Jorge Ramos is a Mexican American journalist and author. Ramos was born March 16, 1958 in Mexico City. He came to the United States in 1983, where he was hired as a reporter for KMEX, a Spanish language station in Los Angeles. KMEX was owned by a company that later became Univision.

In 2008, Ramos became a United States citizen. He wasn’t sure if that was what he wanted to do because his experiences in America, made him feel like a “Mexican with a green card.”

“You have to go through a mental and emotional process to recognize who you really are,” Ramos said. “I finally recognized that I cannot be defined by one country. I am from both countries. It took me many years to make peace with that thought, and that I was never going back to Mexico.”

On August 25, 2015, Ramos was at a press conference for President Trump when he was a candidate. His persistent questioning of Trump’s immigration policies prompted security to escort him out. This incident gave Ramos an idea to create his documentary, Hate Rising, which focused on the increasing incidents of violence and racial bigotry that had begun to show up in parts of the United States. That same year, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people. He was also featured on one of the five different covers published.