By REBEKAH K. ZEMANSKY Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – When her husband started hitting her, Juana knew it was wrong. But she stayed, fearing that since he was a U.S. citizen and she was undocumented he could make good…
LatinaLista — Caucasian GOP support for anything having to do with immigration reform is so far and in between that when such a Republican voices support for immigration issues and proudly declares: I personally like the Hispanic people and…
LatinaLista — A vote for the DREAM Act is expected to come any day now and as each day passes with excitement building and more Republicans digging in their heels, there is a hint of a backlash surfacing against…
LatinaLista — 2010 may well be noted in history as the rise of non-partisan political movements in response to the partisan bickering that has sieged Washington ever since South Carolina Republican House Representative Joe Wilson screamed “you lie” to…
LatinaLista — After the Democrats in the Senate decided yesterday to vote no against a cloture vote on the DREAM Act, several news outlets erroneously reported that the bill was dead. It’s not. In fact, it was the smartest…
LatinaLista — Actually, if GOP senators continue to play mean politics tomorrow and prevent passage of the DREAM Act, they will frankly be seen as far worse than the green-skinned outcast who eventually found his heart. A blockage by…
LatinaLista — One of the major concerns expressed about Latino immigrants is their “perceived” reluctance to assimilate into the mainstream. Just to be clear — assimilation has nothing to do with giving up one’s native language. But it does…
LatinaLista — Minutes ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the DREAM Act garnered 216 votes in favor versus 198 votes against it in the House of Representatives. As the debate waged in the House, speakers on both sides…
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, both the House and the Senate are expected to vote on the DREAM Act. While hope runs high that enough Republicans will join in granting these deserving young people a chance to make a true life…
LatinaLista — Today, I received sad news that a colleague, Carlos Guerra, had died. Carlos was a former columnist with the San Antonio Express-News and after he left the newspaper he did what most retired or laid-off journalists do…
LatinaLista — On Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, Sen. Chris Dodd from Connecticut delivered his final remarks as a 30-year member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Earlier this year, Sen. Dodd announced his retirement from Congress which will take…
LatinaLista — As the GOP increasingly becomes “party non grata” to the Latino community due to their opposition of the DREAM Act and every other bill that seems to disproportionately adversely affect the Latino community, talk of creating a…
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista PUERTO RICO — Representative Ivan Rodriguez Traverzo resigned Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 after being the subject of expulsion by the Puerto Rican House of Representatives. His decision came on judgment day — his legislative judgment…
LatinaLista — In response to the many “concerns” Republican lawmakers have posed that they say prevents them from supporting the DREAM Act, Sen. Harry Reid presented yesterday a new version of the DREAM Act with the changes Republicans have…
LatinaLista — The official countdown to Christmas is underway! For some, or most, it’s the official countdown to holiday debt. But not all gifts have to cost money. Sometimes, it’s just the act of re-gifting that can prove more…
LatinaLista –As talk of a cloture vote for the DREAM Act increases on the Hill, some Republicans, who actually have no political will to vote for the bill, are going on record continuing to make disingenuous demands. For example,…
LatinaLista — As the time draws nearer that Congress could vote on the DREAM Act, more and more supporters are coming forward: The Wall Street Journal published an editorial in support of it, as did: The Milford Daily News,…
LatinaLista– With the DREAM Act gaining momentum in Congress, groups, who are hostile towards any idea that our government would do the right thing for this country and begin to resolve the illegal immigration issue, are getting frantic. The…
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista CARACAS — Venezuela is making history with the very first transgender candidate who has applied to be a member of the Supreme Court. Her name is Tamara Adrian, and she exemplifies what it means to…
Remarks of President Barack Obama Today, like millions of other families across America, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will sit down to share a Thanksgiving filled with family and friends – and a few helpings of food and…
By Ivan Marte President of the Center for the Defense of Civil Rights & Equality in Rhode Island In this past midterm election, I couldn´t help but notice that there was one platform element shared by many politicians,…
LatinaLista — Over the last three months, I’ve traveled by air more often at any other time this year. Of those times, I’ve been asked to step aside for body patdowns a couple of times when something I was…
LatinaLista — In a post written last week, Latina Lista pointed out that the Associated Press continues to use the term “illegal immigrant,” thus sanctioning its use by media outlets that follow its lead. A representative from the AP…
LatinaLista — No one ever said fighting for justice or human rights is easy. The problem is that, compared to the total U.S. population, only a smattering of people have ever actually fought for these issues. Aside from marching…
LatinaLista — The Associated Press (AP) headline was meant to startle not denigrate someone. After all, it was about a young college student body president who had grown up living in the United States illegally since he was three-years-old,…
