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Washington is preparing a response encompassing pressure from government and financial institutions to support for independent civil society groups with the goal of deterring Bukele’s growing authoritarianism. A clear and consistent message must accompany these actions. (
<a href="https://www.univision.com/noticias/opinion/cautela-de-washington-puede-consolidar-autocracia-salvadorena-de-nayib-bukele">Leer en español</a>)

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The US approach to El Salvador’s authoritarianism must be bold

The necessary — and sometimes painful — ritual of visiting my mother was torn apart by the pandemic. The vaccine rollout in Mexico has been terribly slow. Only 12.7 million people out of a population of 126 million have received at least one dose. I am, therefore, incredibly grateful that my mother was among those lucky enough to get fully vaccinated. 
<a href="https://www.univision.com/noticias/opinion/por-un-abrazo-de-mama-dia-de-la-madre-jorge-ramos">(Leer en español</a>)

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A mother's hug

On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will meet virtually with the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as part of the Biden administration's effort to build a better relationship with Central America based on ‘common goals of prosperity, good governance and addressing the root causes of migration’.

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A message of hope for Central America as vice president Harris meets Lopez Obrador

The current success of Camilo and Bad Bunny, among many others, in the U.S. market and the rest of the world was no accident. Latin artists have spent decades pushing to create their own spaces and promoting their rhythms and stories in their own language.

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Success in the time of reggaetton

In these times of fake news on social networks, of bot and troll farms – paid by governments or organization – and hyper-reality – when faces on videos can be easily altered – we have been trained to doubt what we see. But in the case of the George Floyd video, everything we saw was true.

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Believe what you see with your own eyes

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Money alone cannot build a viable democracy. No such transformation can happen without strong public institutions and politicians committed to the rule of law.

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Money alone can’t fix Central America – or stop migration to US

As President Biden prepares to meet President Bolsonaro for the first time at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate scheduled for April 22nd, the coronavirus pandemic is devastating the Amazon and its communities.

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Brazil needs vaccines now - a call from the Amazon

There are wars that don't end even after the soldiers leave. And Afghanistan is one of them. The United States will declare victory this coming September 11 and bring home all its troops, but for many Afghans it is still a forever war.

Troops for Afghanistan

The end of the forever war

Why do parents risk their children and push them to cross the border? The harsh answer is that for thousands of families in Central America, it is much more risky for their children to remain in their country.

Migrant and child at the border - John Moore

Children of the border

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"We like to say that all Americans are created equal. But without representation in Congress, millions of American citizens living in Puerto Rico are clearly at a disadvantage". 
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Puerto Rican Americans deserve full equality and representation

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers, mostly from Central America, have waited for over a year in Mexican border towns and they will not waste this opportunity. We must accept this unfortunate reality and create a system that can legally, efficiently and safely absorb more of these immigrants and refugees.

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The perpetual crisis at the border - and what we can do about it

Despite a series of New York drug trials that have implicated its political leaders, Hondurans should not expect justice to come from abroad. But, the current situation requires pressure from the international community to promote democracy.

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Without democracy, there is no chance for Honduran prosperity

After two more mass shootings we are now at the moment of indignation and the public promises to reform the laws. But will anything change politically?

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No more prayers, please

"Todos estamos esperando un regreso a la normalidad. Pero eso no existe. El aislamiento, vivir enmascarados, las infinitas reuniones en Zoom y el miedo al prójimo nos ha cambiado. El mundo nunca será como en el 2019. Es otro. Más adolorido y golpeado. Y quizás un poco más sabio".

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La vida antes de la vacuna

We are all waiting to return to normalcy. But that does not exist. Our social isolation, our masked lives, the never ending Zoom meetings and the fear of contacts with others have changed us. The world will never be as it was in 2019.

Broward Hospital Administers First Moderna Covid Vaccine

Life before the vaccine

The solution to this problem cannot be a return to Trump-era policies of inhumane treatment as a policy of dissuasion. Family separation and forcing migrants to remain in makeshift shelters across the border is morally wrong and bad policy.

Asylum Seekers Fill Tent Camps As Part Of U.S. 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

The crisis is in Central America, not the border

Things are getting worse for women in Mexico, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in denial.

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The women, the palace and the power

A Cuban American war veteran's plea to president Biden to lift US santions on Cuban families

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Mr President, it's time to repeal the sanctions that weigh on the Cuban people

On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, the Department of Homeland Security suspended the Migrant Protection Protocols, and by late February asylum-seekers were being screened for Covid-19 and allowed into the United States. But the border reopened too late for most of the 41,247 migrants whose cases were rejected while they “remained in Mexico.”

Asylum Seekers Enter US As Biden Ends "Remain In Mexico" policy

Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to 'remain in Mexico' – but for 41,247 migrants, it's too late

By 2044, America’s white population may no longer represent a majority of the country, according to the Census Bureau’s calculations. At the same time, we are witnessing the resentment and incomprehension of a small, yet aggressive, segment of the population that simply refuses to accept the idea that the country is changing.

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The troubling spike in anti-Asian hate

Haiti is facing a politicial crisis over delayed elections. Facing this looming peril, the U.S. should abandon its support for the Moise government, unless he holds credible, national and local elections.

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Haiti hits new depths of despair amidst political crisis

After the success of the hit song 'Motherland and Life' (Patria y Vida) the four singers may pay a big price. The song may have condemned them to a permanent exile. “Look, I think the price is not to return to Cuba,” Descemer Bueno acknowledged.

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The song scaring Cuba's dictatorship

President Joe Biden wants to turn Trump into an unmentionable. But will he disappear from politics? (
<a href="https://www.univision.com/noticias/opinion/el-innombrable-presidentes-trump-biden-amlo-eeuu-mexico-jorge-ramos">Leer en espanol</a>)

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The unmentionable president

"Hay presidentes a quienes les gusta hablar constantemente de sus predecesores y culparlos de los problemas que no han podido resolver. Pero hay otros, como Biden, que asumen como propios los retos que les dejaron desde el primer día en que tomaron posesión. Después de todo, para eso escogemos presidente: para que resuelva los asuntos que quedaron pendientes y para que envíe a sus predecesores al olvido". (
<a href="https://www.univision.com/univision-news/opinion/jorge-ramos-latest-oped-will-trump-disappear-from-politics">Read this oped in English</a>)

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El innombrable

“A majority of people in low-income countries will be waiting until 2024 for covid-19 vaccinations if high-income countries keep engaging in what some are calling 'vaccinationalism,'” a report by the Duke Global Health Institute has cautioned. (
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Vaccinationalism: would you cede your vaccine to a stranger?

There is no other option except to legalize or protect the largest number of immigrants possible this spring using budget legislation. Biden will have to search for the required votes in Congress for the rest of his immigration reform package.

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Plan B for immigration reform

"La primera opción debe ser el tratar de conseguir los 60 votos en el senado para legalizar a los 11 millones. Pero si no hay apoyo en el congreso a corto plazo, entonces hay que probar nuevas ideas como las de Lorella Praeli y Frank Sharry, y hacerlo en partes. Como dice un conocido refrán latinoamericano: poco a poquito se llena el jarrito".

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Si todo falla, aquí está el plan B

Immigration used to scare and divide Democrats. No more. It’s a matter of when, not if. When Democrats have enough power in Congress to legalize 11 million, they will.

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"We won't stop"

The government of El Salvador stands ready to work with the Biden Administration on areas of mutual interest for the benefit of our nations and our people.

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El Salvador knows dictatorship, and we aren’t going back

President López Obrador’s approach to the virus has put Mexicans in danger. (
<a href="https://www.univision.com/noticias/opinion/amlo-seguira-lopez-obrador-jugando-con-la-salud-de-los-mexicanos">Leer este articulo en español</a>)

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Will López Obrador continue playing with Mexicans’ health?

How many deaths in Mexico could have been avoided if more preventive measures had been adopted months ago?

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Killing and dying in Mexico

The Biden administration should cancel student debt to free millions from this burden. The new administration has a chance to take executive action to broadly cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for borrowers with federal loans.

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Student loan cancelation is good first step towards closing racial wealth gap for Latinos

Biden needs to follow through on a proposed Central American regional anti-corruption commission. Otherwise, U.S. aid will not stop thousands of desperate people from fleeing countries that give them little hope to survive, much less flourish.

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Biden's immigration policy needs anti-corruption focus in Central America

Recent events have demonstrated that democracy in the United States is much more fragile than we thought. In the end democracy prevailed, but it barely withstood Trump.

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The fragility of US democracy

We survived Trump! And I say that with a huge sigh of relief. As though we were just emerging from a war. Now it's our turn to make sure this trauma never happens again.

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Trump's final days

Since the November 3 election, President Trump has engaged in elements of a 'self-coup' (auto-golpe) similar to what we have seen in Latin America when a president rejects the authority of other constitutional bodies in an attempt to bolster his own power.

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The Inter-American Democratic Charter should be invoked in response to attack on US Capitol

Who had the brilliant idea that the best way to reverse the legitimate results of the U.S. presidential election was a violent invasion of the Capitol?

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The insurrection

Trump has lost many times. First the Nov. 3 elections, and then the court battles. His humiliation grows with each legal defeat.

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Trump and the truth

What was identified in early 2020 as a “viral pneumonia” in Wuhan, China, turned into the biggest medical challenge of our lives. What was normal will never be normal again in the same way.

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The sickly 2020; when normal became fatal

Before the vaccines arrived to save us, Fauci was our vaccine – in other words, our best protection against the virus - and President Donald Trump. If he says it's safe for Santa, then it must be true.

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Santa Claus and Dr Fauci

“Portraits of Immigrant Voices" is a new content initiative which provides an example of humanity’s “will to overcome adversity and live a better life. 
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International migrants day: honoring the ability to overcome adversity and live a better life

Honduras is experiencing dire symptoms of a failed state, accelerated by a pandemic and two hurricanes, and nurtured by weak state capacity, corruption and poor rule of law. How to fix that?

Queen Letizia Visits Honduras After Hurricanes ETA and IOTA

Corruption, weak institutions and natural disasters: is there hope for Honduras to rebuild?

The Biden administration should seize this opportunity to both improve the lives of Central Americans so they have an alternative to migration, as well as make long-term improvements in the region’s democratic governance that can improve citizen security and trust in government.

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Picking up the pieces in Central America

It is naive to believe the recent revolt by artists in Cuba can end a 61-year-old dictatorship. But the difference now is that everyone is hearing about it, thanks to the internet. (
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Revolt of the artists

"Siempre he luchado por la justicia racial, y es por eso que tengo la esperanza de que ambos partidos podrán trabajar juntos en la respuesta del gobierno a nivel federal con respecto a la marihuana y concentrar más energía en crear oportunidades para todos, especialmente las empresas de propietarios minorías y los emprendedores"

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Empezando de cero: cómo los latinos se beneficiarían de reformas a las leyes de marihuana

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives, passed the MORE Act, which would end the marijuana prohibition at the federal level and includes other provisions to level the playing field for marijuana businesses.

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A clean slate: how Latinos would benefit from reforms to marijuana laws


How can the U.S. incentivize Northern Triangle elites, political and economic, to support anti-corruption efforts when they know that they will be the ultimate targets of those efforts?

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The corruption conundrum in Central America


The new normal established by Trump was great for ratings, but not for civility or democracy. The nation’s balance of powers has survived quite well for nearly two and a half centuries. We should never again allow someone to create an alternative reality in order to seize the presidency.

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They didn't listen to us

Immigration reform is needed to simplify the process for people to apply and immigrate through legal channels, reducing pressure on the border and immigration detention facilities.

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With the election behind us, Latinos need leaders come together to pass necessary reforms

In 2020, it’s no longer acceptable to build a senior team or cabinet without including Latinos in a meaningful way.

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Not all appointments are equal: the need for tier one Latino cabinet officials

López says he reached the conclusion "that I could contribute much more from outside ... being a voice in the fight for Venezuela's freedom." He adds that he is designing a strategy to be able to return soon.

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The escape (and return) of Leopoldo López

Our “stability” is very fragile, and although President Sagasti managed to obtain the necessary support to be elected, no one can guarantee that Congress—which a few days earlier removed Martin Vizcarra from office—will not remove him in response to any measure that is not to its liking.

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Peru is out of the emergency room, but the prognosis remains guarded

Latinos voted in larger than ever numbers in the 2020 elections. But what they showed most of all is that there is no monolithic 'Latino vote,' rather there are Latino voters with diverse influences and interests.

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How we Latinos voted

Trump will have to leave the White House because the democratic system has proven itself to be much stronger than him.

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How to remove Trump from the White House

The 60.6 million Americans lumped together under the umbrella term 'Latino' are a racially, ethnically and geographically diverse group. And they have equally diverse political opinions.

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So-called ‘Latino vote’ is 32 million Americans with diverse political opinions and national origins

Will anyone buy the president's lies about election fraud or is something changing? That's what happens anywhere in the world when someone with a lot of power begins to deflate.

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No virus, no Trump

"I came to the United States from Honduras at 6 years old. I am American in my heart. Just not on paper. I dream of one day going to law school, but if Trump stays in office, my dreams will be shattered because he has promised to get rid of the DACA program and I could be expelled from the only country I call home." 
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Dreamers

An open letter to the American people: Justice for immigrants is on the ballot and the choice between Trump and Biden could not be more clear

Biden has a long list of promises to fulfill, and Latinos won’t let him forget it. The first is to (finally) pass an immigration reform bill legalizing the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States and offering them a path to citizenship.

Supreme Court Rules President Trump Can Not End The Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program

Biden can fix Latino's disappointment with Democrats

I have been closer to Republicans on international affairs, but this year I am voting for Joe Biden. The former vice president is a decent man who understands the value of diplomacy, defends democratic values, supports human rights, believes in the rule of law, and will make America proud again.

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The US approach to El Salvador’s authoritarianism must be bold

A mother's hug

A message of hope for Central America as vice president Harris meets Lopez Obrador

Success in the time of reggaetton

Money alone can’t fix Central America – or stop migration to US

Brazil needs vaccines now - a call from the Amazon

The end of the forever war

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Life before the vaccine - Opinion

The crisis is in Central America, not the border - Opinion

The women, the palace and the power - Opinion

Mr President, it's time to repeal the sanctions that weigh on the Cuban people - Opinion

Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to 'remain in Mexico' – but for 41,247 migrants, it's too late - Opinion