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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 4h

Las encuestas reflejan un descenso en la aprobación de Trump entre los votantes latinos de Texas, que se sitúa en el 27%. El analista Ernesto Castañeda explicó que los altos costos de la gasolina, las deportaciones y la inflación impulsan este giro electoral youtu.be/-2RqNKs0IsI?...

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Electores latinos marcan distancia de Donald Trump ante las próximas elecciones en Texas: Análisis

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5h

Protests erupt in France and the US over woefully underfunded schools. Crumbling infrastructure, teacher shortages, and insufficient state funding are dire realities.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5h

A Dominican immigrant's deportation was halted after being shot by ICE, raising questions about federal agents' use of force. The incident, which occurred with a child in the car, highlights community concerns about aggressive tactics, especially given New York's sanctuary city status.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 5h

Many immigrants from Venezuela and other nations face immense challenges, often leaving children behind for years. Research shows border walls are ineffective; migration is complex. Far from being a drain, immigrants historically enrich cities, fueling growth and innovation. #migration #immigration

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"A heartbreaking yet deeply inspiring story of a beloved mother and Altadena, California, community member whose unlawful detention by ICE forever changed her life and the lives of those she left behind." Unfortunately, a common story.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One of the first things Trump did in Feb. 2017 was set up an office in DHS to *exclusively* publicize crimes committed by immigrants — just as the Nazis used Der Stürmer to publish a special section only highlighting “Jewish crimes.” See this article from 2017: www.thewrap.com/der-sturmer-...

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But mass-slander-by-anecdote has a long tradition. As The Atlantic explains:
In The Nazi Conscience, Duke historian Claudia Koonz notes that the Nazi newspaper Der Sturmer ran a feature called "Letter Box," which published readers' accounts of Jewish crimes. When the Nazis took power, the German state began doing something similar.
Frustrated by the failure of most Germans to participate in a boycott of Jewish businesses in April 1933, Adolf Hitler's government began publicizing Jewish crime statistics as a way of stoking anti-Semitism.
Trump introduced a new government entity Tuesday that will similarly flag and highlight crimes by illegal immigrants - without, of course, providing any context about how many crimes they commit compared to U.S. citizens, or how illegal immigrants as a group might contribute positively to American society.
"The office is called VOICE - Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement," Trump explained. "We are providing a voice to those who have been ignored by our media, and silenced by special interests."

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Octubre 9, 2026. “Migración y Economía: Redadas del ICE Golpean a Empresas.” En Clave Económica. Sonar24 TV. Lima, Peru. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBs...

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🟢 REDADAS DEL ICE SACUDEN LA ECONOMÍA Y PONEN EN RIESGO MILES DE EMPLEOS | #EnClaveEconómica

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In comparison, 33.5% said they would be less likely to vote for them. Another 17.3% said it would make no difference, while 8.3% were unsure.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Opposing mass deportations can increase electoral support for members of Congress.41% of respondents said they would be more likely to vote for their member of Congress if that member opposed mass deportations, including 28.2% who would be much more likely and 12.8% who would be somewhat more likely

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The pool of participants was structured to be demographically representative of likely voters. Those living in the South, highly educated Americans, and people aged 65 and over are slightly overrepresented. The views of Spanish-only speakers, permanent residents, and non-citizens are not included.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The online survey was conducted from September 9-25 by YouGov on behalf of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University. It gathered the views of 5,000 English-speaking registered voters on a variety of immigration policy-related topics. The margin of error is: +/-1.5%.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A majority of respondents (56.9%) supported using DHS funding to provide free legal representation for immigrants who cannot afford an attorney. Nearly two-thirds (65.2%) supported allocating federal funding to expand AVR.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Only 33% of respondents chose “immigration policy” as one of the top 5 issues facing the country. 50% do not trust ICE to handle deportations fairly. People were worried about the negative effects of forced deportations, especially for those deported and because of the family separations they cause.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A majority of respondents disapproved of President Trump’s handling of immigration (52.8%), with 44.6% strongly disapproving & 8.2% somewhat disapproving. 44.9% approved of his handling of immigration, including 30.5% who strongly approved and 14.4% who somewhat approved. Only 2.3% were unsure.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.

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Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 08/10/2026

“What most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals, and how critical it is to at least weaken it. The roots of this confluence go back decades, if not centuries, and are deeply entwined with white evangelical theology itself.”

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You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism

White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is not about socialism but s "red scare" 2.0 and culture wars. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

El Partido Republicano intensifica la inversión publicitaria en San Antonio para frenar el avance demócrata en las elecciones de medio término. #eleccionesusa2026 #elecciones2026 #donaldtrump #republicanos #noticiasnmásunivision

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Las recientes encuestas reflejan un descenso en la aprobación de Donald Trump entre los votantes latinos de Texas, situándose en un 27%. El analista Ernesto Castañeda explicó que los altos costos de la gasolina, la falta de mano de obra por deportaciones y la inflación impulsan este giro electoral.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The US is facing de-democratization and de-development in terms of infrastructure and economic opportunities to climb the ladder toward the American Dream.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Social Democrats are the best friends of capitalism, meritocracy, and the middle class. Trump has taxed people through tariffs, the deportation tax, and paying for foreign wars while giving more money, contracts, and power to the oligarchs, concentrating power in himself and eroding democracy.

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NEW from @pewresearch.org: 74% of Americans say they're very concerned about the price of gas and energy, up from 60% in July and 43% in January, before the Iran war. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

Line chart showing a sharp rise in the percentage of Americans who say they are very concerned about the price of gasoline and energy, based on recent Pew Research Center surveys of U.S. adults.

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 08/10/2026

A federal court blocked a Trump-Vance policy preventing people in immigration detention from completing required steps in their immigration applications. This is a major victory for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence, abused children, and people seeking to reunite with their families.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026

Trump is having a hard time getting into his speech in Texas because he keeps getting interrupted by demonstrators. This is at least the fourth one.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

En español: Porque las políticas migratorias de MAGA son perjudiciales para la economía y la sociedad estadounidenses.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Less taxes from the very wealthy, less state and federal support, more diversion of resources, increased privatization through vouchers = less money for public schools. Also less support for research, universities, and hospitals. Republican budget priorities. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ICE shot Wilber Perez in the back. Now, Wilber can’t move the left side of his body. How does paralyzing a DoorDash driver make anyone more safe?

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thanks, here is a part of a recent interview on the topic with subtitles, also talked about the good vs evil imagery on a recent Bolsonaro post... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovs...

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Political Polarization & Brazil's Upcoming Elections

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

María Salazar y Trump: ¿Pierde el voto latino? Losing the Latino Vote? Maria Salzar and distancing from Trump #florida #miami #immigration #trump #elecciones

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Listen here: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2rpV... Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTt6... Today In Immigration podcasts.apple.com

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We Had Whistles, They Had Guns

Podcast Episode · Today In Immigration · October 7 · 51m

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Listen here: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2rpV... Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTt6... Today In Immigration podcasts.apple.com

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We Had Whistles, They Had Guns

Podcast Episode · Today In Immigration · October 7 · 51m

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Immigration Lab at AU collaborates with Amy Fischer, Director of Refugee and Migrant Rights at Amnesty International USA, to discuss their most recent report, "We Had Whistles, They Had Guns," and other information regarding recent news in immigration under this current administration.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"We Had Whistles, They Had Guns," A deep dive into Trumps Immigration Violations and the Need to Abolish ICE.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happening right now at American University's Spring Valley Building, Gabriela Romo is presenting her book, "Undocumented Journeys: Voice of the Central American Diaspora." It features stories from Central American immigrants asking for permission to stay in the US through the legal process of asylum

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“The Constitution is clear, and the Supreme Court has been clear: Birthright citizenship is the law of the land,” said ACLU's Cody Wofsy. “The admin’s newest attack on this fundamental American principle is just as cruel & illegal as its previous executive order, it will meet the same fate in court”

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Supreme Court will revise immigration policies in a context where the President's population is much smaller. spectrumnoticias.com/ny/nyc/notic...

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today! Join Gabriela Romo for a discussion of Undocumented Journeys, exploring Central American migration stories, challenges, and resilience. Oct. 7, 11 AM at AU Spring Valley Building 519.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump says 'Let them take out Los Angeles.' Recall this map: The *entire states* with population smaller than LA County. Among them they have 80+ US Senators. LA is about 1/3 of Calif's population, which has 2.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

¿Estas elecciones podrán un cambio en Texas por los demócratas? #talerico #paxton #midterms2026 #vote

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”

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Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent

The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.

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