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.
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Trump broke a record with Latino voters. History can tell us why.
According to NBC News exit polls, after running a campaign promising the mass deportation of undocumented migrants, Trump won 45% of the Latino vote.
Puerto Ricans voting in Pennsylvania have a powerful message: respect us
A Trump-supporting comedian’s derogatory ‘garbage’ joke about Puerto Rico seems to have inspired a potentially game-changing number of mainland Puerto Ricans to vote on Election Day.
Why Trump can’t pretend his rally’s anti-Puerto Rican racism was just a joke
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe joked Sunday that Puerto Rico was “a floating island of garbage” at the start of a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden.
Kamala Harris’ standing with Latino voters is improving — but is it enough?
Kamala Harris’ Telemundo Noticias interview, Wednesday was what could be the candidate’s final pitch to the country’s 36.2 million eligible Latino voters.
Kamala Harris' campaign outreach to Latino men is smart — but very, very late
"Hombres for Harris" follows a poll of Latino voters in Arizona and Nevada showing that young Latino men favor Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by big margins.
Trump’s new pitch to Latinos is predictably insulting
In his play for Latino voters, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is running the risk that whatever Latino support he’s assembled will crumble .
Ignore Trump's tale of a gang seizing this apartment complex and listen to residents
The idea that members of Tren de Aragua, TdA, are taking over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado started with a viral video from a Denver news station.
The GOP foolishly objects to Biden’s plan to keep these married couples together
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Biden’s "Keeping Families Together" program and a federal judge temporarily blocked it.
Ruben Gallego's DNC speech highlighted an important truth about Latino voters
Vice President Kamala Harris is trending up with Latino voters, showing a strong lead over Trump. Still, there is a lot at stake for Harris and Democrats.
The U.S.-Puerto Rico basketball clash is more than a game
UPDATE (August 3, 2024, 1:20 p.m. ET): On Saturday, the U.S. men's basketball team held off Puerto Rico, winning 104-83.
A chilling pattern at the RNC reveals what the Republican party has become
In his rambling acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Thursday night, former President Donald Trump unsurprisingly doubled down on anti-immigrant messaging.
