Following the passage of the controversial Arizona immigration law, notable Republicans including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, a candidate for US Senate in Florida, are countering some in their party to speak out against the law. In an interview with Politico (link it), Bush said, “I think it creates unintended consequences. It’s […]
Mexican President Condemns Arizona Immigration Law
April 27, 2010 By
According to the Associated Press, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has condemned Arizona’s new immigration law and called it discriminatory and warned that relations with the U.S. border state will suffer. In a statement, Calderón said that the new state law “opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.” The controversial immigration […]
Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Has Few Fans
April 26, 2010 By
Following Friday’s signing of Arizona’s controversial immigration law by Gov. Jan Brewer, Rep. Raul Grijalva vowed to protesters that they would overturn the controversial law, “We’re going to overturn this unjust and racist law, and then we’re going to overturn the power structure that created this unjust racist law.” The controversial law titled SB 1070 […]
Arizona Immigration Law Updates: Threats of Violence Close Latino Congressman’s Office
April 23, 2010 By
As Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signs into law the nation’s most stringent anti-immigration law that was recently passed by the state’s Republican controlled legislature, US Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has ordered his district offices closed following multiple threats. The congressman, who hails from the Tucson area and has spoken out in opposition to the […]
Hispanics Protest Arizona Bill to Combat Illegal Immigration
April 23, 2010 By
As hundreds of mostly Hispanic protesters hold vigil outside the state capitol in Arizona, President Obama, this morning, slammed the state’s recently passed immigration bill citing lack of federal action as partially to blame for what he called a “misguided” piece of legislation. In a brief statement before reporters, the president spoke against SB 1070, […]
Guest Blogger Series: Lillian Rodríguez López “Clean Air, Clean Water and Clean Energy: Mobilizing Around Climate Change to Demand Healthy and Prosperous Communities”
April 22, 2010 By
Latinos are at the front lines of climatic destruction and environmental degradation, yet we are underrepresented in the public debate on climate change and global warming. Today is Earth Day, and it is an opportunity for Latinos throughout the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to galvanize around an issue that affects public health, […]
Senate Confirms Latina Judicial Nominee
April 21, 2010 By
On Tuesday afternoon, Senators confirmed the judicial nomination of Marisa Demeo, a Latina and an openly gay candidate for the D.C. Superior Court. Republicans had been blocking her confirmation since she nomination to the bench by President Obama in March 2009. Demeo was one of a number of judicial appointees that has been stalled by […]
Latinovations Honors the Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height
April 20, 2010 By
Early Tuesday morning, Dorothy I. Height, who fought for most of her life on behalf of women and blacks, died at the age of 98. Height was president of the National Council of Negro Women for more than 40 years, advising presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Bill Clinton on both civil and gender rights. She […]
Long Island Man Convicted in Hate Crime against Latino Immigrant
April 20, 2010 By
As previously reported in La Plaza, Long Island native Jeffery Conroy was on trial for the death of Marcelo Lucero, a 37-year-old native of Ecuador who was fatally stabbed in Patchogue, New York in 2008. On Monday, Conroy was found guilty of gang assault and conspiracy as well as of assaulting three other Latino men […]
Latinovations Remembers Dr. Benajamin Hooks
April 19, 2010 By
Dr. Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP and civil rights icon, passed away on Thursday morning at his home in Tennessee following a long illness. He was 85. Hooks was born in Memphis, Tennessee the fifth of seven children and experienced first hand the sting of racism and segregation. A graduate of Howard […]
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