LatinaLista — For every five steps we think we’re taking to cleanse this country of racism, discrimination and prejudice, we always end up sliding back and starting all over again. The latest example of how we’re dancing around the…
LatinaLista — An interesting study released by the University of Chicago last week titled the Black Youth Project surveyed attitudes of young people ages 15 to 25. Though the study focused on young Blacks, Whites and Latinos also comprised…
LatinaLista — As we reported this morning, the Ibrahim family has been released from the T. Don Hutto Residential facility. Mrs. Ibrahim hugs her 3-year-old daughter whom she hasn’t seen in 3 months. Children hug their long-missed 3-year-old sister….
LatinaLista — The first family at the T. Don Hutto Residential Facility, the converted prison where non-Mexican immigrant families awaiting processing of their deportation cases, have been released. T. Don Hutto Residential facility E-rumors were circulated late last night…
LatinaLista — Whenever there is a problem to be solved, thousands of dollars will be spent on consultants, focus groups and meetings — all dedicated to trying to solve a problem that usually affects “other” people. Take for instance…
LatinaLista — This morning, the Williamson County, Texas commissioners had an important decision to make — either renew the lease with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the ones who run the T. Don Hutto Residential facility where nonMexican, undocumented…
LatinaLista — Monday nights are addictive for those of us who have gotten hooked on the NBC series Heroes. The idea that ordinary-looking people can have these incredible qualities makes it all the more believable that a “Superman” could…
LatinaLista — A new study released by Vanderbilt University’s law and economics professor, Dr. Joni Hersch, just verifies what so many of us in the so-called “minority” communities have known all along – the color of a person’s skin…
LatinaLista — It wasn’t enough that Republicans had to parade around the country last summer and hold bogus “field hearings” on what the public thought about illegal immigration and undocumented immigrants. For anyone who attended those sessions, it was…
LatinaLista — An interesting survey would be to see if Hispanic viewership of Dallas Cowboys’ games increased this season after Tony Romo came on the field? As soon as everyone heard that Romo’s Hispanic grandparents, Ramiro and Felicita Romo,…
LatinaLista (The following is an edited version of a longer op-ed written for Hispanic Link News Service) A documented characteristic of Hispanic voters is that no one political party can really claim us as all their own. For Latinos,…
LatinaLista Extending hope and opportunity in our country requires an immigration system worthy of America — with laws that are fair and borders that are secure. When laws and borders are routinely violated, this harms the interests of our…
LatinaLista — As we all know by now, the Democratic list of nominees for President just got longer. Now, New Mexico’s Governor Bill Richardson has announced the formation of his Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee. Gov. Bill Richardson Between his…
LatinaLista — During this time when Latino immigrants, and some Latino citizens, are continuously being told that they are not needed or wanted in this county, it’s nice to finally see some documentation that Latinos are not only wanted…
LatinaLista — Today, Tyrone Williams was sentenced to life in prison for being the Grim Reaper to 19 undocumented immigrants who suffocated in the back of his 18-wheeler one hot, sweltering day while passing through Texas on the eve of…
LatinaLista — In a previous posting, I spoke about the sad situation in a Los Angeles-area community where Latino on black crime and intimidation was so rampant that a 14-year-old black girl was gunned down by two Latino gang…
LatinaLista — In yesterday’s posting, I mentioned how it seemed odd that while the number of white people arrested for crimes was higher than either blacks or Hispanics, their actual numbers behind bars were far less than what the…
LatinaLista — Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior would have been 78 years old. Had he lived, what would he have thought about what’s going on today? Though he would have been somewhat pleased about the strides people of…
LatinaLista — If you’re a regular reader of Latina Lista, then you remember when we first reported last month about the T. Don Hutto Residential facility in Taylor, Texas. T. Don Hutto Residential facility According to the Immigration and…
LatinaLista — There is a bigger verdad (truth) in this whole immigration debate and the proof is in the pizza. By now, we’ve all heard of the special promotion that a Dallas, Texas-based pizza chain called Pizza Patron, was…
LatinaLista — As President Bush delivers his speech telling the nation that it’s going to take over 20,000 more U.S. troops to bring stability to Iraq, I am rereading the sad statistics about the homeless in this country. (Source:…
LatinaLista — This is a tale of two babies. Each was the first baby born in 2007 in their new hometowns, and of course profiled in their local newspapers. One was born in the county of Dallas, Texas. His…
LatinaLista — Brains over brawn. High-tech versus service. Skilled versus unskilled. A new Duke University engineering study titled “America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs,” released today illustrates the extreme spectrum of immigrants who come to the United States to live and…
LatinaLista — Exactly two years ago this week, the Mexican government found itself under attack for trying to provide a humanitarian aide to the thousands of people who illegally migrate from and through Mexico on their way to the…
LatinaLista — The newswires and blogosphere has been abuzz all day with the swearing-in of Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House. Everyone around the world is taking notice that Ms. Pelosi is now the most…
