Ruben Navarrette is a syndicated columnist with The Washington Post Writers Group, a contributor to The Daily Beast, a feature writer for Latino Magazine, a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors, host of the podcast “Ruben In The Center,” author of “A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano” (Bantam), founder & CEO of “The Navarrette Sonic Podcast Network,” and a communications coach specializing in personal brand development.
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Though nearly 400 law enforcement agents from 23 different agencies responded to the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, it took 77 minutes before any of them breached the classroom where the 18-year-old gunman had already killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers. Since then, almost no one has accepted blame or faced consequences for the…
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Final results of the 2022 midterm elections are still being tabulated, but two points are clear: the Latino vote stayed with Democrats and the incumbent president’s party lost the fewest seats since 2006. 64% of Latino voters supported Democrat House candidates while 33% reported voting for House Republican candidates. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette believes…
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In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats won the Hispanic vote by 40 points nationally. Two years later, Democrats carried the vote by an estimated 33 points against Donald Trump himself, though in nationwide campaigns, the party’s margin against GOP candidates shrank to 27 points. With the midterm elections just around the corner, a recent Axios-Ipsos…
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Some legal observers believe the Supreme Court may overturn affirmative action policies currently in place at America’s universities. The justices are hearing challenges to admissions practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette has a personal connection to affirmative action and was once supportive of it. He no…
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According to U.S. Border Patrol data, nearly 2.4 million migrants were arrested at the southwestern border this year, the highest number ever recorded. Republicans have been increasing criticism of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies ahead of the coming midterm elections. Former President Donald Trump recently told a crowd in Robstown, Texas that immigrants are “invading…
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With only a few weeks remaining until the Nov. 8 midterm election, liberals and conservatives are gearing up to cast their votes. Polls indicate America is more divided than at any point in the last 40 years with few areas overlapping on major issues. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette argues that there are even…
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DeSantis is using the immigrant issue to run in 2024
When Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged for two charter planes to carry 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, many people wondered why he was meddling in another state’s affairs. Was it a “political stunt” designed to bolster his chances for the Republican party’s presidential nomination in 2024? Or was DeSantis just trying to highlight the…
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President Joe Biden has received a lot of criticism for the combative speech he gave in Philadelphia criticizing die-hard Trump supporters. He said, “MAGA Republicans do not respect the constitution, they do not believe in the rule of law, they do not recognize the will of the people.” Democrats praised Biden for his fiery speech…
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Immigration has become a major headache for President Biden as he continues to manage a large influx of migrants along the southern border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, have sent buses and planes full of migrants up north as part of their effort to protest what they call President…
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FBI crusade against Trump has damaged agency’s credibility
Many Republicans remain furious over the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s home for classified documents. Some GOP lawmakers say they don’t trust the bureau anymore, and have even said they are in favor of abolishing the nation’s top law-enforcement agency. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette notes that the FBI’s crusade against Trump has…
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Much has been said and written about Latino voters joining the Republican Party. However, some observers think the overturning of Roe v. Wade will erode the shift to the Right by Latinos. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette agrees more Mexicans and Mexican-Americans — who make up more than half of all U.S. Latino voters —…
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Should each generation be more successful than the last? And what defines success? Is it making lots of money? Moving up the career ladder? Or is it following your passion? Whatever it is, there’s no guarantee that your kids are going to be more successful than you, even if they work harder. Millennials, for instance,…
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Latino voters becoming more comfortable voting Republican
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