On Monday, October 26, the Environmental Protection Agency hosted a forum on Capitol Hill to discuss the involvement of the Latino community in issues surrounding climate change. The event was organized by several Latino and environmental advocacy groups including the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and the […]
Border Violence Creates Economic Boom in El Paso
October 26, 2009 By
El Paso, Texas has received an unexpected economic boost due to the increasing violence in Ciudad Juárez, the Mexican city on the other side of the Rio Grande. As entrepreneurs come to the United States to escape the drug violence, they have been coming to this city of 600,000 to open new clubs and restaurants.
At NCLR Forum on Latino Children, an Urgent Call for Action
October 23, 2009 By
On Thursday, October 22, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hosted a forum in Washington, D.C. to bring to light the challenges that Latino youth are facing today. Addressing these issues now may be the only way to reverse years of a downward trend for the Latino community’s economic state.
Study Finds Children of Hispanic Immigrants Falling Behind American Counterparts
October 22, 2009 By
A study recently released by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley shows that children of Hispanic immigrants tend to be born healthy and are at the same level intellectually with other American children, but by the time they reach 2 years old they begin to fall behind in linguistic and cognitive skills.
San Francisco Votes to Change When Police Must Report Immigrants
October 21, 2009 By
On Tuesday, the San Francisco board of supervisors voted to overturn a policy ordered by Mayor Gavin Newsom that requires the police to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whenever they arrest a juvenile on felony charges whom they suspect may be undocumented. Since the policy went into effect last summer, over 100 undocumented juveniles […]
Debate Over Puerto Rico's Status Returns to Congress
October 20, 2009 By
The ongoing debate over Puerto Rico’s political status is heating up again. The island’s politicians are hoping that a bill sanctioning a survey on what Puerto Ricans want to do about the issue will make it through Congress. If a majority of the island’s residents vote for a new status, a second survey, or plebiscite, […]
Minority Voices on Net Neutrality
October 19, 2009 By
When 19 organizations representing the communities most impacted by the Digital Divide issued a joint letter to the FCC last week, they added a new and much-needed element to discussions about net neutrality.
"Illegal Alien" Costume Causes Controversy
October 19, 2009 By
Politics and Halloween often come together to make for some pretty interesting and timely costumes. Unfortunately, this year one such costume’s attempt at humor has left many feeling offended.
Lawsuit Focuses on Undocumented Workers Rights
October 13, 2009 By
On March 23, 2007, Francisco Garcia Moreno, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who was working in the US, was suspended 15 feet in the air when a machine malfunctioned and blasted him with steam and hot liquid while working at the BioProducts plant of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, an industrial town in central […]
President Obama "Suprised and Deeply Humbled" by Nobel Peace Prize News
October 9, 2009 By
Many Americans, including the President himself, awoke to a surprising bit of news this morning: That President Barack Obama had been announced as the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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