Pilar Marrero

Los Angeles

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Associate Editor at Ethnic Media Services

Assoc Editor, @EthnicMediaSvc - Consulting Prod for PBS´s 187, the Rise of the Latino vote. Disinformation monitor. Writes here and there. Venezolana

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Articles

Senator Alex Padilla is all of us

1 week ago | arabamericannews.com | Pilar Marrero

There are incidents that serve as perfect metaphors for a historical moment. The image of our first Latino U.S. senator, Alex Padilla, mistreated and pushed to the ground with his hands about to be handcuffed by a group of federal agents is one of them. It’s an image deeply familiar in the history of the United States of America: a man of color, a brown-skinned man, on the ground under a police boot. What’s unusual about that?
Senador Alex Padilla Somos Todos

2 weeks ago | americancommunitymedia.org | Pilar Marrero

Hay incidentes que son perfectas metáforas de un momento histórico. La imagen de nuestro primer Latino Senador de los Estados Unidos, Alex Padilla, maltratado y empujado contra el suelo con las manos a punto de ser esposadas por un grupo de agentes federales es uno de ellos. Es una imagen común en la historia de los Estados Unidos de América; hombre de color, hombre de piel morena, en el suelo bajo la bota policial. ¿qué hay de raro en esto?
Senator Alex Padilla Is All of Us

2 weeks ago | americancommunitymedia.org | Pilar Marrero

There are incidents that serve as perfect metaphors for a historical moment. The image of our first Latino U.S. Senator, Alex Padilla, mistreated and pushed to the ground with his hands about to be handcuffed by a group of federal agents is one of them. It’s an image deeply familiar in the history of the United States of America: a man of color, a brown-skinned man, on the ground under a police boot. What’s unusual about that?
Religious leaders condemn Trump’s treatment of immigrants

Mar 21, 2025 | arabamericannews.com | Pilar Marrero

Even as Donald Trump presents himself as a “defender of the Christian faith”, a growing number of church leaders are denouncing his policies, including on immigration. Many are also taking aim at the Christian nationalist ideology underpinning them. Critics say Trump’s approach threatens the First Amendment’s protections on freedom of religion and violates sacred tenets of the faith, namely welcoming the stranger.
Religious leaders condemn Trump’s treatment of immigrants

Mar 18, 2025 | usa.inquirer.net | Pilar Marrero

Even as Donald Trump presents himself as a “defender of the Christian faith,” a growing number of church leaders are denouncing his policies, including on immigration. Many are also taking aim at the Christian nationalist ideology underpinning them. Critics say Trump’s approach threatens the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of religion and violates sacred tenets of the faith, namely welcoming the stranger.
In Latin America, Trump Backs Transactions Over Alliances

Feb 20, 2025 | lapost.us | Pilar Marrero

In the three weeks of his second term, President Trump has given more attention to Latin America than most of his predecessors in the last 30 years. The result may boost authoritarians in the region — right or left — and squash pro-democracy and pro-environment movements supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) since the Obama administration.
In Latin America, Trump Backs Transactions Over Alliances

Feb 18, 2025 | ethnicmediaservices.org | Pilar Marrero

In the three weeks of his second term, President Trump has given more attention to Latin America than most of his predecessors in the last 30 years. The result may boost authoritarians in the region — right or left — and squash pro-democracy and pro-environment movements supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) since the Obama administration.
‘Second Responders’–Concerns Mount Over Abuse of Immigrant Workers in LA Fire Recovery – AsAmNews

Jan 25, 2025 | asamnews.com | Pilar Marrero

A majority of essential workers in construction and disaster cleanup, critical to rebuilding communities destroyed by the LA fires, are immigrants. Many are undocumented. By Pilar Marrero, originally published by Ethnic Media ServicesEven as the devastating fires in Los Angeles continue to burn, leaving a trail of destruction, stories are emerging about the role immigrants are playing in recovery efforts from what is likely the worst disaster in California history.
‘Second Responders’–Concerns Mount Over Abuse of Immigrant Workers in LA Fire Recovery - Hola Texas

Jan 24, 2025 | holatexas.us | Pilar Marrero

By Pilar MarreroJan 17, 2025A majority of essential workers in construction and disaster cleanup, critical to rebuilding communities destroyed by the LA fires, are immigrants. Many are undocumented. The Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates destroyed by the Palisades Fire is seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
Inmigrantes reconstruirán LA después de los incendios

Jan 24, 2025 | holatexas.us | Pilar Marrero

By Pilar MarreroJan 17, 2025The Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates destroyed by the Palisades Fire is seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.