Marisa Treviño

Nov 17, 2006, 2:40 AM 0

LatinaLista — Yesterday was the three-month anniversary of Elvira Arellano’s stay in a Chicago-area church seeking sanctuary from deportation to Mexico. During these three months, Elvira dare not leave the church because then she would be fair game for…

Diversity, Economy, Education, Palabra Final, Special Reports

Four Myths About Undocumented Immigrants are Dispelled in New University Study

Nov 16, 2006, 4:06 AM 0

LatinaLista — As more and more towns join in the hysteria of proclaiming undocumented immigrants Public Enemy #1, it’s more and more obvious these politicians and citizens don’t want to know the people behind the label. Who knows what…

Culture, General, Parenting

Are Hispanic Family Values a Myth?

Nov 15, 2006, 2:53 AM 0

LatinaLista Nearly half of the children born to Hispanic mothers in the U.S. are born out of wedlock, a proportion that has been increasing rapidly with no signs of slowing down. Given what psychologists and sociologists now know about…

History, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Why the Battle for Civil Rights and the Fight for the Undocumented are Similar

Nov 14, 2006, 2:41 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s rather ironic that on a day when ground is being broken for the construction of the first memorial on the National Mall to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., that yet another town is passing ordinances to…

Global Views, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

22 Countries have Joined to Rebuke U.S. Immigration Policies — But does the U.S. Care?

Nov 12, 2006, 4:46 PM 0

LatinaLista — It is safe to say that the United States was a bit distracted the first weekend of November. There was so much focus on the November 7 elections that, as usual, the rest of the world, aside…

Government, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth

USA TODAY Column: Part II: Young Voters Increased by 2 Million

Nov 10, 2006, 6:34 PM 0

LatinaLista — In today’s opinion section of USA TODAY, there appears a column of mine. In the column, I basically explain that while the turnout numbers weren’t great for Latinos in this election it didn’t mean that we don’t…

Culture, Media, Palabra Final

Latinos Have a Major PR Problem

Nov 10, 2006, 3:36 AM 0

LatinaLista — Just because the Democrats won, it still isn’t time for the Latino community to celebrate. There are still too many open wounds that are festering and becoming even more infected with misinformation, prejudice and unsubstantiated fear. But…

Children, Education, Youth

Latino Youth Feel Law Enforcement and Educators Don’t Care About Them

Nov 9, 2006, 2:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s the day after the election. And as pundits and the media like to do, every minute factor contributing in some way to this election and what followed it, will be microscopically examined and re-examined until a…

Diversity, Government, Palabra Final, Politics

The Latino Vote Did Make a Difference in Tuesday’s Election

Nov 8, 2006, 5:03 AM 0

LatinaLista — From the time the polls opened this morning, “talk” has been how the Latino vote just wasn’t going to materialize like everyone knew it wasn’t going to do. With every voter registration drive trying to capitalize on…

Diversity, Palabra Final, Politics

Keeping an Eye on Latino Candidates in Tomorrow’s Election

Nov 7, 2006, 3:57 AM 0

LatinaLista — Latino candidates are competing in 38 states for top federal and state offices in tomorrow’s elections. To see all the races with Latino candidates, check out the 2006 Election Profile compiled by the National Association of Latino…

Culture, Palabra Final, Politics

Can Latino Political Candidates Be Seen Independent of “Hispanic Issues?”

Nov 6, 2006, 1:35 AM 0

LatinaLista — The countdown to Tuesday’s elections have been underway for a while but with news from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials that Latino candidates are competing in 38 states for top federal and state…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

A Republican Strategy Backfires and Creates an Uncertain Day of Reckoning

Nov 3, 2006, 9:22 PM 0

LatinaLista — Is the illegal immigration issue being blown out of proportion to distract voters from the real issues that threaten this country? Of course, it depends on whom you ask. Yet, preliminary observations show that the immigration issue…

Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Federal and Local Law Enforcement Run Risk of Violating Legal Latinos’ Rights

Nov 2, 2006, 7:22 PM 0

LatinaLista — It was anticipated this was going to happen â€” federal immigration agents in their zeal to round up undocumented immigrants make a mistake and subject legal Latinos to the kind of kick-in-the-door, gun-in-your-face behavior usually reserved for…

Culture, Diversity, Palabra Final

Latinos Not as Unified as Believed

Nov 2, 2006, 2:28 AM 0

LatinaLista — The common complaint that has always existed within the Latino community is how people afuera (outside) the community think we are all the same. Just as advertisers and the media are finally getting the message that Latinos…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Want a Real Halloween Scare? Watch Republican-made Anti-Immigrant Commercials

Nov 1, 2006, 2:31 AM 0

LatinaLista — Halloween used to mean a time of scary fun, but it’s pure scariness watching what’s being passed off as legitimate political campaign commercials. Thanks to the New Republic Online which has tracked down the 7 worst immigration…

Global Views, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final

New Report Shows Increase in Migrant Border Deaths in the El Paso Sector

Oct 30, 2006, 9:45 PM 0

LatinaLista — Before the first hole is dug for the new 700-mile fence along our border with Mexico, maybe someone should read the latest report from The Border Network for Human Rights. It’s titled 2006 Report on Migrant Deaths…

Local News, Media, Palabra Final

Did Newspaper Immigration Story Violate the Trust of Those Interviewed?

Oct 29, 2006, 8:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — It was a Page One story in the print edition and could be found front-and-center on the homepage. The headline reads: In McKinney, illegals are no cause for panic. The story was basically about how a group…

Culture, Palabra Final, Politics

Texas GOP Chairman Deletes Ethnic Identifications on Party Web Site

Oct 28, 2006, 8:32 PM 0

LatinaLista — In an earlier posting, Latina Lista wrote about the shock that erupted around Texas when GOP Wise County Chairman, D.A. Sharpe, who is an amateur geneologist, decided to include the listing of AE (American European) next to…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

The Beginning of Intolerance of the Undocumented

Oct 27, 2006, 11:35 PM 0

LatinaLista — There’s news of more towns jumping on the illegal immigration bandwagon: the mayor of Rogers, Arkansas wants to declare undocumented immigrants as public nuisances, and the city council in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania unanimously passed a resolution to ban…

Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Have Undocumented Immigrants Been Renamed as “Enemy Combatants”?

Oct 10, 2006, 3:30 PM 0

LatinaLista — When historians look back on the rise of bloggers as a force that either replaced or aided newspapers (viewpoint is up for debate) in making public officials stay accountable for their actions, will bloggers be viewed as…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Fence Dividing Wrong Side of Border

Oct 5, 2006, 2:09 AM 0

LatinaLista — Yesterday, President Bush signed what is officially known as the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. To the rest of us – it’s the Fence Bill. True there are a host of other things all bundled into…

Culture, Online, Palabra Final, Politics

Senate Republicans Cross the Line with Offensive Latino-Themed Web Site

Oct 4, 2006, 2:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — The folks at the National Republican Senatorial Committee must have either had one too many jello shots or thought they were hired as scriptwriters for the next Jackass movie because those are the only plausible explanations at…

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth

It is Time to Stop Using Young Children to Lobby on Behalf of Illegal Immigration

Oct 3, 2006, 2:11 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the saddest impacts of illegal immigration has nothing to do with the United States, Mexico, the economies of either country, or even the adults Ã‚â€” it has to do with the children. Among all the…

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