Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico criticized Arizona’s SB 1070 for what he says will “ok” racial profiling. Richardson also said the anti-immigrant legislation could send the country into a “constitutional crisis.” “It is going to lead to racial profiling. Anybody that looks Hispanic is going to […]
Hispanic-Owned Businesses Prosper
July 19, 2010 By
A survey released last week by the U. S. Census Bureau showed that the number of minority-owned businesses grew at more than twice the rate of all U.S. businesses between 2002 and 2007 by nearly 46%, with the number of women-owned businesses rising by about 20%. The Preliminary Estimate of Business Ownership by Gender, Ethnicity, […]
Immigration is a Top Concern for Latinos
July 16, 2010 By
The findings of a poll conducted earlier this summer show that the immigration issue is the primary concern among Latinos, and the majority of them will vote only for those candidates who back immigration reform. The poll was conducted by LatinoMetrics during the last week of May and the first two weeks of June, 2010. […]
Guest Blogger Series: Roy Germano on “The Other Side of Immigration”
July 16, 2010 By
The Other Side of Immigration is an hour-long documentary film that I shot and directed in the Mexican countryside while collecting data for my doctoral thesis. Based on over 700 interviews, the film poses some basic questions to the residents of various “high-emigration” Mexican communities: Why do so many people from your town leave to […]
Utah Governor to Hold Roundtable on Immigration Reform
July 15, 2010 By
The immigration issue is heating up in Utah. Just a day after reports that an anonymous group circulated the names of over a thousand Utah residents it claimed are in the country illegally, Gov. Gary Herbert announced a statewide roundtable next week on immigration reform. As reported in La Plaza, the list contains very detailed […]
NAACP Calls for Tea Party to Condemn Racism within In Its Ranks
July 15, 2010 By
The NAACP, the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning racism within the Tea Party at their annual national convention held this year in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the accusations is that the Tea Party has been tolerating racism and welcoming white supremacists within their ranks. Hilary Shelton, director of […]
Guest Blogger Series: Randy Parraz on “California Lessons to Bring Arizona Change It Needs”
July 14, 2010 By
Latinovations thanks Randy Parraz for his contribution to La Plaza. Parts of today’s guest blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post. California Lessons Will Bring Arizona the Change It Needs Arizona has been in national headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. I am sure you are as tired as I am about hearing the […]
New Census Question in 2020
July 14, 2010 By
The first census conducted in 1790 only counted three categories of “race.” They were white, black, and red. Fast forward to the most recent census and the amount of choices not only for race, but ethnicity and nationality seem to have exploded. Many people are left confused and some even question why the government should […]
Utah Group Circulates Confidential Information on List of 1,300 Claimed to Be Undocumented
July 14, 2010 By
Media outlets and law enforcement in the state of Utah have received a list of 1,300 names of residents which an anonymous group claims are undocumented immigrants. The list which is almost exclusively comprised of Hispanic names contains very detailed information including social security numbers, addresses, names of children and due dates for expectant mothers. […]
President Obama Thanks Dominican Republic for Help in Haiti Recovery
July 13, 2010 By
It’s been six months since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti killing hundreds of thousands of people and leveling the capital city of Port-Au-Prince. In recognition of the country’s efforts to help their neighbor, President Obama hosted the president of the Dominican Republic in Washington yesterday. During their meeting in the Oval Office, President Obama praised […]
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