Opinion
How NALEO Lost Its Nerve When Latinos Needed It Most
So far, the response from large and influential Latino organizations to protect our communities—immigrant or not—has been weak and ineffective. The fact that ICE can run roughshod over Latino neighborhoods across the nation with little discernible resistance is alarming.
Opinion: Salvadoreños In L.A. Need to Boycott the Dodgers’ Salvadoran Heritage Night
"When you have a business venture promoting ‘heritage’, you don't get history, you end up with a [money-making] scheme," says Victor Interiano.
The Emotional Toll of Moving Back To Altadena
This is what it’s like to move back to Altadena right now—yes it’s empty lots and the remnants of devastation all around but it’s also people like Rafa, his neighbors, and their advocates coming together to create resilience, equity, and local control in the face of displacement and disaster capitalism.
More Americans Are Immigrating to Mexico—While Mexicans Stay Away from the U.S
“I’m at a point in my life that I don’t care if I ever go to the U.S. again,” a chef in Mexico tells L.A. TACO. “And I dare to say the way I feel is the way millions of Mexicans feel.”
Opinion: Latino Politicians at NALEO Need to Do Better As Trump Targets Brown Communities
The time for polite moderation is over. We need boldness. We need mass political education. We need legal defense funds, organizing infrastructure, and a renewed belief that Latinos are not guests in this country—we are foundational to it.
The Dodgers Keep Breaking Our Brown, Expendable Hearts
Mexicans and Latinos make up forty percent of the Dodgers fan base. We buy the jerseys, the beer, the overpriced nachos—yet we're still treated like background noise, like we don’t belong in the very stadium we helped build.
Anti-ICE Graffiti Sparks Mayor Bass’ Outrage and Mixed Feelings in Little Tokyo
“[There] is damage right now. I won’t underscore that. But the overall greater goal — speaking out against the injustice to the immigrant community — is important," said Bill Fujioka, the board chair at the Japanese American National Museum.
Opinion: How To Stay Legally Trucha with Your Protest Lucha
Risks right now are high. Intervening in the arrest or detention of a loved one—however tragic or emotional the moment—carries serious legal consequences. In these tense encounters with federal agents, your options are limited, and one wrong move can escalate quickly.
No Cops, No Chaos: Long Beach’s Peaceful Protests vs. L.A.’s Police-Fueled Clashes
Like my favorite Basque band, Eskorbuto, famously proclaimed in their political anthem: “Mucha Policia, Poca Diversion.” The logic is straightforward: No police, no violence; too many police, too much chaos.
Opinion: Senator Padilla’s Arrest is Proof Trump Wants to Silence Truth At All Costs
At the moment of Padilla’s arrest, he was no longer a sitting senator, or citizen of this country, he became just another Mexican. Trump is primed to lose the Battle for Los Angeles, not because he lacks resources or loyal followers, but because he doesn't even understand the battlefield itself.
