THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ELECTION RESULTS. DR. LAURA BARBERENA AND DR. RICARDO ROMO ON WHAT THE TRUMP VICTORY SIGNALS FOR LATINOS. ALSO, WHY DID SO MANY LATINOS VOTE FOR TRUMP? AND, FACING FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP, WHAT SHOULD ACTIVIST LATINOS DO NOW? AND JOSE M. UMPIERRE, EL ZOCOTROCO, ON ELECTION RESULTS IN PUERTO RICO.
Alas this has been a roller coaster of a week, ending with the election of Donald Trump once again to the White House. Latinopia asked two people experienced in the politics of Texas and the Latin world to respond to three basic questions in the aftermath of the Trump Victory. What does this victory mean for Latino communities in America? After all of his diatribes against Latinos and his threats to deport millions of Latinos to Mexico, why did so many Latinos still vote for Trump? And lastly, what should Latino political activists do in the wake of the Trump victory? Check out these three important videos and find out.
And what about the election results in Puerto Rico? Our regular blogger Jose M. Umpierre reports from the island with results from the election there. This is in Spanish but the salient issue he highlights is that although the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) won the governorship of the island with 528,376 votes (56.8%), the Independence party landed 286,923 votes ( 30%) and those wanting to retain the Free Associated State status garnered only 12.3% ( 114,676). What it signals is the first time in decades that the Independence movement is gathering momentum.
Check out this week’s Latinopia. Not as much fun as it usually is. But we are taking a note from Dr. Barberena’s interview. She tells us to take some time out to lick our wounds, but then to come back , energized, to the struggle. Amen y adelante!
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