You searched for "Joe Biden" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 20:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.latinorebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-lr-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for "Joe Biden" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ 32 32 31216860 Court Order Allows Texas’ Floating Barrier on US-Mexico Border to Remain in Place for Now https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/08/courtorderallowstexasfloatingbarrier/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/08/courtorderallowstexasfloatingbarrier/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 20:49:01 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=211050 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Texas' floating barrier on a section of the Rio Grande to stay in place for now, a day after a judge called the buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/08/courtorderallowstexasfloatingbarrier/feed/ 0 211050 A Judge Orders Texas to Move a Floating Barrier That’s Used to Deter Migrants Between US and Mexico https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/07/judgetexasbarrier/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/07/judgetexasbarrier/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:28:04 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=211029 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a large floating barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the river between the U.S. and Mexico this summer as part of the Republican's escalating attempts to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/09/07/judgetexasbarrier/feed/ 0 211029 María and Maui (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:26:41 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210762 "As I watched TV coverage of the wildfires incinerating Maui... a single thought raged in my head: Colonialism is a brutal, never-ending story... The footage triggered memories of Hurricane María, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 and transformed the archipelago into a rich man's paradise—and a no man's land for many Puerto Ricans."

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/21/mariamauipuertoricohawaii/feed/ 2 210762 ‘Brains’ Behind Trump Election Scheme Lying Low in Puerto Rico https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/chesebropuertorico/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/18/chesebropuertorico/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:06:31 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210664 Kenneth Chesebro, a Harvard-trained lawyer accused of crafting former President Donald Trump’s fake elector strategy to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has kept a "low profile" since the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, having moved to Puerto Rico last year.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/17/nycmigranthousing/feed/ 0 210635 The Party’s Over in Puerto Rico (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:22:09 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210556 With a generational shift against the status quo, a growing reluctance among Puerto Ricans to see their islands become part of an increasingly authoritarian nation, and now a battle between its two leading figures —Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, a Trump supporter— the ruling pro-statehood New Progressive Party's days seem numbered.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/14/puertoricopierluisipnptrump/feed/ 3 210556 Lawmakers Look to Improve Mental Health Access Among Latinos, But Barriers Persist https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/10/latinomentalhealthaccess/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/10/latinomentalhealthaccess/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:35:44 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210469 New rules announced by President Joe Biden and a new bill introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) look to eliminate the high costs and enduring stigma that keep many Latinos from seeking mental health care.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/10/latinomentalhealthaccess/feed/ 0 210469 Texas Gov. Abbott’s Policies Are Killing Asylum Seekers (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/04/texasabbottmigrantdeaths/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/04/texasabbottmigrantdeaths/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:35:48 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210340 At least six migrants have died in the Rio Grande River in the last month. Four were found died, including a toddler, over the Fourth of July weekend---the same weekend a Texas State Trooper leaked information to the Houston Chronicle detailing the state’s policies that included pushing migrants into the river.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/04/texasabbottmigrantdeaths/feed/ 5 210340 Energy Secretary Hopes $450 Million for Solar Will Rebuild Trust in Puerto Rico Power Grid https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:47:56 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210309 On Monday, U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm announced a $453.3 million commitment to finance rooftop solar panels and battery systems for Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable communities.

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]]> https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/03/granholmenergypuertoricosolar/feed/ 0 210309 Disinformation Campaigns Targeted Voters of Color in 2020. Experts Expect 2024 to Be Worse https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/02/2024disinformation/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/02/2024disinformation/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:50:31 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210286 As the 2024 election approaches, community organizations are preparing for what they expect to be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting communities of color and immigrant communities.

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