Yesterday the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture on the DREAM Act (HR 5281), ending the chance for any legislative accomplishments on the issue of immigration. While much of the last two years was spent addressing the issues of health care reform, and the economy, to Latino voters a third issue loomed as being equally […]
Arizona Leaders Join Bloomberg’s Immigration Reform Partnership
December 17, 2010 By
Yesterday, the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group supporting immigration reform founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced high-profile business leaders from Arizona as the newest members of the group, including the heads of US Airways and PetSmart. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is also a co-chairman of the group. “The […]
Guest Blogger Series: Jessica Arons “Hyde Amendment Detrimental to Latina Reproductive Health”
December 17, 2010 By
Latinovations thanks Jessica Arons for her contribution to La Plaza, which is an exclusive adaptation of an article that was originally published in Spanish on the Center for American Progress website. Abortion funding policies in this country are discriminatory and put abortion care out of reach for the women who need it the most: low-income […]
Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to SB 1070
December 16, 2010 By
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton dismissed a lawsuit filed against Arizona’s anti-immigrant law by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The basis of LULAC’s lawsuit filed in July rested on training materials given to law enforcement officers throughout Arizona. The civil rights group claimed the materials promoted racial profiling. Bolton also […]
New Technology Inspired Magazine Caters to Latinos
December 16, 2010 By
A publisher in Philadelphia has launched a new magazine called Tek Lado, translated as “tech side,” geared towards Latino techies. Bartash Media Group is responsible for the new venture and has been in operation for 58 years, printing hundreds of catalogs, magazines, newspapers and niche publications for hundreds of companies from Maine to Alabama “I […]
Mass Firing of Latinos at Minnesota-area Chipotles
December 15, 2010 By
At least 80 Latino workers have been fired from Chipotle restaurant chains in the Minnesota area since last week, according to the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee. While restaurant managers have been mum on the issue, the corporate office has only released a one-sentence statement confirming that the Immigration and Customs Service has requested employment […]
Last Ditch Effort for DREAM Act
December 15, 2010 By
Don’t count the DREAM Act dead yet. Supporters of the law aren’t giving up and have focused their efforts on 10 members of the Senate that could push the legislation through. The Senators make up a “most wanted” list that was released Tuesday by the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) and includes three Democrats and […]
Going Hungry for a DREAM
December 13, 2010 By
A number of students across the nation have gone hungry for more than 30 days in order to bring attention to the DREAM Act. Even the real danger of harming their health hasn’t deterred them and now they have even been joined by civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, a labor leader and co-founder of the […]
Motion by Latino Republican Group Supporting SB 1070 Denied
December 10, 2010 By
A request by the Arizona Latino Republican Association to intervene with the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against SB 1070 was denied Tuesday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, who put the law’s most controversial portions on hold just a day before it was to be enacted, rejected the group’s arguments that its […]
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