A poll by the Associated Press and Univision shows the language and cultural barriers continue to exist as Hispanic enrollment climbs in schools across the country. According to the study, in Spanish-speaking homes, parents find it a challenge to help their children with their homework and have difficulties communicating with teachers. At the schools, Spanish-speaking […]
Latino Candidate in Arizona Senate Race Embraces Innovative Strategy to Reach Voters
August 9, 2010 By
Latino candidate embracing mobile technology/new media in effort to reach AZ voters. Randy Parraz, the only Latino Democrat for US Senate, launches “Text CHANGE to 44144” in innovative strategy that communicates messaging and links to fundraising opportunity.
Boehner Says Changes to Birthright Citizenship “Worth Considering”
August 9, 2010 By
Citizenship is guaranteed under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution for persons born within the United States. House Minority Leader John Boehner says he’s open to the idea of changing this. On Sunday, Boehner added his name to the ranks of GOP leaders who have recently come out in support of changing the […]
Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, and Eva Longoria Parker in new PSA against AZ Law
August 9, 2010 By
A new public service announcement (PSA) against Arizona’s controversial immigration law will feature actresses Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, and Eva Longoria Parker. The PSA is the result of a collaboration between Dawson’s Voto Latino organization and cable TV network Mun2. It was recorded for the United We Win campaign. Dawson, who recruited Alba and Longoria […]
American Bar Association to Create Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights
August 9, 2010 By
The American Bar Association is expected to announce today the creation of a new commission to study whether the legal system is addressing the needs of the Hispanic community. Stephen N. Zack, a Cuban-American lawyer from Miami soon to be the first Hispanic at the helm of the ABA, has tapped Cesar L. Alvarez to […]
Guest Blogger Series: Alejandra Castillo on “Minority Business Development”
August 6, 2010 By
In August, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will host the 28th Annual Minority Enterprise Development Conference from August 23-27 at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference theme is “Strategies for growth and competitiveness in the global economy.” The minority business community has a competitive advantage in the global market – due in […]
Study Shows Major Impact of Immigrants in Georgia
August 5, 2010 By
A study released last week by the Immigration Policy Center shows that immigrants in Georgia have a positive effect on the economy of the state. The nonpartisan, Washington-based research group often provides information to Congress. This time that information revealed that in Georgia, immigrants are responsible for expansion of the economy and job growth. Immigrants […]
UFW Members to Test Arizona Law
July 27, 2010 By
Over a dozen members of the United Farm Workers of America union in Salinas, sans identification, say they will travel on Thursday to Arizona in order to test how police will enforce the state’s controversial anti-immigration law. If a federal judge in Arizona doesn’t say otherwise, S.B. 1070 will go into effect just one day […]
Mexico Braces for Implementation of Arizona Law on Thursday
July 26, 2010 By
As the countdown begins to the implementation of Arizona’s new controversial immigration law, both sides of the border are making preparations for its impact. In Mexico, government officials quietly are bracing for an increase in deportations as shelters along the border prepare for more arrivals. In Nogales, Sonora, on the Arizona border, Maria Isabel Arvizu, […]
No Rulings Yet From Hearings on Arizona Law
July 23, 2010 By
Yesterday, a federal judge in Phoenix Arizona grilled attorneys on both sides of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. A coalition of civil rights groups and the Justice Department both made their case against S.B. 1070 in separate hearings. Both parties called on U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to issue an injunction on the law (set to be […]
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