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"Mexico is safer" than the U.S., Mexican president says
He's pushing back on U.S. travel alerts after reports of violence in Mexico, including the kidnapping of 4 Americans earlier this month.
Mar 14, 2023 - World
Square adds Spanish to small business services
Spanish is the second-most used language in the U.S. after English; over 41 million people speak it at home, according to Census data.
Sep 15, 2022 - World
Uncovering the Underground Railroad to Mexico
Thousands of enslaved Black people trekked south to escape bondage, research shows.
Updated Feb 12, 2022 - Politics & Policy
Your old T-shirt may be in a Chilean desert
35,000 tons of used clothing gets dumped in Chile’s Atacama Desert yearly.
Jan 27, 2022 - Energy & Environment
Climate change hits home for Latinos
Climate change and pollution have outsized impacts on communities of color in the U.S.
Jan 18, 2022 - Politics & Policy
Latino groups want to do away with “Latinx”
Latinx appeared popular among some Gen Zers and academics, but polls show a small portion of Latinos use the term
Jan 4, 2022 - Politics & Policy

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Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 28, 2023 - World

1.2 million in Latin America displaced by disasters, study finds

Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios)

Nov 28, 2023 - World

Tech is helping preserve endangered Indigenous tongues

Illustration of a floppy disk with the label in the shape of a speech bubble.

Nov 28, 2023 - World

Critics say Texas immigration bill will lead to racial profiling

A woman and three children wrapped in mylar blankets walk past a dog and a border patrol truck at the Mexico-Texas border.

Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 21, 2023 - World

60 years after his death, examining JFK's legacy in Latin America

President Kennedy joins in an eight-way handshake with presidents from Central American nations.

Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 21, 2023 - World

In photos: JFK's legacy with Latinos and Latin America 60 years later

President John F. Kennedy waves from a convertible during the motorcade to Los Pinos, the official residence of the President of Mexico, following his and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's arrival in Mexico City, Mexico on June 29, 1962.

Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 21, 2023 - Politics & Policy

JFK visited with Latino civil rights leaders on his last night

Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 20, 2023 - Politics & Policy

In photos: JFK's last night in Houston

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden at left) greet visitors upon their arrival at the Rice Hotel in Houston.

Russell Contreras
, author of
Axios Latino

Nov 16, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Latinos have the least smartphone access in states with big rural areas

A boy takes a photograph with his smartphone in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios)

Nov 16, 2023 - World

Audit of Mexico's missing persons list raises concerns

mothers hold signs of their missing sons.

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