Marisa Gerber

People sniffled in the pews of New Hope Church in Roseburg, Oregon, on Sunday as Pastor David Ewert read the names of the nine people killed in this week's shooting at Umpqua Community College. Nine candles flickered at the Communion table near the...

A slew of rebukes followed news that Alaska Rep. Don Young had used the term "wetbacks" during a radio interview last week. But in Latino communities, it also highlighted how the word's context and power has changed through the generations.