Álvaro Corral
@alvarojcorral.bsky.social
Political Scientist in the RGV; 956er; hook 'em horns
Sharing my new pub! :)
Where do Latinxs stand on racial injustice and do they acknowledge shared oppression? This work underscores both the challenges and opportunities of a Latinx-Black political coalition.
Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Sharing my new pub! :)
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my article in PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org, “From Commonality to Unity: The Opportunities and Challenges of Latinxs’ Cross-racial Alliances with Blacks” 1/7
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my article in PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org, “From Commonality to Unity: The Opportunities and Challenges of Latinxs’ Cross-racial Alliances with Blacks” 1/7
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
I'll be posting a thread about this soon, but in the meantime...
#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
From Commonality to Unity: The Opportunities and Challenges of Latinxs’ Cross-racial Alliances with Blacks - https://cup.org/4qYQVHV
- Álvaro José Corral (University of Texas–Rio Grande)
#FirstView
From Commonality to Unity: The Opportunities and Challenges of Latinxs’ Cross-racial Alliances with Blacks - https://cup.org/4qYQVHV
- Álvaro José Corral (University of Texas–Rio Grande)
#FirstView
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I'll be posting a thread about this soon, but in the meantime...
Greatest day of the year:
today, when Girl Scout cookies girl comes to my dog park 💸🍪
today, when Girl Scout cookies girl comes to my dog park 💸🍪
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Greatest day of the year:
today, when Girl Scout cookies girl comes to my dog park 💸🍪
today, when Girl Scout cookies girl comes to my dog park 💸🍪
Thank you to the brave souls (average citizens) who continue to peacefully document everything to hold a rogue agency accountable in Minneapolis. They’re literally risking their lives to ensure basic transparency of our government.
Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Thank you to the brave souls (average citizens) who continue to peacefully document everything to hold a rogue agency accountable in Minneapolis. They’re literally risking their lives to ensure basic transparency of our government.
Scary prospect…
The Trump administration says it has signed up 12,000 new ICE officers, agents, and legal staff—but many of them may not be deployed for months, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.
Most ICE Recruits Haven’t Deployed Yet
Trump officials are touting 12,000 new hires in four months. Getting them onto U.S. streets may take longer.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Scary prospect…
Reposted by Álvaro Corral
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
The case of 5 y.o. Liam Conejo Ramos’s detention and apprehension of his parents should give us all pause.
Please donate to his Go Fund Me. I’ll share soon.
Please donate to his Go Fund Me. I’ll share soon.
Photos show Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a blue hat with bunny ears and carrying a Spider-Man backpack as he's led to an SUV in the snow.
ICE Detains 5-Year-Old Arriving Home From Preschool In Minnesota
Photos show Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a blue hat with bunny ears and carrying a Spider-Man backpack as he's led to an SUV in the snow.
www.huffpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The case of 5 y.o. Liam Conejo Ramos’s detention and apprehension of his parents should give us all pause.
Please donate to his Go Fund Me. I’ll share soon.
Please donate to his Go Fund Me. I’ll share soon.
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Immigration scholars have long been warning about the dangers of ICE and CBP’s lethal use of force against immigrants. Escalations are now affecting U.S. citizens. Renee Nicole Good’s death is an awful tragedy that was obviously unnecessary. I hope for us all that her family finds justice.
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Immigration scholars have long been warning about the dangers of ICE and CBP’s lethal use of force against immigrants. Escalations are now affecting U.S. citizens. Renee Nicole Good’s death is an awful tragedy that was obviously unnecessary. I hope for us all that her family finds justice.
It may be unseasonably hot in South Texas for the holidays but my lap swim pool water temp is 69•F🥶
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It may be unseasonably hot in South Texas for the holidays but my lap swim pool water temp is 69•F🥶
My volunteering as a Child Advocate means that I meet with children in immigrant detention and this reporting mirrors what I’m seeing on the ground.
The Trump administration has virtually stopped releasing undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and relatives. That's according to data obtained by The Texas Newsroom, The California Newsroom, immigration attorneys and officials inside the ORR.
Read at ebx.sh/GJor8h
Read at ebx.sh/GJor8h
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My volunteering as a Child Advocate means that I meet with children in immigrant detention and this reporting mirrors what I’m seeing on the ground.
Spoke to Axios about the current state of Texas Latino voters going into a midterm election year.
Takeaway: Economy is not what Latino voters were expecting and Texas Democrats locally and statewide feel like they have a shot next year.
www.axios.com/local/austin...
Takeaway: Economy is not what Latino voters were expecting and Texas Democrats locally and statewide feel like they have a shot next year.
www.axios.com/local/austin...
How Texas Latinos could shape control of Congress
A shift among Texas Latinos could upend the GOP's best-laid redistricting plans.
www.axios.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spoke to Axios about the current state of Texas Latino voters going into a midterm election year.
Takeaway: Economy is not what Latino voters were expecting and Texas Democrats locally and statewide feel like they have a shot next year.
www.axios.com/local/austin...
Takeaway: Economy is not what Latino voters were expecting and Texas Democrats locally and statewide feel like they have a shot next year.
www.axios.com/local/austin...
Reposted by Álvaro Corral
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
Reposted by Álvaro Corral
Absolute debasement of academic standards
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Absolute debasement of academic standards
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
*student submits opinion in psych class
*gets bad grade
*instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources
*student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated
*professor suspended
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Any and her family have been tragically and unjustly separated.
“College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
“College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Any and her family have been tragically and unjustly separated.
“College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
“College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Why is my bar’s playlist trolling me as a longtime “advanced” assistant professor 😂
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Why is my bar’s playlist trolling me as a longtime “advanced” assistant professor 😂
I wonder if JD Vance plays the NYT Spelling Game. The Sunday 11.30.25 pangram might be fun for him to solve. 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I wonder if JD Vance plays the NYT Spelling Game. The Sunday 11.30.25 pangram might be fun for him to solve. 🤔
Thanks to my lovely master’s students for getting me a turkey tie for our pre-Thanksgiving class session 🦃 👔
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thanks to my lovely master’s students for getting me a turkey tie for our pre-Thanksgiving class session 🦃 👔
Reposted by Álvaro Corral
Here’s what happened when the federal government ripped a 12-year old girl from her only living parent. An important story from @angieleventis.bsky.social and Laura Turbay @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Her dad was taken by immigration agents. Now a 12-year-old girl fears she’s lost her only living parent.
The separation illustrates a tragic consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: children left behind after a parent is detained or deported.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here’s what happened when the federal government ripped a 12-year old girl from her only living parent. An important story from @angieleventis.bsky.social and Laura Turbay @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
This month we hosted Dr. Jeronimo Cortina (U of Houston) at the UTRGV POLS Colloquium for a talk about his new book, Proximity Politics: How Distance Shapes Public Opinion and Political Behaviors. He visited our Center for Survey Research & Policy Analysis and met undergraduate & grad students.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This month we hosted Dr. Jeronimo Cortina (U of Houston) at the UTRGV POLS Colloquium for a talk about his new book, Proximity Politics: How Distance Shapes Public Opinion and Political Behaviors. He visited our Center for Survey Research & Policy Analysis and met undergraduate & grad students.
Reposted by Álvaro Corral
Six percent of *all children* in America are US citizens who have at least one undocumented parent.
(Not a typo, source in thread)
(Not a typo, source in thread)
“CNN identified more than 100 US citizen children, from newborns to teenagers, who have been left stranded without parents because of immigration actions this year …” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/the-americ... #FamiliesBelongTogether
The American Children of Mass Deportation: ‘The New Family Separation Crisis’
One report has identified more than 100 U.S. citizen children who have been separated from their parents due to mass deportation—and there are likely more out there.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Six percent of *all children* in America are US citizens who have at least one undocumented parent.
(Not a typo, source in thread)
(Not a typo, source in thread)
Feliz 100 años a Celia Cruz AZÚCAR!
My favorite clip of sound check in Kinshasa DRoCongo in 1974 -
Opera voice!
youtu.be/HOfST5xO9Ms
My favorite clip of sound check in Kinshasa DRoCongo in 1974 -
Opera voice!
youtu.be/HOfST5xO9Ms
Celia Cruz & Jonny Pacheco - Kinshasa, October 1974
YouTube video by DjoChacha
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Feliz 100 años a Celia Cruz AZÚCAR!
My favorite clip of sound check in Kinshasa DRoCongo in 1974 -
Opera voice!
youtu.be/HOfST5xO9Ms
My favorite clip of sound check in Kinshasa DRoCongo in 1974 -
Opera voice!
youtu.be/HOfST5xO9Ms
“We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.”
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.”
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...