl Syndrome,” and advocates say it devalues lives from communities of color who rarely receive the same, if any, news coverage. Pulso put together this timeline reflecting when “Missing White Girl Syndrome” swayed public interest and overlooked these lives. Sofia…
On Sunday July 11, thousands of Cubans in every corner of the island marched to demand change, clamoring, “Patria y Vida.” The movement’s chant was inspired by a song with that same name. The phrase translates to “Country and Life,” directly juxtaposing the Cuban regime’s “Patria o Muerte”…
The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has underlined the urgent need for aid and the protection of Haitian lives, human rights advocates say. As thousands of Haitian refugees are stuck at the U.S. southern border, groups are now calling for President Joe Biden to act on…
Anti-immigrant and anti-Latino language has a long history in the U.S., dating back to the country’s founding fathers. Some 230 years later, that history comes full circle with recent comments by a Supreme Court justice. ‘Alien’ 1790s — The term ‘alien,’ used to refer to undocumented people, has…
During the 2021 tax season, the Internal Revenue Service processed 136 million individual income tax returns and issued 96 million refunds, totaling about $270 billion. In a recent mid-year presentation to Congress, the Taxpayer Advocacy Service reported there was a backlog of over 35 million individual and business…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a temporary program to assist families and households who are struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC says this benefit was created to help with virtual learning, online jobs, and access to critical healthcare. Here’s what you need…
A new poll out last month shows a majority of Americans in support of the Protect the Right to Organize Act, a piece of legislation that could end up benefiting Latino workers across the U.S. The survey conducted by Data for Progress asked 1,187 Democrats, Republicans and independents…
