Julio Ricardo Varela

MSNBC Columnist

Julio Ricardo Varela is an award-winning journalist and the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Julio Ricardo Varela is an award-winning journalist and the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Latest from Julio Ricardo Varela

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New polls of Latino voters have warnings for Trump — and Democrats

From the economy to immigration, Trump's first 100 days have only hurt him with Latino voters, according to new polls.
25d ago

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Tennessee Senate wants to kick undocumented kids out of school

A Tennessee bill seeks to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that says undocumented children must be granted access to public schools.
33d ago

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Trump ordering the IRS to help with deportations exposes a common GOP lie

Undocumented immigrants paid more than $96.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022 alone. Now Trump wants the IRS to share their private infomration with ICE.
50d ago

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The deep roots of ICE’s disdain for civil liberties

President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to label Venezuelan immigrants as members of the Tren de Aragua gang and summarily ship them to foreign prisons.
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What Trump’s order to make English the official language of America is really about

Trump’s English-only executive order is not merely about language policy. It's part of an American tradition of leveraging English proficiency to judge who “belongs.”
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Tom Homan’s obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a political miscalculation

If President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, thought he could intimidate Rep.
98d ago

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Venezuelan Americans have every right to feel betrayed by Donald Trump

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tied the temporary protected status at least 500,000 Venezuelans have to crime and TdA gang activity.
106d ago

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MAGA world is crowing at Colombia’s capitulation to Trump’s bullying tactics

MAGA world misconstrued Colombia's position as an opposition to deportation flights generally, but President Gustavo Petro had objected to U.S. military planes.
111d ago

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Trump evoked manifest destiny — an American euphemism for bloodshed

"Manifest destiny," a phrase Donald Trump used Monday as he promised to take the Panama Canal, is a call to domination and earasure.
118d ago

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Bad Bunny is a better leader for Puerto Rico than its politicians

After islandwide blackouts, Bad Bunny gave Puerto Rico a gift with an album, “DEBÍ TiRAR MÁS FOToS,” and a residency that prioritizes Puerto Ricans.
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Trump’s threat against the Panama Canal revives an ugly history

Donald Trump's outrageous promise at a Turning Point USA event indicates he wants the Panama Canal back.
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