Maria and Julio unpack the tough week of news from the United States surpassing a half million COVID-19 deaths to the Biden administrations' bombing of Syria. They also talk about the continued detention of migrant children, and Maria and Julio call for a radical reimagining of immigration. Finally they recap this past week's confirmation hearings for the Biden administration.
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Republican governors are blaming immigrants for the surge in COVID-19 cases in their states rather than their lack of mandates. This comes as August 7th marks two years since ICE officials arrested nearly 700 workers in food processing plants across six Mississippi cities. Journalist and Founder of Futuro Media, Maria Hinojosa, joins American Voices with…
We at In The Thick like to highlight what mainstream doesn’t take the time to cover. That’s why it’s so refreshing to visit a very prominent outlet and see the writing of somebody who understands and has been covering immigration for many years: our very own Julio Ricardo Varela. For his latest piece on The…
Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart is joined by the President and CEO of Unidos U.S Janet Murguia and the founder and In The Thick co-host and publisher of Latino Rebels Julio Ricardo Ricardo Varela to discuss immigration reform and President Biden’s push to include DACA and TPS into the reconciliation bill. Watch the segment below.
