The National Institute for Latino Policy, Inc.
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The National Institute for Latino Policy publishes a wide range of reports on issues affecting the Latino community. Below is only an illustrative selection. This section is under construction and additional publications will be added over time.
NiLP Reports and iReports
Addressing the Underrepresentation of Latinos
in the NYC Government Work Force:
April 23, 2018 Testimony Before the NYC Council
"Latinos Leaders on Sexual Harassment"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (January 8, 2017)
National Latino Opiion Leaders Survey - November 2017
Latino Leaders on Latino Identities
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey - July 2017
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey - May 2017
Latinos and NYC Government Employment Update
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (May 17, 2017)
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey: March 2017
The Latino Vote (PowerPoint)
Presentation to Manhattan Borough President's
Hispanic Heritage Month Forum (Sept 28, 2016)
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey: Sept 2016
. . . on the Presidential Election and the Media (Sept 22, 2016)
Latino Politics and the 2016 NYS Legislative Primaries
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (September 14, 2016)
Puerto Ricans and Other Latinos in the City University
of New York (CUNY)
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (September 7, 2016)
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey: August 2016
. . . on the Presidential Election (August 28, 2016)
. . . on Hate Speech and the Media (August 29, 2016)
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey: July 2016
. . . on Black Lives Matter (July 19, 2016)
Latino Opinion Leaders on the Presidential Election
(National Latino Opinion Leqaders Survey)"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (May 29, 2016)
"Toward a Chronology of Stateside Puerto Rican
National Mobilizations"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (May 20, 2016)
"Congressional Districts with Largest Puerto Rican Populations"
NYC Mayor de Blasio Losing Latino Support (August 7, 2015)
National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey: April 2015
Part 1: The 2016 Presidential Election
Part 2: Public Policy Issues
Part 3: U.S.-Latin American Relations
Vintage Reports
NiLP Latino Datanotes
"Poll: New Yorkers on Puerto Rico"
The NiLP Report (November 4, 2017)
"Latinos and the de Blasio Administration:
An Empirical Pre-Election Assessment"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (October 29, 2017)
"Statistical Profile of New York Latino Elected Officials"
"The National Latino Leadership Vacuum"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (July 2, 2017)
"Latino Underrepresentation in New York State Government 2016
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (June 28, 2017)
NiLP Commentaries|Guest Commentaries
The Melissa Mark-Viverito Legacy and New York's Latino Community
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (January 3, 2018)
Colonial Reparations for Puerto Rico: A Framework for a
Post-Colonial Transition"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (December 18, 2017)
"The End of the Puerto Rican?"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (December 8, 2017)
"Latinos and the Future of the Democratic Party:
Recommendations for Change"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (November 14, 2017)
"Reckless Puerto Rico Government Spending:
Implications for Hurricane Relief"
By Basilio Serrano, The NiLP Report (October 29, 2017)
"The New York Terrorist Attack, the Immigration Debate and ISIS"
By Angelo Falcón. The NiLP Report (November 2, 2017)
"Trump Needs a History Lesson on Puerto Rico"
By Carmen Scurato, The NiLP Report (October 24, 2017)
"A Role for Latinos in the Resistance"
By Hector Rivera, The NiLP Report (September 8, 2017)
"Trump's Policy of 'Black Spot' Removal"
By Hector W. Soto, The NiLP Report (September 7, 2017)
"The Illinois Trust Act: Pushing Back Against Trump's
Anti-Immigrant Policies"
By Sylvia Puente, The NiLP Report (September 3, 2017)
"The Arpaio Pardon: An Injury We Cannot Ignore"
By Jim González, The NiLP Report (September 3, 2017)
"Thoughts on Latino Strategy on The Trump Challenge"
By Zoilo Torres, The NiLP Report (September 1, 2017)
"'We Like Mexican Laborers Better': U.S. Immigration Policies and
Puerto Rico's Guest Farm Workers""
By Ismael García Colón, The NiLP Report (August 29, 2017)
"Latinos and the New York City's Mayoral, Council Primaries"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (Updated August 21, 2017)
"The Natas of Puerto Rican Coffee Price Controls"
By Roger Hernandez, Jr., The NiLP Report (August 20, 2017)
"United States Constitution's Impeachment Clauses"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (August 19, 2017)
"Demographic Change: Get Used To It!"
By Marcela Miguel Berland and Frank Gómez,
he NiLP Report (August 13, 2017)
"The Fate of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Sector?"
By Roger Hernandez, Jr., The NiLP Report (August 10, 2017)
"Ignored Raza Voices of Resistance"
By Carlos Pelayo, The NiLP Report (August 8, 2017)
"Contested Transformation: The Bottom-Up Politics
of Latino and Other Elected Officials of Color"
By Christine Sierra, The NiLP Report (August 2, 2017)
"Hispanics and the Economy: The Realities"
By Marcela Miguel Berland and Frank Gómez,
The NiLP Report (July 28, 2017)
"Where Are the National Latino Voices?"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (July 23, 2017)
"The Latino Jewish Leadership Council:
A New Stage in Coalition Building"
By Dina Siegel Vann, The NiLP Report (July 21, 2017)
"Annexationists Move Forward with 'Plan Tenesí'"
By Basilio Serrano, The NiLP Report (July 21, 2017)
"The Need to Fundamentally Recast the Healthcare Debate?"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (June 27, 2017)
"Die Spic, So Puerto Ricans Can Take Over"
By Felipe Luciano, The NiLP Report (June17, 2017)
"The Puerto Rico Status Referendum: Should 23%
of Voters Decide the Future of a Nation?"
By Miguel E. Fio, The NiLP Report (June 18, 2017)
"A Triumph for Puerto Rican Anti-Colonialism?"
By Victor Vazquez-Hernandez, The NiLP Report (June 18, 2017)
"Now What? Puerto Rico's Future eyond the Parade and Plebiscite"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (June 14, 2017)
"Expanding Economic Opportunity in a City of Aging
Immigrants: Nosotros adelantamos porque abuela
se puso el delantal"
By Christian González-Rivera, The NiLP Report (June 14, 2017)
"Multiracial Identity to Undermine Racial Justice? Implications
of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Loving Decision"
By Tanya K. Hernandez. The NiLP Report (June 12, 2017)
"The Island Political Connection o the Puerto Rican Parade Controversy"
By Basilio Serrano, The NiLP Report (June 8, 2017)
"The Dream Nation of Oscar López Rivera and the Puerto Rican Parade"
By María Acosta Cruz, The NiLP Report (June 7, 2017)
"Parades, Political Process, and Self-Determination"
By Matt Meyer, The NiLP Report (May 30, 2017)
"The Incredible Shrinking Parade"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (May 30, 2017)
"New York City is a Better City Thanks to Melissa Mark-Viverito"
By Cristóbal J. Alex, The NiLP Report (May 25, 2017)
"The Freedom of Oscar López Rivera: A Decolonizing Experience"
By Ana M. López, The NiLP Network (May 25, 2017)
"Willie Colon, Goya, Jet Blue and the few others: Please,
Spare Us Your Hypocrisy!"
By Jaime Estades, The NiLP Report (May 24, 2017)
"Through the Eyes of Rebel Women, The
Young Lords: 1969-1976
By Iris Morales, The NiLP Report (May 21, 2017)
"Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican Freedom Fighter"
By Howard Jordán, The NiLP Report (May 21, 2017)
"El Barrio's Rezong Trojan Horse"
By Roger Hernandez, Jr., The NiLP Report (amy 19, 2017)
"The NYC Council Speaker and the Julia de Burgos Center Controversy"
By Félix Leo Campos, The NiLP Report (May 4, 2017)
"Obamacare, Repeal and Replace, and the Latino Community"
By Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo, The NiLP Report (May 3, 2017)
"A Diferetn Take on Latinos and Trump"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (May 1, 2017)
"Another Puerto Rican Status Plebiscite?"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (April 28, 2017)
|Latino Strategies for Survival in Trump's Bizarro World"
By Angelo Falcon, The NiLP Report (February 19, 2017)
"Latinos and President Trump"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (November 9, 2016)
"Defending Our Island's History:
On The War Against "War Against All Puerto Ricans"
By Nelson A. Denis, The NiLP Report (November 3, 2016)
"The Diaspora Puerto Rican vs. the Isleño:
A Look at Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism Upon
Self-Determination Views"
By Eric Medina, The NiLP Report (October 24, 2016)
"Latinos and the Presidential Transition Process"
By Angelo Falcón, The NiLP Report (October 30, 2016)
"Re-Colonization of Puerto Rico and the PR Parade:
The Colonial Mentality of Puerto Rican Elites"
by Howard Jordan, The NiLP Report (June 2, 2016)
Toward a New Immigration Reform Strategy Series:
Introduction by Angelo Falcón
Looking Beyond 2014 by Janet Murguia
The Militarization of the Border by Juan Cartagena
Latino Declaration of Independence from the Democratic Party by Armando Vazquez-Ramos
The Fork on the Path to Immigration Reform by Angelo Falcón
NiLP in the News
2017
"Puerto Ricans could transform Florida politics, and parties are taking notice"
By Carmen Sesin, NBC News Latino (November.27.2017)
"These people are the biggest losers in Brooklyn’s gentrification"
By Carl Campanile, New York Post ( November 6, 2017)
"Island Fiscal Crisis Shifts Puerto Rican Power from NY to Florida"
By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News Latino (October 8.2015)
"Eric González gana la primaria por la fiscalía del condado de Brooklyn"
Por José A. Delgado, El Nuevo Dia (13 de septiembre de 2017)
"Is this the End of DACA?"
By Yamily Habib, Al Día (July 14, 2017)
"The National Latino Leadership Vacuum"
by Angelo Falcón, Beyond Chron (July 6, 2017)
The Need to Fundamentally Recast the Healthcare Debate?
By Angelo Falcon, New American Media (June 27, 2017)
"Opinion: Mayoral Control Debate Ignores Community Control"
By Angelo Falcón, Gotham Gazette (June 26, 2017)
"PR institute says Mark-Viverito slashed funding after parade dispute"
By Yoav Gonen, New York Post (June 23, 2013)
"Opinion: The Moment of Truth for Puerto Rican Statehood?"
By Angelo Falcón, NBC Latino (June 19, 2017
"Puerto Rico's Statehood Campaign: Copying from the Trump Playbook?"
by Angelo Falcón, The San Juan Daily Star (June 14, 2017), p. 21
"Puerto Rican Day Parade Stirs Controversy, Loses Sponsors Over Honoree"
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (May 25, 2017)
2016
"How a Trump Presidency Will Affect New York City"
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo New York (November 3, 2016)
"Why 2016 is the Year Latino Voters Are Showing Up"
by Phineas Rueckert, Beyond Chron (October 27, 2016)
"Mothers of the Movement Support Clinton, But Calls
for More Concrete Changes Continue"
By Jeff Mays, News One (July 28, 2016)
“Why Some NYC Latinos are Backing Donald Trump”
By Deborah Cruz, City Limits (July 21, 2016)
“Dominican Ascending: Adriano Espaillat and the Future
of Dominican Politics”
By Angelo Falcón, City $ State Slant (July 24, 2016)
"Beyond PROMESA? The Prospects of Puerto Rican
Self-Determination"
By Angelo Falcón, NBC News (June 17, 2016)
"Why Our Politics Are What They Are: The View From
3 Generations"
By NPR Staff, National Public Radio (june 3, 2016)
"Puerto Rican Debt Crisis Angers, Saddens Nuyoricans
and Boricuas"
By Sheila Anne Feeney, amNewYork (May 18, 2016)
"Latinos and The Presidential Election: The Need for
A New Political Script?"
By Angelo Falcón, Beyond Chron (May 10, 2016)
"How Donald Trump Further Divided Two Major Latino
Business Groups"
By CNN Wire (April 24, 2018)
"Puerto Rico Passes Emergency Law Allowing a Halt
on Debt Payments: The ve shields public services,
pressures Congress, and may face lawsuit"
By Jule Pattison-Gordon, The Bay State Banner (April 14, 2016)
"The Elusive Nature of the Hispanic Category"
By Shavon Bell, The Brown Political Review (AprilL 2, 2016)
"Latino Millennial Voters: Get Ready To Send A Message"
By Sabrina Vourvoulias, Al Dia (March 22, 2016)
"In The Room Where It Happens (Lin-Manuel Miranda)"
By Mark Chiusano, amNewYork (March 18, 2016)
"Rubio, Cruz and the Politics of Latino Authenticity"
by Angelo Falcón, Beyond Chron (February 16, 2016)
"Latinos aren’t excited about Cruz and Rubio"
"Extra! Extra! (El Diario-La Prensa)"
By Mark Chiusano, amNewYork (January 29, 2016)
"America’s Oldest Spanish-Language Newspaper Struggles for Survival:
El Diario/La Prensa lays off staff and cuts page count to stay alive"
By Roqie Plana, Huffington Post (January 15, 2016)
2015
"For Some New York Latinos, Enthusiasm for de Blasio Gives Way to Frustration"
By Nikita Stewart, New York Times (August 27, 2015)
"New York Boricuas react to island’s crushing debt"
By Kate Kilpatrick & Azure Gilman, Al Jazeera (July 13, 2015)
"A Puerto Rican Luminary Emerges, Piece by Glistening Piece"
By David Gonzalez, New York Times (July 5, 2015)
"For New York Puerto Ricans, debt crisis begins to hit home"
By Edward McAllister and Sebastien Malo, Metro (July 2, 2015)
"Immigration News Today: NBC Universal Severs Ties with
Donald Trump After Nearly 40 Latino Groups Speak Out"
By Michael Oleaga, Latin Post (June 29, 2015)
"Puerto Rico's Fiscal Crisis is America's Colonial Crisis"
By Angelo Falcón, City & State (June 20, 2015)
"Under Control: How Mayoral Control Became Inevitable"
By Sarina Trangle, City & State (June 14, 2015)
Lacking Latinos: Angelo Falcón on Latinos and NYC Mayor de Blasio (Video)
Taking Latinos For Granted ... Again: Cuomo's Inaugural Address
By Angelo Falcón, City and State (January 11, 2015)
2014
New NYPD Deputy Commissioner Gets Tepid Response From Black, Latino Leaders
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo New York (November 6, 2014)
Federal Inaction on Immigration May Affect Latino Voter Turnout
by Julianne Hing, Colorllines (November 4 2014)
Latinos Occupy Brooklyn Borough Hall!,
LatinTrends (November 5, 2014)
Las elecciones no ofrecen alternativas para los latinos, según expertos,
Noticias Univision (EFE) (November 3, 2014)
Nonprofit Watchdog Counts on De Blasio
for Latino Gov’t Appointments
by Rick Cohen, Nonprofit Quarterly (October 28, 2014)
Latinos Under-Represented In Cuomo Administration: Study
By Carl Campanile, New York Post (October 27, 2014)
Latino Leader Rips De Blasio Over Lack Of Hispanic Appointments
By Carl Campanile, New York Post (October 21, 2014)
Cuomo Woos Latino Voters With Trip to Caribbean:
Visits Come as the Democratic Governor Seeks Re-Election
By Erica Orden, Wall Street Journal (October 17, 2014)
Immigration Reform 2014 News: Latino Groups Step up Voter
Registration Efforts Over Congressional Inaction
By Rebecca S. Myles, Latin Post (September 26, 2014)
Toward a New Immigration Reform Strategy:
Where Do Latinos Go From Here?
By Angelo Falcón, La Prensa San Diego (Sept. 12, 2014)
Eligen en NY a candidatos demócratas para comicios de noviembre
Por EFE, Noticieros Televisa ( 9 de septiembre 2014)
Do We Need to Reassess Our Immigration Reform Strategy?
By Angelo Falcón, The Hartford Guardian (Sept. 4, 2014)
Do We Need to Reassess Our Immigration Reform Strategy?
By Angelo Falcón, New America Media (Sept. 3, 2014)
Does democracy work if your politician is a no-show?
By Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio (August 21, 2014)
Hindsight on Redistricting: Rangel Won, Did Voters?
By Ed Morales, City Limits (August 7, 2014)
The Crisis in El Diario Comes to a Head,
The NiLP Network on Latino Issues (June 22, 2014)
Is Immigration Drowning Out Other Latino Issues?
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (May 20, 2014)
Tide shifts, and Rangel tries to hang on to his seat
By Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY (May 16, 2014)
DREAM Acting? The Failure of the DREAM Act
and the Future of Latino Politics in New York State
By Angelo Falcón, Beyond Chron (April 3, 2014)
Vacant legislative seats hurt minorities, group tells Cuomo,
Legislative Gazette (March 24, 2014)
Soñadores presionan en Albany
por Marlene Peralta, El Diario-La Prensa (23 de marzo 2014)
Tensions flare at troubled El Diario
By Nicole Levy, Capital New York (Mar. 7, 2014)
Espaillat Backers Accuse Rangel of Fostering 'Tale of Two Harlems'
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo New York (March 4, 2014)
Eyeing diversity in de Blasio administration
By Emily Ngo, Newsday (March 2, 2014)
New York City next in line to issue ID cards to undocumented residents
By Cindy Y. Rodriguez, CNN (Feb. 24, 2014)
Proposed Voting Rights Fix May Leave Latinos Vulnerable at Polls
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (Feb. 13, 2014)
Report Finds Young Latinos Lead The Way Around The Digital Curve,
Fox News Latino (Feb. 13, 2014)
NYC Mayor Proposes ID Cards For Undocumented Immigrants,
NBC News (Feb. 11, 2014)
Polémica por desfile abre la caja de pandora entre líderes boricuas de Nueva York,
EFE (Feb. 11, 2014)
'Hispanic' Or 'Latino'? Polls Say It Doesn't Matter - Usually,
All Things Considered, National Public Radio. (Jan 21, 2014)
2013
Latino Nonprofits Blame Mayor's Policies for Struggles, By Marlene Peralta, City Limits (October 21, 2013)
For Carrión, No Debate and Confounded Allies, By David W. Chen, New York Times (October 14, 2013)
Pourquoi n’y-a-t-il pas de candidat latino à la mairie de New York?
Por Isabelle Piquer, La Monde Blog (9 octobre 2013)
PBS’ ambitious Latino Americans a mixed bag, educates public on the Latino experience,
Latino opinion leaders strongly support Obamacare, VOXXI (October 3, 2013)
How New York City's Latino politics are shifting, By Bruce Wallace, PRI (September 26, 2013)
Puerto Rico Police Agreement Helps Troubled Department In Long Run: Experts,
By Andrew O'Reilly, Fox News Latino (July 19, 2013)
Crece con fuerza la diáspora puertorriqueña, Por Jose A. Delgado, El Nuevo Dia (1 de junio 2013)
Puerto Rican Flag on Coors Beer Cans Sparks Outrage, DNAinfo New York (May 26, 2013)
Los Latinos Mas Influyentes en El Estado (Video), NY1 Noticias Pura Política (18 de mayo 2013)
White House Official Cecilia Muñoz Re-emerges As Face Of Immigration Reform Push,
FOX News Latino (May 13, 2013)
Inmigrantes con “green card” podrían votar en NYC, El Diario-La Prensa (12 de mayo 2013)
Cero reflejo del carácter boricua, El Nuevo Dia (May 10, 2013)
35 de 51 concejales en NY apoyan derecho al voto para residentes legales permanentes,
El Nuevo Diario (8 de mayo 2013)
Census: Over a million more Latinos voted in 2012 than 2008, NBC Latino (May 8, 2013)
New Report Details Plans for Low-Wage Worker Justice, Village Voice (Feb. 14, 2013)
State of the Union: Latino leaders applaud Obama’s agenda, VOXXI (Feb. 13, 2012)
Hispanic may be a race on 2020 census, San Francisco Chronicle (Feb. 4, 2013)
National Institute for Latino Policy Celebrates 30th Anniversary,
NY1 News (Jan. 26, 2013)
Peut-on parler de race Latino?, Excite! ACTU (Jan. 25, 2013)
The NiLP Library
Discussion of the forthcoming book, Latinos in New York: Communities in Transition, with co-editors Gabriel Haslip-Viera and Angelo Falcón on CUNY-TV's City Talk hosted by Doug Muzzio (May 2012). Book co-editor Sherrie Bavor was not in this show.
