Hostile and polarised, today's America reminds me of my Somalian clan

The debate over California’s popular migration goes something like this: one side decries a mass exodus while the other claims any such Golden State emigration is vastly overstated; San Francisco is held up as a case-in-point of a population loss that began last year, which in turn is dismissed as a temporary occurrence—the rebuttal stating that folks are returning to the crown jewel of the Bay Area as society gradually reopens.

At first blush, President Joe Biden’s proposals related to postsecondary education and job creation are a total mishmash, a bowl of spaghetti thrown against the wall. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we will acknowledge that he and his team are not the only ones whose thoughts on students’ post-high school plans are tangled. Now’s a good time for some straight talk and clear thinking about what it means to help all of our young people succeed in early adulthood and beyond.

David Leal explains how the Latino segment of the US electorate fits into the political landscape.