And there are undocumented people who become victims of real violent criminals. These people are afraid to go to the police. Let the police do their job and get the real criminals (mostly Americans) off the street. People who work and cause no problems are not criminals.
Great discussion and so inspiring to hear from this young man doing the real work. Adrian, I would love to hear from people with informed opinions on Democratic immigration policy — is there any way to get to a popular policy for pathway to green card, like a “community approval” system as in Switzerland?
This video is great. I have been wondering how Spanish speakers get their news and how so many of them voted for Trump. I live in a predominantly hispanic community. Recently, I had an opportunity to speak with my neighbor - partly in English and partly in Spanish. She was speaking about the vandalism in LA. She spoke about all the criminals. I explained to her that, yes, those criminals need to be apprehended and prosecuted, but do they have to be deported to El Salvador? What is wrong with our prisons? I also said that the majority of immigrants come here to make a better life for themselves and their families, just like she and her husband did. The conversation told me that information was coming to her from somewhere that was raising her level of concern far beyond what seems rational. I look forward to following Carlos Eduardo Espina.
Welcome to Substack, Carlos. And thank you, Adrian. Your contributions to The Bulwark are key to understanding so much of the happenings today. Please take care of yourselves.
Carlos, thank you so much for your work. And Adrian, thanks for bringing Carlos to this audience. Great convo. I'm starting to get vibes from 1970s Chicano activism when I was coming of age. Good things happened then. May it be so for us now as well.
I love this! Thank you. It is hell in LA right now. I’ve been out on the streets and it is an emotional roller coaster. Protests can pop up in an hour. The entire nation needs to know how bad it really is.
Carlos, you can talk about how the Democrats are terrible at getting their message out. In the Atlantic, there's an article out about how many octarians in Congress. Three Democrats died this year while in office.
Adrian, I haven’t watched this yet, but my H sent me the following Dem ad against the ICE sweeps that I thought you should see, so I’m posting it here. The Democrats need to be putting out stuff like this everywhere. Flood the zone!
Great conversation. Thank you Adrian for having him on live. I subscribed to Carlos' substack. I am on the upper side of age, a native Angeleno. Many of my childhood friends were latino and all through my years of school (Perris, CA, boonies, LOL, of Riverside County ( mostly farming area) I NEVER thought they were different from me. It has been sickening to see the Republicans use the Hispanic community for their gains.
I have watched the Republican (now MAGA) party continue to use the Hispanic community for decades as a wedge issue. I want to remind everyone that the Biden administration curated a bi-partisian immigration bill (Raul Grijalva CD07, Tucson was not happy with it; he was on the Progressive side) which Trump/MAGA killed just so they could do what they are doing right now with the community.
I am pleased to hear Carlos address the dis-information campaign that went on for the 2024 election. Biden's economy was the envy of the world! and that did not seem to translate to voters. I believe many fell into that trap as there was very little truth that was talked about from Trump. I am grateful you all will work on that!
Now, are Dems perfect? No - But we are the moral, righteous party right now, and we have to get stronger in our support and protection of the Latino community. Thank you for letting me comment.
be gentle... these are young people... and all our cultures and the world's ecosystems are changing... rapidly... i listened at 1.5x and had no problem following the conversation...
Great conversation. Thanks for the introduction to Carlos. Adrian, thank you for acknowledging the trauma you've experienced witnessing this horrific violence and purge of preople's family and the collective trauma among the Latino community. The impact of this grotesque policy is going to be felt for generations.
And there are undocumented people who become victims of real violent criminals. These people are afraid to go to the police. Let the police do their job and get the real criminals (mostly Americans) off the street. People who work and cause no problems are not criminals.
Thumbs up!
Great discussion and so inspiring to hear from this young man doing the real work. Adrian, I would love to hear from people with informed opinions on Democratic immigration policy — is there any way to get to a popular policy for pathway to green card, like a “community approval” system as in Switzerland?
This video is great. I have been wondering how Spanish speakers get their news and how so many of them voted for Trump. I live in a predominantly hispanic community. Recently, I had an opportunity to speak with my neighbor - partly in English and partly in Spanish. She was speaking about the vandalism in LA. She spoke about all the criminals. I explained to her that, yes, those criminals need to be apprehended and prosecuted, but do they have to be deported to El Salvador? What is wrong with our prisons? I also said that the majority of immigrants come here to make a better life for themselves and their families, just like she and her husband did. The conversation told me that information was coming to her from somewhere that was raising her level of concern far beyond what seems rational. I look forward to following Carlos Eduardo Espina.
Welcome to Substack, Carlos. And thank you, Adrian. Your contributions to The Bulwark are key to understanding so much of the happenings today. Please take care of yourselves.
Carlos, thank you so much for your work. And Adrian, thanks for bringing Carlos to this audience. Great convo. I'm starting to get vibes from 1970s Chicano activism when I was coming of age. Good things happened then. May it be so for us now as well.
I love this! Thank you. It is hell in LA right now. I’ve been out on the streets and it is an emotional roller coaster. Protests can pop up in an hour. The entire nation needs to know how bad it really is.
Carlos, you can talk about how the Democrats are terrible at getting their message out. In the Atlantic, there's an article out about how many octarians in Congress. Three Democrats died this year while in office.
Our current reality violates community guidelines. (Why hasn't it been removed, dammit?)
I think the more important thing for democrats to be able to share their plans about immigration is to have a plan.
Adrian, I haven’t watched this yet, but my H sent me the following Dem ad against the ICE sweeps that I thought you should see, so I’m posting it here. The Democrats need to be putting out stuff like this everywhere. Flood the zone!
“Republicans Kidnap Latina Girlfriend” ad
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-kidnap-latina-girlfriend-in-new-democratic-ad/ar-AA1H35av?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=451084f7f928481c8377ce1e42b019fa&ei=289
Great conversation. Thank you Adrian for having him on live. I subscribed to Carlos' substack. I am on the upper side of age, a native Angeleno. Many of my childhood friends were latino and all through my years of school (Perris, CA, boonies, LOL, of Riverside County ( mostly farming area) I NEVER thought they were different from me. It has been sickening to see the Republicans use the Hispanic community for their gains.
I have watched the Republican (now MAGA) party continue to use the Hispanic community for decades as a wedge issue. I want to remind everyone that the Biden administration curated a bi-partisian immigration bill (Raul Grijalva CD07, Tucson was not happy with it; he was on the Progressive side) which Trump/MAGA killed just so they could do what they are doing right now with the community.
I am pleased to hear Carlos address the dis-information campaign that went on for the 2024 election. Biden's economy was the envy of the world! and that did not seem to translate to voters. I believe many fell into that trap as there was very little truth that was talked about from Trump. I am grateful you all will work on that!
Now, are Dems perfect? No - But we are the moral, righteous party right now, and we have to get stronger in our support and protection of the Latino community. Thank you for letting me comment.
So now I'm cut off.
be gentle... these are young people... and all our cultures and the world's ecosystems are changing... rapidly... i listened at 1.5x and had no problem following the conversation...
I believe that recent generations have been treated too gentley for too long. Respect is earned not owed.
you're absolutely right... let's give the young sometime... they might surprise us...
You spend too much time talking about how great you are!!!
Get to it.
Great conversation. Thanks for the introduction to Carlos. Adrian, thank you for acknowledging the trauma you've experienced witnessing this horrific violence and purge of preople's family and the collective trauma among the Latino community. The impact of this grotesque policy is going to be felt for generations.
Our two parties have failed us. Independents must stand up and run for office now.