MRC Latino | February 18, 2018
U.S. REP. JOE KENNEDY III (D-MA): We've seen, opportunity after opportunity, shooting after shooting, when my colleagues here- the Republicans here send their thoughts and prayers to the victims. Look, we've seen the answers to those thoughts and prayers on the faces of each victim, on the face of each member of their family that has to survive these crises. And still, we do nothing. (POP-UP…
MRC Latino | February 17, 2018
LOURDES DEL RIO, UNIVISION CORRESPONDENT: Well, the difference in the handling of this gun control situation has, of course, made its way to the White House. Last February, President Trump removed an, uh...proposition passed by, -or rule, I should say- which President Obama put forth, which allowed for (background) checks with a more,,,uh...that a person with mental problems could be much more…
MRC Latino | February 13, 2018
ANDERSON COOPER: Don't you think it is up to the Democrats to make some concessions here?  Since they aren't in control of either chamber of Congress. I mean, Republicans do hold the cards  JORGE RAMOS: Well, the fact is that Republicans with this negotiation, they want to change the essence, I think, of the United States. I mean, do they really want to make America white again? Is that...is that…
MRC Latino | February 12, 2018
LOURDES DEL RIO, UNIVISION CORRESPONDENT: Since 2014, it is legal for same-sex couples to enter into marriage in Miami. However...some considered that what happened at this Miami Catholic school lays bare a controversy that has not yet been completely discussed at a national level. DAMIAN PARDO, LGBTQ ACTIVIST: It goes to show you that discrimination against the LGBTQ community does exist, and…
MRC Latino | February 12, 2018
ADRIANA YAÑEZ, ANCHOR, ESTRELLA TV: Donald Trump is creating a new office in the White House that will be in charge of hunting immigrants. According to the President, in the interests of national security. María Teresa Saravia informs us.   PRESIDENT TRUMP O/C: And killing their own people…   MARIA TERESA SARAVIA, REPORTER, ESTRELLA TV: After Donald Trump published a controversial message…
MRC Latino | February 9, 2018
ENRIQUE ACEVEDO, UNIVISION ANCHOR: The measures to limit legal immigration to the United States proposed by the Trump Administration have the purpose of preserving the nation's current demographic composition and limiting the growth of the so-called minorities, mainly, the Hispanic population. Pablo Gato will tell us (about) those details.   ENRIQUE ACEVEDO, PRESENTADOR, NOTICIAS UNIVISION: Las…
MRC Latino | February 8, 2018
ADRIANA YAÑEZ, ANCHOR, ESTRELLA TV: And Donald Trump doesn’t stop surprising Americans with his acts of madness. Now, he’s asked for a military parade to intimidate his enemies. Oscar Sosa has more. OSCAR SOSA, REPORTER, ESTRELLA TV: In the exact style of Kim Jon Un or Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump has asked for a military parade to show off American power and emphasize his role as the Commander…
MRC Latino | February 8, 2018
ADRIANA YAÑEZ, ANCHOR, NOTICIERO ESTRELLA: The trafficking of guns coming from the United States continues to be a threat to Mexico. According to a private study, the uncontrollable trafficking of guns from the United States has a direct effect on the homicide rate in Mexico. (The study) stated that assault weapons are the narcos' favorite weapons (with which) to continue with their bloodbath in…
MRC Latino | February 6, 2018
LOURDES DEL RIO, UNIVISION CORRESPONDENT: Maritza Sanz has been in contact with recently arrived Puerto Ricans from Day One. MARITZA SANZ, LATINO LEADERSHIP: The first thing they'll tell you sometimes is when they talk about the humiliation that they felt. "You know, we're humiliated because of how this President treated us. Now we'll be able to tell him how we felt when he threw the paper…
MRC Latino | February 5, 2018
CLAUDIA MENDOZA, CORRESPONDENT, NOTICIAS TELEMUDO: The Mexican government is also joining these legal efforts. ARDELIO VARGAS, COMMISIONER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MIGRATION OF MEXICO:  The consulates also have a defense strategy, they even have resources destined to, to, this effect. CLAUDIA MENDOZA: Activists insist that one of the most powerful weapons is the vote, so they will join forces at…