On the eve of the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, Janet Murguia, president and chief executive of the national Council of La Raza, and Wade Henderson, president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, make an argument for moving next year’s game out of Arizona in an op-ed in today’s Washington Post. […]
Donors Contribute $500,000 to Defend Arizona Anti-immigration Law
July 9, 2010 By
A fund created by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to defend the state’s anti-immigration law grew to nearly $500,000 in the days following the announcement of a federal lawsuit. Established by an executive order on May 26, the Governor’s Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund had received well over half of nearly 10,000 online donations […]
Guest Blogger Series: Aracely Panameño on “Why Financial Reform Should Pass”
July 9, 2010 By
When I bought my house 15 years ago, it was marked up $13,000 more than its value. I did not know much about how our financial system worked at the time; I trusted the builder, the realtor, the broker, the appraiser, and the closing attorney. All of them were getting paid from my down payment […]
Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah May Follow Arizona’s Immigration Law
July 8, 2010 By
Despite the fact that earlier this week, the US Department of Justice filed suit against the state of Arizona to stop enactment of its new law, SB 1070, Legislators in at least 17 other states are pursuing similar pieces of legislation. However, most of these measures are not considered likely to pass. Yet the political […]
Survey Finds Minority Children Have Fewer Opportunities Than White Peers
July 8, 2010 By
The Kellogg Foundation conducted the first known national survey of adults who work directly with minority children at the community level and found that these children have less opportunity to access a range of services than their white counterparts. The nationwide poll conducted in April included 2,028 adults who work as teachers, childcare providers, health […]
Financial Reform Bill Will Help Latino Families
July 7, 2010 By
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has released their analysis of the financial regulatory reform bill recently passed by the US Senate. In it, they outline what they believe to be the “victories” for Latino families in this piece of legislation. Many Latino families resort to payday and car title loans to pay their […]
Brewer Cancels Mexico Border Governors Conference
July 7, 2010 By
For nearly 30 years, the governors of the states that line both sides of the United States-Mexico border have gathered together annually to issue proclamations and pledges to work together and address concerns. This year the 28th annual conference coincides with Arizona Governor Jan Brewers’ rotation as chairwoman and host of this year’s conference. The […]
Justice Department Sues Arizona Over Anti-Immigration Law
July 6, 2010 By
After much anticipation and speculation that a suit was eminent, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this afternoon that it was filing a lawsuit against Arizona asking a federal judge to declare the state’s new anti-immigration law, SB 1070, as unconstitutional and strike it down. The defendants are named as the state and Arizona Gov. […]
Latinovations Wishes You a Happy Fourth of July!
July 2, 2010 By
Latinovations wishes you a Happy Fourth of July. We will return July 6th.
Guest Blogger Series: Colonel Rick Noriega “The Importance of Early Childhood Education for Latinos”
July 2, 2010 By
Independence Day, celebrated on the Fourth of July, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. But who will be responsible for the future of our independence? Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States and by the year 2050, nearly one in three Americans will be of Hispanic origin. Just in the […]
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