Ruben Navarrette Profile

Ruben Navarrette is a nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post Writers Group whose twice-a-week column appears in nearly 100 newspapers, a contributor to USA Today and the Daily Beast, a frequent commentator on Fox News Channel, a contributing editor to Angelus News, guest host at KOGO-600 AM in San Diego, and the host of the daily podcast "Navarrette Nation." A former regular commentator on National Public Radio, he has also hosted radio shows in Phoenix, Dallas, Fresno, and Los Angeles. He has hosted "One Year Later" - a national 1-hr daily show on KCRW-89.9 FM in Los Angeles & Public Radio International. He has contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times & other major publications. A graduate of Harvard College and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, he is the author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano" (Bantam). He has worked for three newspapers: The Arizona Republic, The Dallas Morning News, and The San Diego Union-Tribune. He is a popular speaker on the lecture circuit and the President/CEO of Ruben Navarrette Presents - a unique series of informative live stage interview-style conversations with newsmakers. He has also served a guest lecturer in journalism and communications at Wheaton College in Illinois. He judged the contest for the Pulitzer Prizes in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017.

Navarrette lives in the San Diego area with his wife and children.

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  Ruben Navarrette Talk Titles

Immigration & "The Wall"

Immigration & "The Wall"

Immigration is perhaps the most divisive issue that Americans have wrestled with since slavery. Everyone seems to have an opinion about why our country's immigration system is broken and a solution for fixing it. But most of those views—especially those emanating from the East Coast media centers—aren't terribly informed and are too often shaped by partisan politics. With a 360-degree perspective on the immigration issue, speaker Ruben Navarrette lays out with passion and clarity what's wrong with the public dialogue over immigration and explains how we can make it right. Then, unpredictable to the end, he provides a solution.

Changing Demographics

Changing Demographics

The Census Bureau estimates that Hispanics will account for 25 percent of all Americans by 2035. Now at 16 percent, Hispanics are already leaving their fingerprints on everything from music, entertainment, and food to sports, fashion, and pop culture. Then of course, there are the worlds of politics and business where Latino voters and Latino consumers are pursued by political strategists and marketers with equal zeal. But what does it really mean that the United States is becoming a Hispanic country? Speaker Ruben Navarrette gives us the answer and explains why America's best days are still ahead.

Education Reform:

Education Reform:

The Battle Between the Federal Government & Local Control
Education reform has been called the new Civil Rights Movement and it ranks in public opinion polls as one of the top three issues that Latino voters care about most. In the classroom, teachers struggle everyday with finding ways to reach and teach Latino students. Often, when these students falter, teachers will blame parents and accuse them of not valuing education. That's way off the mark. As a former kindergarten teacher who has written about education for many years, speaker Ruben Navarrette explains what's really going wrong with the way that we educate Latino students—and how we can get it right.

Latinos & Donald Trump:

Latinos & Donald Trump:

Can this Badly Fractured Relationship Be Repaired?

Media Criticism

Media Criticism

A Candid Look at How a Dishonest Media Full of Insiders Found Themselves on the Outs

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