Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

Should Undocumented Immigration Have Political Purposes? The vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance confirmed that both campaigns see undocumented immigration as a key issue to define victory in swing states. Democratic and Republican strategists are defending their parties’ toughening stance on the issue. And although the main pro-immigrant organizations in the country publicly support the Democratic ticket, lawyers and activists regret that undocumented migration is being used, once again, for electoral purposes. José López Zamorano reports from Washington DC with details.

Latino Vote in California Districts Could Decide Congressional Balance – California has 52 seats in the US House of Representatives, and among them, only a dozen are for Republican legislators. In this election cycle, there are close races for several seats that, if won by the Democrats, could help them regain control of the House. Alejandro Maciel spoke with voters and activists about efforts to mobilize the Latino vote in two of these races and brings us this report from Los Angeles.  

Historic Day for Mexico: First Woman President – Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has become the first woman to govern Mexico after two centuries of rule by male generals and civilians. After being sworn in as president before a crowd of tens of thousands, the scientist, environmentalist and leftist politician—who came to power with the highest number of votes and a majority in both houses of Congress—receive the symbolic baton from representatives of Mexican Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities. Citlali Saenz reports from Mexico City with details on this historic celebration.