By Citizen in Heart LatinaLista Citizen in Heart is a 21-year-old undocumented immigrant whose family came to this country when she was four years old. Though she was born in Mexico, she feels no different than her classmates, friends…
Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice
Is it Really a Choice Between Being a Nation that Offers Sanctuary or is Sovereign?
Aug 22, 2007, 4:10 PM 6
LatinaLista — It used to be that the United States of America represented both a haven from persecution for different religious and political beliefs, economic and ethnic oppression – the list goes on, and a place that was not…
Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final
New Pew Hispanic Study Illustrates Today’s Economic Gains by Latino immigrants are Short-lived for Future Generations
Aug 21, 2007, 5:10 PM 7
LatinaLista — Have you heard? There’s another Latino migration happening across the country. The Pew Hispanic Center released their latest report today — 1995 — 2005: Foreign-Born Latinos Make Progress on Wages. It seems Latino immigrants are moving from…
LatinaLista — The carefully orchestrated apprehension of Elvira Arellano yesterday in Los Angeles, California showed that the federal government, above all else, did not want a repeat performance of what happened in Miami in 2000 when agents stormed the…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Women
Breaking News: Sanctuary-Seeker, Elvira Arellano, Arrested by ICE Agents
Aug 19, 2007, 8:00 PM 9
LatinaLista — The rumors started Friday afternoon. Elvira Arellano, the undocumented immigrant who had just completed her one-year anniversary in sanctuary in a Chicago-area church was on the move. A quick call to one of her supporters confirmed only…
Immigration, Media, Palabra Final
Is It Fair to Demonize ALL Undocumented Immigrants Because of the Few Who Are Bad?
Aug 15, 2007, 1:47 PM 7
LatinaLista — When a couple of people who belong to a particular group do something bad, do we demonize the whole group? When Bill Clinton had his affair with Lewinsky, did people condemn the entire Democrat Party? When Tom…
Education, Immigration, Palabra Final
Breaking News: Colorado Allows In-State Tuition for Children of Illegal Immigrants
Aug 15, 2007, 12:31 PM 2
LatinaLista — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers outlined in his 6-page opinion that U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants have the right to receive in-state tuition. Earlier this month, with universities and colleges gearing up for fall enrollment, Republican and Democrat…
Causes, Culture, Immigration, Online, Theater
A Funny Look at the So-Called Latino Invasion
Aug 15, 2007, 11:39 AM 0
LatinaLista — They’re bad. They’re Brown. And they call themselves the Latino Comedy Project. The latest irreverent look at immigration is offered by this Austin, Texas-based comedy troupe who pokes fun at all those who are screaming that there…
Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final
When the Mexican Rich Get Richer, The Poor Come North
Aug 14, 2007, 8:18 PM 5
LatinaLista — So what if we build a 30-foot, double-steel, reinforced fence at the border with Mexico and do random worksite raids gathering hundreds of undocumented immigrants and filling planes and buses to deport them en masse back across…
Games, Human Rights, Immigration
New video game shows the chilly side of immigration policies
Aug 14, 2007, 4:27 PM 1
LatinaLista — What is a new video game about illegal immigration that is due to launch in November going to accomplish that countless blog posts, documentaries and news stories couldn’t? Well, for one thing, it’s going to show players…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Government Statistics Show a Border Fence Won’t Stop Illegal Entries
Aug 13, 2007, 9:42 AM 4
LatinaLista — A report over the weekend provided the statistical documentation to show that the increase in border security is working. The only problem is those same statistics provide an even stronger case as to why a border fence…
Economy, Guest Voz, Immigration
An Economist Sees the True Value of Undocumented Labor
Aug 9, 2007, 11:38 AM 10
LatinaLista — There is a very simple reason as to why the United States is in the mess it is in when it comes to having lost control over illegal immigration. Nobody ever wanted to talk about our dependence…
Children, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Colorado Creates a Cold State for Citizen Children of Undocumented Parents
Aug 8, 2007, 11:10 AM 1
LatinaLista — Most of the time politicians are saavy in hiding their true agendas when passing a particular bill. They usually can sneak an amendment in that caters to their own special interests or ideology without anyone being the…
Culture, Immigration, Palabra Final
Why is Being Hispanic Synonymous with Being Illegal?
Aug 7, 2007, 4:06 PM 7
LatinaLista — Pedro Guzman is a 29-year-old native Californian — but that didn’t matter. Like a pathetic scene from an old Cheech and Chong movie, he was deported to Mexico back in May. Today, he is finally being reunited…
General, Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final
News Alert: Security Guards at Immigrant Detention Facility Corroborate Immigrant Detainees’ Claims of Inhumane Treatment
Aug 3, 2007, 8:18 AM 2
LatinaLista RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS: Reports are filtering out from the Willacy County detention center in Raymondville that the 2,000 detained immigrants waiting for deportation are suffering in such bad conditions that one detainee has tried to commit suicide. Willacy County…
Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Youth
More Undocumented Students Go on Hunger Strike for an Education: Are Legislators Listening?
Aug 2, 2007, 5:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — In just a few weeks, school starts. But for some of the 65,000 undocumented high school graduates, they would need to win the lottery to be able to afford to attend their hometown colleges. (Source: uga.edu)
Immigration, Politics
GOP Resolution Finally Reveals what Republicans Fear from the Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants
Jul 31, 2007, 9:37 PM 0
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time before the hardline GOP members would agree with the immigration reformists, and the day has finally arrived. In the words of Terry Strine, the Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party:…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Arizona’s Immigrant Hotline May be Legal, but Is It Right?
Jul 27, 2007, 5:38 PM 14
LatinaLista — In Arizona, anti-immigrant feelings run higher there than in any other border state. It’s gotten to the point where the local sheriff has installed a hotline for people to report suspected illegal immigrants. There’s nothing wrong with…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Breaking News: Democratic Congressman Says Immigration Reform Won’t be Touched for 6 Years
Jul 26, 2007, 2:27 PM 6
LatinaLista — Just when we thought there was relief on the horizon for the thousands of families being traumatized by immigration sweeps and an uncertain future, there comes word that the Democrats don’t have any plans on addressing the…
Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final
Do U.S. Citizens Really Want to do Back-Breaking Labor for Minimum Wage?
Jul 20, 2007, 7:19 PM 5
LatinaLista — The title of a new Arizona coalition sounds more like the name of an early morning talk show than an organized effort to combat the first fallout of the state’s do-it-yourself approach to immigration reform. (Source: bp2.blogger.com)
Culture, Immigration, Media, Music
Fall of Latin Music Sales Indicates Stress Felt by Undocumented Immigrants
Jul 19, 2007, 5:38 PM 1
LatinaLista — The nationwide campaign targeting undocumented immigrants is having the expected impact — emptying out factories, creating fear, increasing racial profiling AND one unexpected consequence that is music to no one’s ears — a sharp drop in Latin…
Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth
Another Bill Gets Pulled from the Senate Floor — And Students Without Papers are Forced to Wait Longer For A College Education
Jul 18, 2007, 9:26 PM 6
LatinaLista — What happens when state legislators targeting undocumented immigrants decide to penalize the kids as well by not allowing them to pay in-state tuition for college? A school counselor comes to the rescue.
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Were Chertoff’s Recent Comments Another Attempt to Equate the Undocumented with Terrorists?
Jul 11, 2007, 6:38 PM 1
LatinaLista — The blogosphere is “abuzz” with the comments made yesterday by Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. It seems the Secretary, during face-time with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune, stated matter-of-factly that the United States was…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Not Everyone Believes Driving Out the Undocumented is the Best Solution to a Broken System
Jul 6, 2007, 10:15 AM 5
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time before advocates for the undocumented realized that the government was not the cavalry to come charging to the rescue of millions of undocumented living in a state of limbo. Just…
Business, Children, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final
Immigrants and Their Children Will Account for All of the U.S. Work Force Growth Between 2010 and 2030
Jul 3, 2007, 2:20 PM 2
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, the United States of America is 231 years old. What has become a cliche, courtesy of the immigration reform debate, that our nation is a nation of immigrants, has never been more true than tomorrow. According…
