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Álvaro Corral
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Political Scientist in the RGV; 956er; hook 'em horns
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Six percent of *all children* in America are US citizens who have at least one undocumented parent.

(Not a typo, source in thread)
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Feliz 100 años a Celia Cruz AZÚCAR!

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
“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...
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
Congratulations to all the winners!
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Echoes of 1924 policy…

“Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year to work with @gabelenz.bsky.social @hrendleman.bsky.social Cecilia Mo & me. Deadline Jan 30.

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187
Junior or Assistant Specialist - Department of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This Could Be the Last Stand for the Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...
Opinion | This Could Be the Last Stand for the Voting Rights Act
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We held a great event today with the UTRGV Political Science Association student group. Our Hispanic Heritage Month event was “Latino Voters in the 2024 Presidential Election & Beyond.”

Special shout out to my co-panelists Richard Longoria, Sarah Perez, and Rodolfo Solis!
October 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thank you @laloalcaraz1 Lalo Alcaraz for your political cartoons! You provide us with a critical lens on the USA from the Latino perspective. Can’t wait for the Pachuco comic book series!
#vivalaraza
September 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This happened at the Harlingen, Texas airport over the weekend.
The RGV is ground zero for new tactics to remove immigrants and asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, through extra-judicial means.
September 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my latest article in Politics, Groups, and Identities @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social titled, “‘Trump es la cabeza de todo esto’: Rhetoric, Racism, and the Political Socialization of Latinx Immigrants” doi.org/10.1080/2156...
“Trump es la cabeza de todo esto”: rhetoric, racism, and the political socialization of Latinx immigrants
How do immigrants learn about the political system and power hierarchies of their countries of settlement under adverse conditions? As a consequence of their migration experiences, undocumented imm...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The administration tried to do this to children in the middle of the night of Labor Day weekend when hopefully few would notice. Thankfully, the plan was paused.
With children already loaded onto planes, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting dozens of Guatemalan minors and demanded assurances that they would remain in shelters until a more permanent ruling. nyti.ms/4oSpm2q
September 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Immigrant children taken in the middle of the night from shelters and wait in legal limbo on a hot tarmac for hours in the Texas sun.
apnews.com/article/immi...
US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
A U.S. judge has blocked the government from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families.
apnews.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m a Longhorn through and through, but here’s a photo of my traitor dog Nestlé from 2018. He’s still alive and kicking’ pushing 17
August 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It happened - I was carded on my birthday! #miracleshappen
a woman with a mask on her face is saying i love skin care products
ALT: a woman with a mask on her face is saying i love skin care products
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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After all the fancy constitutional arguments & faux historical glosses, this is the practical endpoint of the unitary executive theory. Because when presidential power is effectively unchecked, the only thing preventing it from devolving into authoritarianism is the decency of the officeholder.
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Everything’s awful so here’s my current fave snack OMG guau!
August 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I shared my thoughts with the @texastribune.org about how the level of gerrymandering in this mid-decade redistricting hurts and distorts some basic principles of representation:
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/t...
Lawmakers are debating GOP congressional maps. What does redistricting mean for Texans?
From urban cores to rural regions, Texans' needs differ. Experts worry new districts encompassing geographically distant communities will dilute their voices.
www.texastribune.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Make no mistake about it,
this is, at its root, motivated by an anti-Latino/Spanish sentiment. Adversely affecting other groups too, of course.

Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners - The Washington Post

apple.news/ANIWIA0iMQyO...
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners — The Washington Post
The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring English the country’s “official language.”
apple.news
August 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
August 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
18 months and multiple rounds of revision, paper “ACCEPTED” on Friday at 5 pm!
a man with his arms in the air and the word finally on the bottom right
ALT: a man with his arms in the air and the word finally on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
UTRGV 🤝UCLA connection!
Great meeting with Rodolfo Solis - a talented grad student doing some great work in Latino Politics
August 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
R&R resubmitted!
Now to begin interviews for a new project!
a dog is standing on its hind legs in front of a fence and a sign that says yippee .
ALT: a dog is standing on its hind legs in front of a fence and a sign that says yippee .
media.tenor.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I was quoted in my local paper sharing my thoughts on the current TX redistricting controversy and its significance for the RGV
myrgv.com/publications...
myrgv.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM