“My first name is Greek, my last name is Basque. My parents are from Puerto Rico, and I was born in New York City…Do I look Illegal?” Or so asks actor and producer Hector Elizondo in Cuentame’s latest “Do I look Illegal” video. Click here to see it or sign their petition opposing Arizona’s new […]
Los Angeles Boycotts Arizona
May 14, 2010 By
Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, voted in a council resolution on Wednesday to engage in a boycott of doing business with the state of Arizona. The resolution, sponsored by Council members Ed Reyes and Janice Hahn, was meant to protest the state’s recent passage of a controversial new anti-immigration law, SB1070. When it goes […]
Guest Blogger Series:Ben Ray Luján “Clean Energy Jobs — A Win for the Latino Community, A Win for Our Country”
May 14, 2010 By
As featured in the Huffington Post: Latinos are the fastest growing demographic of our population in the United States, and–while not always at the top of the news–Latinos care about clean energy legislation. In fact, according to a recently-released poll, Latinos in three important swing states – Colorado, Florida and Nevada – believe climate change […]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Arizona: Pariah state or mainstream?
May 13, 2010 By
Maria’s response to a new poll by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The poll shows the public broadly supports provisions of the Arizona law giving police increased powers to stop and detain people who are suspected of being in the country illegally. The results of this poll are not surprising in […]
Hispanic Pew Center Releases Report on Hispanics, High School Dropouts and the GED
May 13, 2010 By
According to the Hispanic Pew Center, one in ten Hispanic high school drop-outs has a General Educational Development credential (GED). A GED is regarded as the best way many high school dropouts can attend college, vocational training and participate in military service. The Pew Hispanic Center conducted an analysis of newly-available educational attainment data from […]
Cal State Fullerton Awards Highest Number of Degrees to Latino Students in State of California
May 12, 2010 By
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine honored Cal State Fullerton for awarding the highest number of degrees to Latino students out of any university in the state of California. CSUF was the first university in California and the fifth in the United States to have this honor. The 2009 rankings were published in the […]
Arizona Update: Gov. Jan Brewer Targets Ethnic Studies
May 12, 2010 By
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that would prohibit any school curriculum that advocates “ethnic solidarity.” This bill would specifically target a Mexican-American ethnic studies program in the Tucson Unified School District that allows students to learn in history and literature courses about how particular ethnic groups influenced history. State schools Chief Tom […]
“Complete the Danged Fence”: McCain’s New Slogan
May 11, 2010 By
Facing a tough primary challenge for reelection, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) appears to be shifting his stance on immigration in a new campaign ad where he is heard to utter the line, “complete the danged fence”. The ad, which can be seen on YouTube, features McCain walking along the border in Nogales, AZ with Pinal […]
US Senator urges Baseball Players Boycott Arizona
May 11, 2010 By
Senator Bob Menendez, the only Latino in the US Senate, sent a letter yesterday urging the Major League Baseball Players’ Association to boycott the 2011 all-star game that is scheduled to be played in Arizona because of the state’s controversial new immigration law. Menendez wrote to the Executive Director Michael Weiner: “I ask that you […]
Seattle Police Beating of Hispanic Caught on Tape
May 10, 2010 By
The Seattle Police Department is coming under fire from the community over a video released on Friday that shows police beating a Latino suspect. The video, which was shot by a freelance videographer, captures an incident last month when a police officer is seeing kicking a Hispanic man who is on the ground and yelling […]
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