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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.18.18

August 18, 2018 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON “WHERE IS THE LOVE?” LATINOPIA SPECIAL VOTE FOR HOPE NOW AND ALFREDO SANTOS AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS.

What up Latinopians! This week Sal Baldenegro returns with his Political Salsa y Más column, this week he looks at the hypocrisy of the Trump Administration’s Zero Policy on immigration and the separation of children from their parents. As Sal points out clergy and churches across the United States are calling Trump, Jeff Sessions and their cohorts out for their inhumane treatment of innocent children. Check it out!

Also this week, we post a new version of last week’s video special on how to fight back on Trump and his sinister and cruel actions. Check outVote for Hope Now! And you can also access it on youtube, just go to “youtube Vote for Hope Now.”

And our Tejano blogger Alfredo Santos, editor and publisher of La Voz monthly, brings us an update on current Latino happenings in the Lone Star State.

Enjoy your week on Latinopia!

Tia Tenopia

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