LatinaLista — What some thought would never happen in the Lone Star State did. The Texas Senate passed a bill that now requires law enforcement officials to ask the immigration status of people who are lawfully detained or arrested — at least those who are Latino. In a state, where the 2010 US census confirms, [...]
Romney may have won last night’s debate but Gingrich had the answer Latinos were waiting for
LatinaLista — New Hampshire, the site of last night’s CNN Republican debate, is 94 percent white, according to the 2010 Census. Latinos are the largest minority demographic in the state comprising 2.8 percent of the population followed by Asians at 2.2 percent. So, it’s probably not a big surprise that the person who asked the [...]
United Farm Workers asks nation to sign petition supporting Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
LatinaLista — One of the least contentious elements being proposed as part of a larger immigration reform package has to do with creating a guest worker program to serve the agricultural industry. The reasoning is that such a program would provide more security to undocumented farm workers who are subject to an untold number of [...]
Community urged to call in to fight Oxnard redistricting that negatively impacts Latino voters
Amigos805.com OXNARD, CA — Oxnard residents are being urged to call the California Redistricting Commission to voice their opposition to a proposal that would split Oxnard into two Assembly Districts. Half of Oxnard’s residents, as well as Santa Paula and Fillmore, would be split and go into Simi Valley’s 37th Assembly District, opponents reported. Half [...]
Alabama’s passage of most cruel anti-immigrant law harkens back to state’s racist past
LatinaLista — According to Merriam-Webster, the word “reform” has these three top meanings: 1a : to put or change into an improved form or condition 1b : to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses 2: to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better [...]
In Texas, the battle for quality education for ALL children rages on
By Alfredo R. Santos La Voz de Austin On June 4th, 2011, I went to a rally at the Texas State Capitol to help call attention to the fact that public education is under attack in Texas. As I stood in the rotunda of the Capitol shouting slogans and singing a modified version of the [...]
