Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

In the 1970s, Puerto Ricans came to represent 10% of New York City’s population. But while the diaspora searched for its roots, pejorative terms such as Nuyorican also took hold. Today, the city continues to bear a strong Puerto Rican influence, visible in its restaurants, music venues, and celebrations

A group of Democrats has written a letter expressing their concern about possible human rights violations during the mission

The US president is pressuring Republican governors to change voting districts in time for the November midterms

Nydia Velázquez, a representative for New York, is introducing a resolution co-sponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive congressmembers

The Vermont senator, a global icon of the left, warns in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS that the president is using ICE as “a domestic army” and says that “it will have to be the American people who say ‘no’ to authoritarianism”

The Democratic Socialists of America candidate promises to fight against Donald Trump’s policies: ‘I am ready to defend my immigrant community, even if it requires putting my body in the line of fire’

Many citizens are demanding the force be disbanded and some Democrats have joined the call while Congress debates the agency’s future funding

The young socialist politician makes history by being the first to swear an oath of office on a Quran as mayor of the city of 9/11

Diversity Plaza, in an area known as the ‘World District’ and where almost half the population is migrant, has been at the center of the meteoric rise of the mayor-elect

The party celebrated the triumph of its progressive and moderate candidates exactly one year after the defeat against Trump that plunged it into an existential crisis

A little-known candidate born in Uganda who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 wins the Democratic mayoral primary, becoming the favorite to lead the nation’s largest city

Although the rent increase threatens the future of the bar at the intersection of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, its owner is doing whatever it takes to continue a project that is above all social and political

Lawmakers urge exploration of new avenues for bilateral cooperation to address the migration crisis, prevent arms trafficking, and strengthen workers’ rights on both sides of the border

The law approved by Congress allows for the expulsion of immigrants accused of minor offenses without the requirement for trial

The comedian mocked the US territory by calling it ‘a floating island of garbage’ during a campaign event for the Republican candidate

The Democrat, who says he will not resign, reportedly received money for his campaign from five countries and at least one Turkish government official

The party’s conclave is being held in a festive atmosphere, with more than 50,000 people gathering in Chicago to acclaim Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate after Joe Biden’s withdrawal

The vice president, the most likely Democratic candidate for the November election, offered her first remarks at the White House after the president’s decision to withdraw from the campaign

The weakness shown by the president at the debate against Trump has triggered all kinds of speculation about hypothetical substitutes to run in the November election

The breakdown in negotiations between Columbia administrators and student representatives has exacerbated a phenomenon sweeping higher education centers in the United States

A report by The Hispanic Council shows that 47% of senators and 26% of representatives use it in their digital communications with citizens

Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leads the signatures on an open letter from Democratic representatives calling on Joe Biden to halt weapons deliveries

The new wave in U.S. unionism is using investment funds to take their protests all the way to shareholder meetings

Two centuries after the speech that inaugurated the United States’ policy toward the region, five Democratic lawmakers call for an end to the Cuban embargo and the declassification of secret CIA files, as well as reforms to the IMF and the OAS

Hispanic and progressive members of Congress have reacted angrily to the construction of the Trump administration’s work in southern Texas