Labor unions have played a key role in turning out Latino voters in these midterm elections in everything from donating to voter registration campaigns to sending in their main muscle, their members, to knock on doors tomorrow to remind people to vote. With Latinos voters poised to become the deciding factor in several key races […]
Appeals Court to Hear Brewer’s Appeal over Immigration Law
November 1, 2010 By
An appeals court in San Francisco will hear both sides of the debate over Arizona’s controversial anti-immigrant measure later today in deciding whether to uphold a federal judge’s ruling from July that blocked certain provisions of the law. In July, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton temporarily blocked some of the of the most controversial parts […]
Reported Email Alleges Arpaio Will Send “Army” to Block People from Voting Tuesday
October 29, 2010 By
According to America’s Voice, an advocacy group calling for comprehensive immigration reform, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has allegedly sent an email with the following message to his followers: “STOP ILLEGALS FROM STEALING THE ELECTION! Our grassroots army of VOTER FRAUD PREVENTION VOLUNTEERS will stand vigilant across the nation. We will be the first and […]
Study Finds Latinos Concerned over Discrimination and Divided Over Immigration
October 29, 2010 By
A report released by the Pew Hispanic Center on Thursday shows that concerns over discrimination among Latinos have increased from just a few years ago and slightly above half say undocumented immigrants should pay a small fine but not be deported. The percentage of Latinos that say discrimination is a “major problem” increased this year […]
California Latina Lawmaker Remembered for Her Many Contributions
October 28, 2010 By
Earlier this week, friends, family and colleagues celebrated the life of Jenny Oropeza, a California state Senator, who passed away from complications related to an abdominal blood clot. A previous cancer survivor, Oropeza’s battle with the disease lead her to champion legislation on the environment, cancer, anti-smoking laws and other health-related issues, according CA Senate […]
Arizona Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote Struck Down
October 28, 2010 By
A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded Tuesday that Arizona cannot require residents to show proof of citizenship in order to vote as it violates the federal National Voter Registration Act. The law which was authored by Republican State Sen. Russell Pearce, who also wrote the controversial anti-immigrant S.B. 1070, was […]
Guest Blogger Series: Lily Eskelsen “We’re Not Waiting for a Comic Book Hero”
October 27, 2010 By
The producer of Waiting for Superman says he didn’t mean to imply that all Charter Schools were better than all Public Schools. He failed. That’s exactly what he seems to be saying. But public school teachers and support staff are used to politicians and pundits ignoring their voices. Why would a movie director who needed […]
Panel to Hear AZ Appeal over Judge’s Ruling Includes Two Hispanic Judges
October 27, 2010 By
Two of the three judges that will hear the appeal by the state of Arizona and Gov. Jan Brewer of a judge’s ruling which declared parts of the state’s controversial anti-immigrant law unconstitutional, are Hispanic. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit announced the names of the three judges, Richard Paez, Carlos Bea […]
Latino Voter Enthusiasm Growing as Election Day Nears
October 26, 2010 By
According to a new poll released Monday, anti-immigrant rhetoric is emerging the Latino vote days before the midterm elections. The results of a tracking poll by Latino Decisions show that Latinos now are responding with more enthusiasm than they were in early September. Over half of Latino voters, 61%, said they are “very enthusiastic” about […]
Californians Support Immigrants and Oppose Deportation
October 26, 2010 By
A new poll found that about half of all likely voters in California said immigrants are a benefit to the state and overall hold a positive view of them. In the Los Angeles Times/USC poll 59% of respondents also said that undocumented immigrants who have held a job for two years in the U.S. should […]
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