By Eduardo Stanley LatinaLista On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it would no longer use the word “illegal” when referring to immigrants without legal residence or working permits. The announcement was made by Kathleen Carroll, Vice President and Executive Editor of AP, who explained [...]
Guest Voz: In the political cycle the “young grow old” and forgetfulness sets in
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Rank and file Democrats are desperate for a turnaround of their political fortunes, and an end of the Robber Baron era — so much so that they see the recent elections as their deliverance. For them, the last presidential election was a sign that the country is turning to the [...]
Guest Voz: The Voting Rights Act Becomes More Vital By the Day
By Andrew Cohen Brennan Center for Justice The law may sometimes lie in suspended animation — like it is now, today over voting rights — but politics always moves relentlessly ahead. So while the justices of the United States Supreme Court contemplate the fate of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires federal [...]
Guest Voz: The Time is Now for Dreamers: Join the rally April 10
By Lily Eskelsen LatinaLista Wednesday I will stand on the West Lawn of our nation’s capitol with thousands of others and demand that a dream come true. Congress isn’t Disneyland and I am not wishing on a star for Tinker Bell to wave a magic wand. It’s not that kind of dream. Real dreams aren’t [...]
Guest Voz: Amnesia of women’s roles in American history robs next generation to advance further
By Kamala Lopez LatinaLista As I watched the premiere of Jennifer Lee’s excellent new documentary, Feminist: Stories from Women’s Liberation at the L.A. Women’s International Film Festival, I had an unpleasant déjà vu moment. Once again, I was learning about American women’s history, my history, through random happenstance. This had happened to me several years [...]
Guest Voz: (Ret.) Ambassador Garza — A Must Do: Immigration Reform
By Antonio Garza LatinaLista It’s been a busy but productive couple of weeks for me. I participated in Rice University’s Energy Conference and, for the last couple of days, have been in DC at the Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, as well as taking part in an off-the-record discussion with the Council of the America’s [...]
