The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That’s what we’re all fighting for.
Obviously this song is an achievement for me in my career, but what makes me really feel good is to make Latinos feel proud. To provoke that pride that a pop figure and someone so big in music globally like Drake would sing with me completely in Spanish and create this hit ‘MIA.’ That’s the best part of it.
I don’t believe in politics. I only believe in my people. And my people – the ones that follow me – are Latinos. I would go with them till the end of the world.
Latinos are Republican. They just don’t know it yet.
We don’t have enough Latinos on TV just getting cast in supporting roles; the idea of having your own show named after you seemed like such a long shot.
It’s amazing the support we’ve been able to get from Latinos and just in general from everyone.
A lot of our so-called Latino leaders are gutless. I talk to these cry-baby Latino leaders, and they say they can’t win elections until Latinos are a majority.
Latinos come from different countries, and they tend to segregate with only their country instead of embracing all the other countries, because in reality, all the Latinos are going through the same experiences of discrimination and racism.
I’m so sick of people treating Latinos like some homogenous group that all feel the same way about everything.
I want all Latinos to know the American dream is alive. I believe in economic liberty. I believe there’s no demographic more suited to achieving the American dream than Latinos.
It’s my first baby, ‘IlumiNATTI.’ I’m taking risks, but I feel like I’m doing it for all the Latinos out there.
Latinos don’t go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it’s not their responsibility.
As Latinos, we are many, and our geography is gigantic.
The fact that we are playing Latinos does not mean that you have to be shouting ‘fiesta,’ ‘taco,’ or talking in the same way most Latin characters do in American television.
The idea of the beauty of diversity came from just growing up where I grew up. Los Angeles is a very big city – there’s Little Ethiopia, Little Armenia, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, there’s African-Americans, Latinos, Europeans.
You have to laugh at yourself. I do a lot of humor about all ethnicities that are at the show – Latinos, Asians, Indians… What I say is, ‘We’re laughing together. I’m laughing with you, not at you.’ Never say, ‘Oh, I’m better than you.’
I think that most of the young officers I know are leftists and liberals and Democrats. And the reason is this: All of our soldiers, the men that work for us directly, are minorities – blacks or Latinos. And we empathize with them. Our job is to advise them and help them.
Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.
I adore ‘Broad City,’ but the one Latino is queer for jokes. You see queerness of Latinos in this emasculated with an accent or fez on a set ’70s show. It’s always like, ‘Ha, ha, funny emasculated immigrants.’
It’s a privilege to work as an anchor for Univision, but more important, I am amazed by how Latinos are transforming America.
Apple has given me a platform to spread music. They’re giving us Latinos a chance to shine.
African-Americans assume I’m named after the notorious Soledad prison or Mount Soledad in California. Latinos want to know if I’m lonely. That doesn’t fit, because I grew up with five siblings, and I have four kids of my own, so I’m not lonely at all, though I do often seek solitude, the actual meaning of my name.
Latinos been a part of hip-hop culture and every other culture; we’ve been influential in every aspect of life.
In 2002, the Cincinnati Reds selected me with the 44th pick in the Major League Baseball draft. At 18 years of age, I began my professional career, traveling around America on buses, growing up in clubhouses that were predominantly divided between white Americans and Latinos.
We do have Museums of African American Art in the United States, and there is a National Museum of Women’s Art. However, I believe Latinos are best served by displaying their art next to the art of other groups, particularly North American, European, and even Asian artists.
When you see a movie, they always put the Latino on the bad side or in a tacky way. It’s not like that. Latinos are shining like a diamond.
I think I’m representing a new generation of Latinos – bilingual, bicultural people.
A lot of Latinos are like me: third generation, English speaking.
I want Latinos to be seen as the hard-working people that we are. We’ll take the hardest jobs that no one wants to take, and we’ll do them with dignity.
Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American – economy, jobs, healthcare, education.
Pitbull has always been great – he represents Latinos.
From the streets of Los Angeles to the public schools of the Bronx, there is no state of the Union where Latinos are not becoming local leaders and responsible politicians.
Latinos have fought in all of America’s wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago.
Our challenge in this regard will be to broaden the scope of our federal funds in terms of international diplomacy, development aid, and international assistance. Many Latinos in the United States look at Latin America and see trouble brewing.
I don’t want to make music only for Latinos. The idea is always to make a global sound.
Latinos that are in the industry writing and producing, they can’t be afraid to go out there and say, ‘I want my lead to be Latino. And I want to talk about this, I wanna write about that.’ And Latinos as a whole, as a people in America, need to go out and support.
Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.
Republicans have always talked about having a big tent, but it doesn’t do any good if the tent doesn’t have any chairs in it. Bringing Latinos to the forefront, bringing women in is absolutely critical.
The contributions being made by Latinos are extraordinary, and we need to talk about them.
I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.
Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women – we’re all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And the great thing with comedy is that most of the time, you could be orange. It doesn’t matter, as long you’re funny.
We want to change to point of view about Latinos in the world and Colombians. Forget about the bad past.
Trump just looks stupid trying to appeal to blacks and Latinos.
If I’m performing in the United States, I’m able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I’m in the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, then I’m completely Spanish. I feel like a New Yorker that represents all Latinos.
The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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