January 11, 2017 Rick Sanchez: Beer, Bites And Futbol Bring Out Latino Classism It’s incredibly novel to watch a sporting event without commercials, I feel like I’m getting away with something.
January 11, 2017 Opinion: President Obama’s Immigration Wait And See Looks To Maximize Political Impact The question becomes, why does the President need the rest of the summer to determine what actions he may take that are constitutionally permissible?
January 11, 2017 Out With A Bang: U.S. Eliminated From World Cup, But Not Without Putting Up A Fight After the U.S. and Belgium ended regulation tied, 0-0, a furious finish to overtime in Salvador led to extreme disappointment for Team USA and its ardent World Cup supporters, as well as a trip to the quarterfinals for Belgium to face Argentina.
January 11, 2017 After U.S.'s Early World Cup Success, American Fans Keep The Party Going In Brazil While the red, white and blue saw huge crowds of U.S. fans attend matches during group play in Natal, Manaus and Recife, the specter of early elimination in the so-called “Group of Death” threatened to send many supporters packing for home. But after a win against Ghana and a hard fought draw against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, many decided they would be staying in Brazil for at least a few more days.
January 11, 2017 Central American Migrants Face Deportation Long Before They Reach U.S. Border It may be easy to get through the border from Guatemala to Mexico, but Central American migrants face extortion, violence and, yes, even deportation every step of their way north to the United States.
January 11, 2017 Opinion: Would Immigration, Imprisoned Marine Crises Have Happened Under President Calderon's Watch? A crisis, then, is morphing from a single Marine in a Mexican jail to potentially thousands of Mexicans being thrown out of work.
January 11, 2017 In Mexico, Faith And Fútbol And Politics Are Mixing In Unexpected Ways Faith and soccer are mixed in Mexico, where the national team needed a miracle last fall just to make the World Cup. Now El Tri is playing like a world-beater, inspiring outpourings of patriotism and confidence in a country more accustomed to struggling on the world soccer stage.
January 11, 2017 Republican Party No Longer Has Tight Grip On Cuban-American Vote, Bill Clinton Says Cuban-American voters – who have traditionally supported Republican candidates – are now showing a generational shift.
January 11, 2017 Costa Rica Makes History At World Cup; Mexico Falls 9 Minutes Short To Netherlands Mexico led the heavily favored Netherlands team, 1-0, with three minutes left in the World Cup Round of 16 match. Then the boom lowered. A late goal also doomed Costa Rica, but only to 30 minutes of extra time and the drama of penalty kicks.
January 11, 2017 Colombia Romps Over Uruguay In World Cup, 2-0, Will Play Brazil In Quarterfinals In Rodríguez—whose jersey reads “James”—the Cafeteros have found their face and breakout star. He turns 23 on July 12, the day before the Cup final.