MRC Latino | December 8, 2020
JOSE DIAZ-BALART: Xavier Becerra's nomination as (HHS) Secretary in Joe Biden's upcoming administration fills Latinos with hope due to the arrival of one of our own to a key position, in the midst of one of the worst health crises in the history of this country. Cristina Londoño joins us from Washington. Cristina, (is this) an appointment that is both hopeful and surprising? CRISTINA LONDOÑO: Of…
MRC Latino | December 4, 2020
  FELICIDAD AVELEYRA: California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced new restrictions that limit non-essential activities throughout the state. GUADALUPE VENEGAS: This means that when intensive care areas in hospitals in each region reach 85%, then restrictions will be implemented, being a confinement stay-at-home order, and people will have to follow the new rules. … Now, what do the…
MRC Latino | November 27, 2020
  PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: But...but listen. It’s hard winning in Georgia. Just like it’s hard winning in Iowa. Just like it’s hard winning in a lot of the country. And one thing, I think, that I hope the book also reminds us of…yeah, those of us who live in D.C., or New York, or L.A., you know...sometimes, we do not have a good enough sense of how big this country is and how a lot of folks do…
MRC Latino | November 24, 2020
ARANTXA LOIZAGA: Joe Biden’s arrival to the White House sparks hope for millions of undocumented who hope for passage, within the first 100 days of his administration, of a comprehensive immigration reform which would normalize their immigration status. This is what the Democrat promised throughout his campaign. And as Galo Arellano reports, an emergency declaration issued by Trump could help…
MRC Latino | November 20, 2020
JAIME GARCIA: The governor apologized for attending a birthday celebration with his wife at a restaurant that was attended by other guests, a contradiction to his calls for people to protect themselves from the coronavirus. NEWSOM: I've apologized to you to face this new wave of contagion.
MRC Latino | November 17, 2020
ISABEL ALLENDE: As a Latina, I have to ask you about immigration. On the one hand, you tried futilely- in vain- to provide DREAMers with a pathway to citizenship...the children raised in this country and who are undocumented. But on the other hand, you deported many people and, under your administration, many people- immigrant families were separated and sometimes placed in cages. What can you…
MRC Latino | November 15, 2020
ARANTXA LOIZAGA: After this protest, which transpired peacefully throughout the entire day, the evening turned violent. At least one person was critically wounded when a fight broke out between critics of the president and those who support him. The victim was stabbed, and no other details of this incident have been revealed.
MRC Latino | November 12, 2020
  GALO ARELLANO: Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he will not congratulate either U.S. presidential candidate until election authorities officially declare a winner. … FELICIDAD AVELEYRA: This morning in Mexico, its president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, once again avoided comment on Joe Biden's election victory unlike other international officials who do recognize him as the president-…
MRC Latino | November 2, 2020
  JORGE RAMOS: I wanted to- I understand the issue of the pandemic and I wanted to ask you about another issue as well. I wanted to ask you about President Donald Trump's personality. Donald Trump has in the past said that he could grab women by the genitals just because he was a star, he called Kamala Harris a “monster”. Why would a Hispanic woman vote for someone who has been accused of…
MRC Latino | October 29, 2020
ILIA CALDERON: Hello, how are you. Good evening.  An exclusive new survey of Univision News, SomosUS and Somos Unidos, reveals that President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are embroiled in an arduous fight in four battleground states in this contest. Trump leads Biden in Texas in the intent of the general vote, 49% to 46%, though the president is behind the intention of the Hispanic…