“There are times when I feel just like a stranger in this country. I am not really complaining and it’s not really for lack of opportunity. Nonetheless it is definitely something of the disappointment. I under no circumstances would have dreamed that after having spent thirty five years in the United States I would be a stranger to a lot of. But that’s how it really is”.

Jorge Ramos, an Emmy award-winning journalist, Univision’s longtime anchorman and widely considered the “tone of voice of the voiceless” within the Latino community, was forcefully eliminated about Stranger: THE TASK of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era from an Iowa press meeting in 2015 by then-candidate Donald Trump after endeavoring to enquire about his plans on immigration.

In this personal manifesto, Ramos models out to examine what it means to be a Latino immigrant, or simply an immigrant, in present-day America. Using current analysis and statistics, having a journalist’s nasal area for a story, and interweaving his own personal experience, Ramos displays us the changing face of America while also looking for a conclusion for why he, and an incredible number of others, still feel just like strangers in this country.

“It really is specifically this design of confrontation… that has gained Ramos the trust of a lot of Hispanics. They know that in many countries south of the United States, direct queries can provoke not only a loss of access but also a loss of existence.” –Marcela Valdes, THE BRAND NEW York Times