Bilingual Immigrants Are Healthier, Study Finds
Bilingual Immigrants Are Healthier, Study Finds
By Hope Gillette Stress and discrimination may play a role in the declining health of immigrants, however, a recent Stanford University study revealed there are far more factors at work than common […]
Occupy LA Protesters Turn Attention To Immigration
By Paul Adams In the suburbs of North Hollywood, vans from major news networks enveloped a phalanx of demonstrators protesting the recent deportation of Blanca Cardenas. The protest began at […]
Are Latinos Going To Start “Passing” As White?
Now that it’s common knowledge that Latinos are the country’s burgeoning ethnic group, and given that this group routinely identifies as white on the Census, it begs the question as […]
It’s Time For All Of Us To Move Past SB 1070
By Cristina Tzintzún, Executive Director of Workers Defense Project The recent decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to uphold the constitutional rights of day laborers in Arizona and block the implementation of […]
Thousands Protest HS Valedictorian Facing Deportation In Miami
North Miami Senior High gained national attention Friday when more than 2600 students and teachers walked out of class in the biggest immigration protest in South Florida since 2004. Colombian sisters […]
Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act
By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]
Will Immigration Matter In November?
By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo Two weeks ago Time magazine devoted their cover to proclaiming that Latinos would decide the next President of the United States. With the growth of our population and […]
Latinos Engage In Protests More Than Other Groups
An interesting article appeared recently in The Society Pages, making the case that Latinos are more likely to engage in political protests and other groups. This comes at the same […]
Alabama’s HB 56 Attacks The Entire Community
By Justin Cox, American Civil Liberties Union On March 1, the ACLU was in court challenging the constitutionality of both Alabama and Georgia’s discriminatory anti-immigrant laws. Of the five Arizona-inspired […]
Happy Friday From Akwid!
When I was in college, before I went to study in Mexico, my friend Israel gave me a CD of Akwid. I thought it was the weirdest name ever, but […]