LatinaLista — Ever since I posted the news that there is a massive march planned for March 21 in Washington by supporters of comprehensive immigration reform, response has been mixed. Some have supported it and others not — not too surprising. But what was surprising was that people, who normally support such actions wholeheartedly on [...]
Supreme Court’s loosening of campaign finance laws may help Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LatinaLista — Columnist Paul Bedard of U.S. News & World Report lists, in his Washington Whispers column, the 10 Keys for Democrats to Avoid Election Disaster. #4 is immigration reform: Push through immigration reform that will tell Hispanics the party likes them by including elements like amnesty for illegal immigrants. Little chance of passage, however. [...]
Grading Obama’s first year in office proves to be an incomplete review
LatinaLista — Everywhere we turn in the media today, there are three stories that are dominating the headlines: Rightfully, the Haiti earthquake and the ongoing rescue efforts; Naturally, the Republican victory and what this means for healthcare reform and; Amazingly, a report card review of Obama’s first year in office. As part of a demographic [...]
Defeat of DeMint provision on border wall fuels hope that Vitter Amendment will crumble
LatinaLista — There was a time when those of us, who are naive when it comes to the ways of Washington, believed that debate over undocumented immigrants would be limited to the Immigration Reform bill. How wrong we were. In almost every major policy bill up for review and passage, congressmen have forcefully inserted undocumented [...]
Stopping global violence against women can start with U.S.
LatinaLista — When stories filter across the Atlantic that rape is escalating as a weapon of warfare or that honor killings are still taking place or we hear stories that human trafficking of young girls and boys is as big a business for drug cartels as trafficking illegal drugs, then it’s time to take a [...]
Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act
LatinaLista — In my 17 years of journalism covering issues that impact the Latino community, the saddest stories I’ve covered have had to do with teenage pregnancy. Not for the fact that these young Latinas got pregnant and found themselves now as mothers because, in the majority of the interviews I’ve conducted over the years, [...]
