Will Texas' new anti-immigrant law lead to major boycotts? Can a cumbia ringtone help Spanish-speaking immigrants learn their rights? And how have Latinos affected Boston's workforce? All that and more on this week's Latinx roundtable!
Guests
- Julio Ricardo Varela, digital editor for the Futuro Media Group, co-host of the podcast “In The Thick," contributor to NPR’s Latino USA and founder of Latino Rebels. Follow Julio on Twitter.
- Marcela Garcia, bilingual journalist and editorial writer, columnist and editorial board member for the Boston Globe. Follow Marcela on Twitter.
Stories we discussed in this week's roundtable
- Boston Business Journal: Report: Latinos make up the fastest-growing share of Boston’s economy (you can read the whole report here)
- Boston Globe editorial: Lowell should dismantle ‘majority rule’ system
- Associated Press: Top immigration lawyer conference pulling out of Texas
- The New Yorker: Why police chiefs oppose Texas's new anti-immigrant law
- Pitchfork: SXSW Rejects Senators’ Call to Leave Texas Over Anti-Immigrant Law
- Latino Rebels: Two Old and Aging Ex-Baseball Players Have Issues With Baseball Players not Speaking English
- Huffington Post: Luis Fonsi Responds To Justin Bieber Butchering ‘Despacito’ Lyrics
- Mitu: Someone Created A Cumbia Ringtone To Help Undocumented Immigrants Learn Their Rights
- Latino USA: Jessica Colotl: ‘I Was Shocked When My DACA Was Revoked’
