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COLUMN: Ramos is right to stand up to Trump and Univision

by Teresa Puente

The interview by Univision’s Enrique Acevedo were very general and did not challenge Trump on his past racist statements calling Mexicans “rapists” and “criminals” at the start of his presidential campaign. He did not challenge Trump’s immigration policy that led to the separation of children from families. Indeed, the journalist allowed Trump to blame the family separation policy on Obama. And he gave plenty of air time for Trump to call migrants from Central American criminals echoing what he said at the start of his campaign.
We have to ask the hard questions and challenge a candidate when they make comments or take stances that are racist and xenophobic. But I don’t believe there are two sides to white supremacy and bigotry. It’s never justified. As journalists, we have to shine a light on it and call out our leaders who espouse racism, xenophobia and all forms of bigotry.

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COLUMN: Mexico set to elect a woman president

by Teresa Puente

Mexico’s ruling party, Morena, nominated Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez was nominated by the Frente Amplio por Mexico (Broad Front for Mexico) as presidential candidates. Sheinbaum, 61, is the former Mexico City mayor and longtime political ally of the current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She is a scientist and an academic. She has vowed to continue the policies of López Obrador that have focused on social welfare and more state control of the economy and energy sectors. Gálvez is a former senator from the conservative PAN party. Her front party consists of three parties, the PAN, the PRI and the PRD. She is pro-business and wants to encourage more private investment. Both candidates have made recent campaign stops in Los Angeles to court votes. Mexicans living abroad have been allowed to vote in Mexican elections since 2006.