A plurality of Latinos now says "neither" when asked which major political party cares more about them, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

More Latinos continue to favor the Democratic Party, but their allegiance is drifting. Some Latinos signal growing differences on cultural issues and crime — and give Republicans an edge in handling the economy #AxiosLatino #latinos

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/22/latino-drift-democrats-poll

"...factories that produce hot Cheetos also employ underage migrant workers, mostly from Central America, whose lungs sting from all the spicy dust in the air. The billion-dollar brand belongs totally and patently to PepsiCo, not the people who buy or make the snacks." #Latinos #ChildWorkers #Migrants #HotCheetos https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/dining/flamin-hot-cheetos-movie.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Food

"'There are people within nearly every community who can respond to misogynistic, aggressive, conspiratorial rhetoric, and then become radicalized fairly quickly,' says Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State University, San Bernardino. 'This phenomenon is a lot more common than many people think,' adds Arturo Domínguez at Latino Rebels."

#Latinos #WhiteSupremacy #racism
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Joel Mathis asks,

"Why would Hispanics be drawn to white supremacy? And why would the white supremacist movement embrace them?"

Part of the answer, according to Cecilia Márquez:

"Latino participation in extremist political projects has a long history in the United States, going back to the John Birch Society."

#Latinos #WhiteSupremacy #racism
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https://theweek.com/race/1023484/why-are-some-latinos-drawn-to-white-supremacy

Latinos Can Be White Supremacists..#USA..#Latinos..#whitesupremacy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/latinos-can-be-white-supremacists/ar-AA1bjISg?cvid=9fc6efa513e24ba0a31e6cef274b76bb&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=12

Latino workers are crucial to the oil and gas industry but remain vulnerable to pollution and the future transition to renewable energy jobs, lawmakers and business leaders say.

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/25/oil-and-gas-climate-change-gabe-vasquez-sylvia-garcia
#AxiosLatino #Axios #oilandgas #latinos #NewMexico #Texas

Latinos are the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority — 18.9% of the population; in California, 40%. So why are there so few Latinos in boardrooms? “We remain a blind spot for corporate America.”
LA Times Margot Roosevelt

https://t.co/cH3OPFBaio

#diversity #Business #Latinos #corporategovernance

And speaking of how it remains a straight white man's world, see Lalo Alcaraz's good cartoon commentary on the Academy and the Oscars.

#Latinos

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/10/2157395/-Cartoon-Latinos-at-the-Oscars

A new National Geographic documentary is examining life inside a factory that makes American flags and whose employees are primarily refugees and immigrants #TheFlagmakers #immigrants #refugees #immigration #axios #axioslatino #muslims #latinos #AmericanFlag 🇺🇸
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/06/immigrants-american-flags-factory-refugees-flagmakers

The Texas Rangers are known as a storied force made of myth and romance. But they were connected to a legacy of racial violence. Subscribe to the #AxiosLatino newsletter for free to read about what some Latino scholars are doing to confront the history of the Texas Rangers ahead it the Rangers' bicentennial. #histodons #history #Latinos #ChicanoHistory #chicano

https://www.axios.com/signup/latino

The LA Times' Brittny Mejia does a deep dive into why some Latinos don’t vote. Everyone she interviewed — experts, organizers and voters — are all Latino.

https://t.co/qWbYRpevK6

#elections # voting #politics #demographics #Latinos

Republican women and candidates of color made historic gains in state legislative races across the country even as the national GOP struggled during the 2022 midterms

#gop #latinos #axios #axioslatinos #women #gopwomen

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/21/gop-women-people-of-color-records-state-races?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=politics&utm_campaign=editorial

A curious U.S. ambassador and the American family who patented #poinsettia varieties are behind the holiday ubiquity of a plant that originated in Mexico. But because most poinsettia varieties are patented in the U.S. and have international protections, Mexican farmers have been forced to pay breeder's rights fees to grow and sell them.

#axios #axioslatino #mexico #christmas #farmers #latam #latinos

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/poinsettia-history-mexico-christmas-plant

¿Qué piensa la ciudadanía respecto al acceso al voto?
En los referéndums de 2022 quedó claro que se encuentra a favor de hacer que votar sea más fácil cuando se le da la oportunidad de decidir. Más ↓ #BrennanCenterEnEspañol #Democracia #Latinos
https://www.brennancenter.org/es/our-work/analysis-opinion/gran-apoyo-al-derecho-al-voto-en-los-referendums-de-las-ultimas

Los datos muestran el creciente poder político de los latinos y las barreras sistémicas que aún existen para lograr la plena participación de nuestra comunidad en la democracia.

Los datos más importantes aquí: ⇩

#BrennanCenterEnEspañol #Democracia #Latinos
https://www.brennancenter.org/es/our-work/research-reports/los-latinos-y-la-democracia

Kari Lake, perhaps the most Trumpian candidate running for office this year, narrowly lost her bid for Arizona governor to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Exit polls underscore that she lost by failing to focus on the concerns of college-educated white suburbanites — even as the GOP made inroads with the state's Hispanic voters. #Latinos #LatinoVoters #Arizona #Axios #AxiosLatino

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/20/how-kari-lake-lost-arizona

On one hand, there’s an alarming rise in support for #whitesupremacy among LDS membership.

On the other hand, there has been significant growth among #Latinos and efforts from progressive #Mormons to encourage the church’s approach to #diversity and inclusion

https://theconversation.com/mormon-churchs-celebration-of-latino-cultures-puts-spotlight-on-often-overlooked-diversity-191628
#News

RT @aliciasanchez
Black and Indigenous Latinas don’t need your think peices and hot takes on Latin American identity in the United States. We’ve already written them. Do the readings. No one, and I mean NO ONE is more qualified to tell our stories than us.

#Election2020
#Latinos