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Julio Ricardo Varela

MSNBC Columnist

Julio Ricardo Varela is an award-winning journalist and the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Julio Ricardo Varela is an award-winning journalist and the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Latest from Julio Ricardo Varela

3d ago

Ignore Trump's tale of a gang seizing this apartment complex and listen to residents

The idea that members of Tren de Aragua, TdA, are taking over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado started with a viral video from a Denver news station.
14d ago

The GOP foolishly objects to Biden’s plan to keep these married couples together

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Biden’s "Keeping Families Together" program and a federal judge temporarily blocked it.
20d ago

Ruben Gallego's DNC speech highlighted an important truth about Latino voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is trending up with Latino voters, showing a strong lead over Trump. Still, there is a lot at stake for Harris and Democrats.
41d ago

The U.S.-Puerto Rico basketball clash is more than a game

UPDATE (August 3, 2024, 1:20 p.m. ET): On Saturday, the U.S. men's basketball team held off Puerto Rico, winning 104-83.
56d ago

A chilling pattern at the RNC reveals what the Republican party has become

In his rambling acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Thursday night, former President Donald Trump unsurprisingly doubled down on anti-immigrant messaging.
78d ago

Biden is taking a big shot on Copa América to reach Latino voters

Biden’s campaign hopes the Copa América soccer tournament, which features USA vs. Panama tonight before the Trump-Biden debate, will help with Latino voters.
87d ago

Biden is learning a hard lesson that could make or break his campaign

The executive action President Biden announced Tuesday is his boldest move on immigration ever.
93d ago

The difference between ‘Latinos for Trump’ and ‘Latino Americans for Trump’ is huge

The Trump campaign changing “Latinos for Trump” to “Latino Americans for Trump” exploits longstanding divisions among U.S. Latinos.
113d ago

The truth about Latino voters in 2024 is bad news for Biden — and Trump

Younger Latino voters, a key part of President Joe Biden’s 2020 winning coalition, are no longer firmly Democratic. But they're not becoming Republican.
120d ago

This anti-immigrant ballot measure would likely deliver Arizona to Joe Biden

Republicans in the Arizona Senate have proposed a ballot measure that would make illegally crossing the border a state crime.
134d ago

A new poll of Latino voters has good news for Biden

President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign can take comfort in a new Pew Research poll, which showed him creeping back to the 2020 levels of Latino support.