Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, who has long been an outspoken immigration advocate, says he plans to get arrested while protesting in front of the White House on Saturday. The Congressman will join protesters who are upset with the controversial Arizona law that authorizes police to stop and search people they suspect of being undocumented […]
H.R. 2499 Passes, Creating Process for Determining Puerto Rico’s Status
April 30, 2010 By
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would give Puerto Ricans the ability to determine the future status of the commonwealth island. For 112 years, Puerto Rico has had an official relationship with the United States. However, by the process that was approved by a vote of 223 to 169, with […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Hector E. Sanchez “May Day and The Dangerous Reality for Latino Workers”
April 30, 2010 By
This Saturday, workers of all colors and heritage must unite, not just to honor the history of the labor movement itself, but to continue the much-needed fight that started decades ago. May First is International Workers Day, the commemoration of the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago in 1886, when local police fired on and killed several […]
Arizona Watch Guest Blogger:Rudy Ruiz “Arizona Immigration Law: A Step Backwards in Time”
April 29, 2010 By
When I was an undergraduate at Harvard, I heard horror stories at the dinner table from a number of my African American friends and classmates, particularly males, about negative and completely unwarranted experiences with police officers. Of course, Latinos weren’t completely immune to that type of discrimination either, but our situation did not seem nearly […]
Latinovations Welcomes Cúentame
April 29, 2010 By
Cúentame – is a place for Latinos and the public in general to connect with fellow fans, bloggers, activists, artists, musicians, journalists and many more! We thank Cúentame’s host, Axel W. Caballero, who is currently part of the Brave New Films’ team and contributor to Huffington Post for sharing his latest video with us, check […]
Scorekeepers: Karin Johanson, Dewey Square Group
April 29, 2010 By
“While immigration is back in the news, I’m not sure it’s on voters’ top ten list of concerns. People have a keen understanding of what has caused our economic problems. It’s pretty hard to say that the reason people lost jobs, savings and value in their homes has anything to do with immigration. They want […]
Hispanics and Arizona’s New Immigration Law
April 29, 2010 By
More Americans believe that Hispanics are the targets of a lot of discrimination in American society than say the same about any other major racial or ethnic group, according to a Pew Research Center survey taken prior to the recent enactment of an immigration enforcement law by the state of Arizona. These findings from the […]
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Condemns Arizona Law
April 29, 2010 By
Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement this week in response to state of Arizona’s passage of a strict new anti-immigrant law. “On behalf of the CAPAC, I strongly oppose this legislation. This is a dangerous precedent that sets racial and ethnic profiling as the norm and […]
Arizona Immigration Fight Moves to the Courtroom
April 29, 2010 By
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Immigration Law Center will announce in Phoenix their plans to challenge the controversial new Arizona immigration law. Attorneys have not finalized a date when the court challenge would be filed, but said it would be before the law takes […]
Guest Blogger Series: Janet Murguía “Arizona Law is Not a Solution”
April 28, 2010 By
As appeared in Politico Gov. Jan Brewer promised Friday that Arizona’s new law targeting illegal immigrants has “no tolerance” for racial profiling. Please. Don’t insult our intelligence. I’ll give you three words by way of explanation: Sheriff Joe Arpaio. For years, law enforcement agencies have criticized the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for failing to serve […]
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