By Ashley Soley-Cerro EL NUEVO SOL David’s story is common, but it often goes unheard. This is because, for him, coming out does not only include personal consequences, but also legal ones. For this reason, the pseudonym David will…
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Many of us are confused about how the new law requiring everyone in America to have health insurance will work, so we decided to talk to Delaware’s Secretary of Health and Social Services,…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat New Jersey is moving closer to passing legislation that would give undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children the ability to pay in-state tuition and receive financial aid at state…
By Alex Corey El Nuevo Sol On September 30, Luis Rivera, 17, attempted to enter the U.S. through Laredo, Texas — 1400 miles away from his family’s home in Los Angeles. As Rivera stepped up to speak with a…
LatinaLista Amid the weekend news trumpeting California Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of 9 immigration-related bills, one bill had special meaning – the bill that allows Sergio Garcia to practice law. If you remember, Sergio was the young man who…
LatinaLista — On September 4, 2013, Sergio Garcia will appear before the California Supreme Court. He will argue for the right to practice law. By all rights, he should be able to. In 2009, Sergio passed the California State…
LatinaLista — Art and activism have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. Since art is perhaps the boldest form of expression and activism is considered the most radical form of raising awareness of (usually) injustices, the two perfectly compliment one another…
LatinaLista — This September 11 will mark the 12-year anniversary of 9-11. Though there was unimaginable destruction with the collapse of the Twin Towers, there have been signs, in the years since the attack, of a rebuilding and a…
By Michael Cheng El Nuevo Sol Ten years ago, James, an undocumented student at CSUN, moved with his family to Los Angeles from Tlaxcala, México, but he isn’t Latino, he is Korean American. James (an undocumented student alias) called…
By Gustavo Martínez Contreras Mojado Citizen Marco Saavedra’s dad is torn by the path his son has taken and wishes he could come back to the family business in The Bronx. Antonio Saavedra wishes good luck and says goodbye…
LatinaLista — Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter born in the Philippines, stunned his journalism colleagues when he announced in 2011 via the New York Times that he was undocumented. Since that life-changing moment, when the world, his…
By Chase Cook Oklahoma Watch When they’re ill, they borrow medicine from relatives or get discounted prescriptions from a community health center. If they’re hurting from an ear infection, back sprain or other painful injury, they may go to…
LatinaLista — When future generations look back at how the immigrant rights movement flourished during this time in our history, they won’t have to resort to print to read about it. They’ll be able to witness it for themselves…
By Joanna Rentería El Nuevo Sol “I’M AMERICAN – I’M JUST WAITING FOR MY COUNTRY TO RECOGNIZE IT.”- JOSÉ ANTONIO VARGAS Students and staff of California State University, Northridge, gathered Tuesday evening to hear the words of Award-winning multimedia…
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano A controversial decision of the Superior Court of Delaware provides that a worker, although being deported, does not lose the right to compensation In October 2012, the Superior Court Judge of Delaware, Jerome…
LatinaLista — A new analysis of who U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been ‘detaining’ and processing for deportation from 2008 to early 2012 is both a relief and cause for concern. According to a report issued by…
La Costa Latina Montgomery, Ala. — A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit on February 7 to block a portion of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law requiring state officials to publicly post an online list of immigrants who may…
LatinaLista — Even though two different immigration reform plans have been laid out, there is still criticism that existing White House directives to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to not apprehend and place in deportation proceedings non-threatening undocumented…
By John Lamb Hispanic Nashville The following is my response to Is ‘Illegal Immigrant’ the Right Description? on the Public Editor’s Journal blog written by Margaret Sullivan, Public Editor of the New York Times. It’s not the single use…
By Cristina Jimenez LatinaLista This past Saturday, August 25th, DREAMers at over 40 sites across America attended “Own the Dream” clinic and forum events. These clinics and forums helped undocumented Americans apply for “deferred action” and work permits under…
LatinaLista — It’s called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and it’s what has rallied the undocumented community and Latino activists ever since its announcement by the President in June. With the DACA, undocumented youth who fit the…
LatinaLista — One of the most appalling displays of how little regard our American justice system has for the human rights of undocumented immigrants took place yesterday in a Missouri courtroom. Greene County Judge David Jones terminated the parental rights…
LatinaLista — The alarm sounded when state politicians first began passing legislation known as Voter ID laws. These laws, compared to the discriminatory Jim Crow laws of the Civil Rights era, require voters to bring a picture ID to…
LatinaLista — A few months ago, TIME magazine profiled Latinos in a cover story about how Latino voters will choose the next president. A by-product of that story had TIME wading into the immigration debate, an issue closely associated…
LatinaLista — By her own admission, 18-year-old Audrey Vivar has always been a “little ambitious and nerdy.” Two qualities that helped this recent high school graduate of New Tech Manor High School outside Austin, Texas finish her senior year…
