Indiana’s Immigration Law Tests Constitution, Foreign Agreements
Indiana’s Immigration Law Tests Constitution, Foreign Agreements
By Christopher Rangel Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the Compromise Illegal Immigration Reform bill, SB 590 into law on May 10, 2011. Then, the ACLU and the National Immigration Law […]
Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize
On December 2, 2011, Pomona College in Claremont, California fired 17 workers for failing to produce sufficient proof of their ability to work legally in the United States. Before the […]
Obama, Catholics, And Why I Walked Out Of Mass On Sunday
I did something this past Sunday that I’ve never done in my life. I walked out of mass in protest. No, fire and brimstone didn’t descend upon me; my leaving wasn’t followed by […]
US Rep Silvestre Reyes On Ed, Immigration, Rhetoric And More
Economic development, border security, education, healthcare, and protecting America’s history as a diverse and immigrant friendly nation are all part of U.S. Congressmen Silvestre Reyes’ re-election platform this year. We […]
Romney’s 90s Immigration Policy Hands Latino Voters To Democrats
The 1990s are back, but unfortunately not any of the good stuff, like Tupac or tennis shoes that you had to pump. No, unfortunately the worst of the 1990s has […]
For Latinos In 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration
By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Latino Decisions José Díaz-Balart, chief political analyst for Telemundo, had one important task during the September 7, 2011, Republican debate—to ask the candidates about […]
The GOP Latino Primary Path: Downhill From Here
If there is a tendency for Latino voters to favor the Republican party, small as the tendency may be, we’ve heard it loudly in the Florida primary. From here on […]
Alabama’s Immigration Law Threatens Federal, Individual Rights
By Christopher Rangel In June of 20122, Governor Robert J. Bentley signed Alabama’s HB 56, also known as the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, into law. The first day of […]
Daniel D. Portado: The Original Self-Deportationist
Although Mitt Romney has lately been in the news for promoting self-deportation, there is someone who beat him to the concept back in the 1990s — Daniel D. Portado. (It was […]
Latino Voices On The Internet Are Being Noticed
How do people on the Internet know I’m Latino, aside from my penchant for picking up on double meanings in posts where they weren’t intended? The truth is that they […]
