A new PBS documentary brings to the national spotlight, the story of a Mexican-American World War II veteran and the struggles against racism and discrimination in a small Texas town that his family encountered when they tried to bury the fallen soldier. What ensued lay the grown-work for Latino involvement in the burgeoning civil rights […]
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 […]
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Faces Lawsuit From Justice Department
September 3, 2010 By
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday after his failure to cooperate with the federal government on an investigation looking into allegations that his practices discriminate against Hispanics. The Justice Department, which has been investigating Arpaio for over a year, is calling the sheriff’s refusal to hand over […]
Justice Department Sues Community College System in Arizona for Discrimination
September 1, 2010 By
A discrimination suit has been filed by the U.S. Justice Department against a Phoenix-area community college system for allegedly demanding non-citizens to show extra paperwork, beyond what was required under federal law, before they could be hired. The Maricopa County Community College District faces the latest challenge to immigration policies in Arizona by the Justice […]
New York Area Experiencing Violence Against Latinos
August 2, 2010 By
Concerns over violence continue to plague the Latino immigrant community in New York City’s boroughs but some question whether the motive is racial or economic – or both. On Staten Island, police have increased their presence following a rash of attacks against the Mexican immigrant population in the area. Since spring, residents have reported incidences […]
Teens Videotape the Beating of Latino Immigrant
July 29, 2010 By
In New York, a videotape of a gang of three teens beating a 47-year-old father, cook assistant and immigrant Abelino Manzaniego has led to the arrest of Khayri Williams Clark,18, Nigel Dumas, 19, and a 17-year –old who remains unidentified. On July 17th, Manzaniego was sitting on a bench across the street from his job […]
Neo-Nazi Militia Patrols Arizona Desert and States, “It will be ‘deadly’ for them to cross that border”
June 24, 2010 By
A leader of the Mesa chapter of the largest neo-Nazi group in the United States, the National Socialist Movement, decided to patrol a part of the Arizona desert near Casa Grande over the weekend against the wishes of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The group of armed men led by J.T. Ready, known for his […]
Report of a Crime Leads to Deportation
May 27, 2010 By
In December of last year, Abel Moreno and his girlfriend were pulled over by local law enforcement officer Marcus Jackson for a traffic violation. When Jackson began to fondle Moreno’s girlfriend, Moreno called 911. Jackson then ordered Moreno to drop the phone, arrested the pair and charged them with resisting arrest. Now fired from the […]
Poll Findings: Latinos Feel Sting of Discrimination
May 24, 2010 By
According to a recent poll commissioned by the Associated Press and Univision, Hispanics feel they are the most discriminated group in the US and are viewed as such by others. The AP-Univision poll compared results of attitudes of 901 surveyed Latinos to non-Hispanics polled in a separate AP-GfK survey. In the joint findings: 61 percent […]
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