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Latino lawmakers want new Marshall Plan Migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador arrive in the U.S. after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into Roma, Texas. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Hispanic U.S. House members are pushing for an aggressive, multiyear "Marshall Plan" for Central America to tackle regional violence, corruption and economic devastation. The big picture: The call for a Central American plan, similar to a U.S. program that rebuilt Western Euro...

How Black Lives Matter helped Native Americans and Latinos Native American activists speak during a protest in memory of George Floyd as jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. PHOTO: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Protests over the killing of George Floyd generated a racial reckoning across the U.S. that also helped Native Americans and Latinos bring attention to their fight against systemic racism. Why it matters: Native Am...