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Economy

How Will DEI Bans Affect U.S. Small Businesses?

Selen Ozturk - Mar 11, 2025

Since Trump’s termination of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, small businesses nationwide are expected to take a major hit.

Immigration

U.S. House Latino Democrats Denounce Trump Immigration Orders

Nate Tinner-Williams - Jan 31, 2025

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus spoke out in a press conference led by Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York, the group's first-ever Black chair.

Immigration

API Leaders in Atlanta Ally With Latino Community in Wake of ICE Raids

Jongwon Lee - Jan 31, 2025

API leaders say the raids call for solidarity among Atlanta's immigrant population. “We have to realize at any point this could shift to other communities.”

Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. States He Is Not Against Vaccines At Senate Confirmation Hearings

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 30, 2025

Critics of RFK Jr., including his cousin Caroline, say he is unfit to head up the largest agency within the Trump Administration.

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White Supremacists and the Far Right are the Real Threat to America’s Security

Peter Schurmann - Jan 30, 2025

Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants divert attention and resources from the very real threat posed by white supremacists and far right violence.

Race & Ethnicity

White House AANHPI Commission Shuttered By Executive Order

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 29, 2025

The White House Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Commission was a key bridge connecting the community to federal resources.

Religion and Spirituality

‘Apocalyptic Destination’ – The Bible’s Mixed Messaging on Migrants

Peter Schurmann - Jan 27, 2025

Americans opposed to immigration have long drawn from language in the Book of Revelation to depict immigrants as the "enemies of God."

Immigration

After LA Fires, Immigrants Face Deportation Threats

Selen Ozturk - Jan 27, 2025

After one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history burned over 50,000 acres of Los Angeles County, immigrants are already cleaning up.

Immigration

‘America as We Knew it’—Ethnic Media on Trump’s First Week in Office

Anthony Advincula - Jan 25, 2025

EMS asked ethnic media reporters and editors to weigh in on how the communities they serve are responding to Trump’s first week in office.

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Survey Highlights Endurance of Ethnic Media Sector

Ethnic Media Services - Jan 24, 2025

The enduring resilience of California's ethnic media sector offers a powerful counter narrative to those who argue that local journalism is on its deathbed.

Immigration

H-1B Workers’ Babies Will Not Get Birthright Citizenship Under New Trump Ban

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 23, 2025

Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship broadly applies to many residents without lawful permanent status.

Immigration

Trump Will Never Be Able to End Birthright Citizenship

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 23, 2025

Tom Wolf of the Brennan Center for Justice, says Trump's arguments for banning birthright citizenship are unconstitutional. "A President cannot change the Constitution."

Immigration