LatinaLista — Amid the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, arguments have centered over how such a bill would affect the undocumented immigrants who are here. But no one is looking at the bigger picture of how such a bill could affect the migrants who are still making their way to the U.S. — SB 1070 [...]
Guest Voz: Guatemalan-born teen tries to keep his Christian faith as he faces deportation
LatinaLista — The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729, would help tens of thousands of young people, American in all but paperwork, [...]
Closing Mexican border would be a bad thing for both countries
LatinaLista — In a testy exchange between TX Democrat State Rep. Rene Oliveira of Brownsville and Judge Mary Horn, a Republican from North Texas over a new report detailing how much undocumented immigrants cost the state of Texas: Horn said undocumented immigrants have driven up healthcare and prison costs in her county. When Oliveira asked [...]
Finally, some Latino Republicans denounce following AZ lead in immigration hysteria
LatinaLista — As more and more Republican state politicians running for office take their cues from Arizona in proposing harsh legislation targeting undocumented immigrants, it has been disappointing as to either how silent or compliant Latino Republicans have been with the actions of these political-AZ-Gov.-Brewer-wannabes. While some Hispanic Republicans have publicly supported the get-tough approach [...]
Both The Left and The Right are guilty in dehumanizing the border issue
LatinaLista — There’s a saying that goes “There are two sides to every story.” It’s a saying that applies even to U.S. -Mexico border security. Now, the popular assumption would be that it’s a them vs. us story. Not true. It’s a story of dehumanizing vs humanizing. Both The Left and The Right in the [...]
Guest Voz: Russian by birth, American by heart, DREAM Act student Ivan Nikolov fights to be an American
LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters by young people who face an uncertain life and future because of their illegal status. The [...]
