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Connecticut Public
Luis Luna plans to refocus his advocacy work on his radio show and community organizing.
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Connecticut Public
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As President-elect Trump takes office in January, elected leaders in Connecticut say they hope to reassure undocumented residents regarding deportation concerns. They point to the Trust Act, which came about in 2013 after some neighborhoods in Connecticut faced federal raids. -
Across the state, communities and leaders are rallying to affirm that Connecticut will stay a welcoming place for immigrants. -
New London has become a haven for entrepreneurial immigrants. The southeastern Connecticut city says its post-Covid comeback is largely driven by immigrants opening businesses and filling once-closed storefronts. -
A tool developed by best-selling author Steve Phillips incorporates the racial composition of voters into election predictions, by considering the number of people of color in a district, as well as the number who are not voting. -
Connecticut is home to about 300,000 residents of Puerto Rican descent. The state has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans per capita of any state in the U.S.
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Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. Listen to past episodes at latinousa.org. -
Every week, Alt.Latino introduces listeners to new alternative Latin music, including diverse genres such as cumbia, Mexican garage rock, Panamanian rap, heavy metal mariachi and many more boundary-blurring sounds from around the world. Listen to past episodes on npr.org.
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