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Salvadorans are protesting restrictions on sexual, reproductive and LGBTQ rights. DANIELA WEIHSKOPF/THE STATESMAN

El Salvador: “Coolest” country is failing women and LGBTQ people

Daniela Escobar March 1, 2023
#OPINION: Violence against the LGBTQIA+ community and a lack of sexual and reproductive rights have persisted in El Salvador. While the Salvadoran government has assured its people that the country is safe, its legislation needs a drastic change.
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The Trump administration’s travel ban chooses Africans as their next target

Maya Brown February 23, 2020
[Trump's] ill-conceived notions about these countries is reflected in racist policies like the travel ban. The way he refers to them also demonstrates the little amount of respect he has for countries that may not be as developed as America.
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Associate professor of Sociology Tiffany Joseph speaks at the TPS Rally. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Long Island Immigrant Student Advocates hold TPS Teach-In

Gary Ghayrat February 25, 2018
In response to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from Haiti, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Long Island Immigrant Student Advocates hosted a TPS Teach-In session in the Humanities Building on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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Attorney general Jess Sessions speaking at a summit in 2011. GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

I am concerned about DACA, not President Trump’s comments

Jhonatan Bonilla January 28, 2018
I give very little weight to the words of a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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Students kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with opening ceremony

Students kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with opening ceremony

Chereese Cross and Lazaro Rivera October 9, 2016
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting its 27th annual opening ceremony titled “Esta Es Nuestra Historia."
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