At least two mayoral candidates have made being a Latino part of the debate over who should be the next mayor of El Paso. The argument is that in a city predominantly Hispanic should be represented by a Latino mayor. In her campaign website, accessed on October 17, Veronica Carbajal makes the case that she […]
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El Paso Children’s Hospital Nurses Letter To Board
Over several weeks now, El Paso Politics has been communicating with several individuals about the El Paso Children’s Hospital. Most of the individuals have requested that we keep them anonymous for fear of reprisals. Few have been willing to go on the record fearing that they would be retaliated against. Some current children’s hospital staff […]
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Día De Muertos – Whether Familia or Vecinos, All are Ancestors
By Maria R. Perez, MSSW In our culturally diverse community, we cannot discuss familia and ancestors without bringing up November 2nd – Dia de Los Muertos. In and of itself, the celebration of this date is a hodge-podge of ancient and modern traditional bits and pieces from around the world. Yet, to Mexicans, it is […]
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Department of Homeland Security Accused of Illegal Activities in Guatemala
On October 13, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate released a Democratic Staff Report titled, DHS Run Amok? The report states that “in January 2020, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Democratic Staff uncovered a disturbing incident in which DHS misused State Department funding to carry out an unauthorized operation.” The […]
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Little Birds
Little Birds is a series of vignettes and reflections on border crossings and emancipation. Written by María Elena Gaitán. Musician, storyteller, performance artist, translator and mother, East L.A. born María Elena Gaitán is a citizen of the world and a lifetime social justice activist with ancestral roots in Del Río Texas and Monterrey Nuevo León. El Pajarito (the […]
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Los Angeles Pays $14 Million To Settle Lawsuit For Detaining Immigrants
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported that Los Angeles County “agreed to pay out $14 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail beyond their release dates solely because of pending immigration investigations.” [1] As of 2014, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has stopped honoring ICE […]
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The Secretive Keep Going Stay Strong Mail Out
It started appearing in mailboxes in recent days. It is a mailout that suggests that “things are getting better & our leaders are working hard.” In addition to the “things are getting better” message, the mailout includes messages about how El Paso is a destination place. The El Paso outreach campaign – which includes the […]
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University Medical Center of El Paso Economic Outlook
The University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) has a strong economic outlook despite the pandemic, according to a recent Fitch Ratings analysis posted on October 8. Fitch updated the Series 2013 and 2017 UMC bonds from “stable” to “positive”. The bonds are paid for by El Paso taxpayers in the form of property taxes […]
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City Council Incumbent Henry Rivera
El Paso City Council District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera, 62 is being challenged by former El Paso Times reporter, Aaron Montes, 28. Rivera was elected on May 6, 2017. He is a former El Paso Police officer. The incumbent outraised his challenger $37,800 to $7,173, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Rivera has spent […]