LatinaLista — It’s now been a couple of months since the editors at the promigrant site The Sanctuary submitted a questionnaire about immigration reform and issues of importance to Latinos to both the presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John…
LatinaLista — This past week, Washington was “invaded” by the annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” lobbying event to push Congress to enact immigration reform. One of the leading organizations of the event was the Federation for American…
By Maria del Carmen Salazar, Ph.D. Dr. Maria del Carmen Salazar Dr. Maria del Carmen Salazar of the University of Denver served as the lead author on “Agenda Latina,” a report that evaluated the current economic, health and educational…
LatinaLista — (The following is a press release that was issued today for undocumented workers in the New Orleans’ area who may be afraid to evacuate due to ICE immigration enforcement.) IMMIGRANT WORKERS GAIN KEY ASSURANCE FROM HOMELAND SECURITY;…
While freestyle wrestler Henry Cejudo basked in the glow of Olympic gold medal success, his family story as the son of undocumented immigrants underscores a punitive federal policy that separates mixed status families. LatinaLista — It’s no wonder that…
LatinaLista — While not much is being reported in the traditional press about the ongoing battle along the U.S.-Mexico border between U.S. residents fighting the Department of Homeland Security’s intent to construct a physical barrier between Mexico and the…
LatinaLista — It is 1,367 miles from Denver, Colorado, the site of the Democratic National Convention, and Laurel, Mississippi, the site of the latest “biggest” immigration raid in the country. Yet, the two towns might as well be on…
LatinaLista — After three weeks and wasting $41,000, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrived at a startling conclusion — creating a program to allow undocumented immigrants to self-deport doesn’t work. (Source: Daylife.com) As Latina Lista noted in…
LatinaLista — It’s a safe bet to say the country is awash in “momentum.” There’s momentum building for next week’s Democratic convention. There’s momentum building as to who will be the running mates for both presidential candidates and there’s…
LatinaLista — The story of the largest immigration raid in history that happened at Postville, Iowa would seem like a “has-been” story regurgitated ad nauseam, but there’s a second part to it that is proving to be more disturbing…
LatinaLista — A new federal program dubbed Scheduled Departure calls on undocumented immigrants to self-deport. It’s not a new idea or a very good one, but it may be the reality check the government needs to see the immigration…
LatinaLista — It goes without saying that the saddest element in the current enforcement of immigration laws is the apprehension, deportation or abandonment of children. Stories surface every day of parents who were apprehended and fearing the same for…
LatinaLista — Last week, Homeland Security had a change of mind about building the infamous Texas-Mexico border fence in Presidio, Texas. A change of mind NOT a change of heart. It seems reality kicked in when it was discovered…
LatinaLista — Back when former LA Times reporter Sonia Nazario decided to record the story of one boy’s journey from Honduras to the United States, through gang-infested areas of Guatemala and Mexico riding on the dangerous roofs of moving…
(Readers, who have noticed my byline on op-eds (opinion editorials) in some print publications around the country, have asked why they can’t find them on Latina Lista. Well, now they can. On the left-hand side of the page, there…
LatinaLista — Artist Margaret Parker describes herself as an explorer. My journeys take me to the territory of the personal, political, and spiritual. I have no preconceived notion before I start, and I use the medium that best fits…
LatinaLista — It’s being called the “Black Summer” in the San Joaquin Valley of California these days. Why? San Joaquin Valley farm workers spread out to pick the season’s harvest of carrots. (Source: ucdavis.edu) Because last Thursday yet another…
(Update: August 6: Jose Medellin was executed at 10 p.m. CST at Huntsville, Texas: Update: August 5, 9 p.m.: The Supreme Court has decided to review the request of Jose Medellin’s appeal for a stay. As such, his execution…
LatinaLista — When the editors at The Sanctuary, of which Latina Lista is a founding member, submitted a rather lengthy questionnaire last month to all the presidential candidates, critics asked who did we think we were to expect the…
LatinaLista — The Houston Chronicle reports that Rice University sociologist delivered some startling news to attendees at a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce gathering: Houston, Texas 70 percent of Houstonians over the age of 60 are Anglo. 75 percent of…
LatinaLista — This week, we learned from a Justice Department report that the White House interfered in the hiring of immigration judges by politicizing the hires. In other words, if the candidates met the conservative criteria or were recommended…
LatinaLista — A disturbing report was released this week by the Justice Department. In the 140-page document entitled An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office of the Attorney General, it…
By Sheryl Luna | Latina Lista Longtime television journalist Geraldo Rivera challenges the public rhetoric and media perception of what defines today’s U.S. Hispanics, and in the process, crafts a personal portrait that is under-reported in the news. Geraldo…
LatinaLista — This past Sunday, over 1,000 people marched the streets of Postville, Iowa to protest the nation’s largest immigration raid. The protesters, men, women and children, joined together in crying out against the working conditions at the Agriprocessors…
LatinaLista — All too often, the human element is excluded from the debate on what to do about undocumented immigrants. Because of the rampant hostility manufactured by some self-interest groups, we are all supposed to believe that undocumented migrants…
