Maria Hinojosa

1 month ago | peoplestribune.org | Maria Hinojosa

Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Democracy Now, and you can see the original interview here: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/28/jeanette_vizguerraWe speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa after she got extraordinary access to an ICE detention center in Colorado, where she interviewed the immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Maria Hinojosa

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I lived without fear as a little Mexican girl with a green card. Back then, Mexico had one-party rule. My family was so happy to be in the U.S., where it appeared to us that democracy was welcomed from the streets to the polling booths.

Nov 14, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maria Hinojosa |Luis Eduardo Luna

“Latinos want to be white.” As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew they would be misinterpreted. I was live on MSNBC with Jonathan Capehart, and he asked me to explain why the Democratic share of the Latino vote keeps shrinking. It’s a complicated question with many complex answers to fit into a 30-second sound bite. But if you are Latino, what I said might make sense to you. Maybe you’ve heard this phrase before: Hay que mejorar la raza.

Oct 29, 2024 | courant.com | Maria Hinojosa

I never called myself a “Nutmegger” until quite recently. Had it not been for the pandemic, I might never have. When we first moved in, our elderly neighbor, a minister, said off-handedly to my Dominican-born husband, “I hope you’re not gonna paint your house Puerto Rican colors.” His wife then commented that she was worried about gangs coming in across the border. That was in 1994! We were taken aback, but not surprised and we moved on.

Oct 11, 2024 | futuroinvestigates.org | PENILEY RAMIREZ |Peniley Ramírez |Maria Hinojosa |Juan Ramirez |Juan Ramírez |Roxana Aguirre

Government After a year since his conviction, Peniley and Maria dust off the hosts’ seats to continue telling Genaro Garcia Luna’s story as he is just days away from his sentencing hearing. On this episode, former State Department official, John Feely, sits down with our hosts and reveals the flaws in the American justice system that let Garcia Luna run free for many years after his crimes.