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Business, Economy, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Without the DREAM Act, more U.S. jobs will be needlessly foreign outsourced

Sep 20, 2010, 4:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — Every argument I have ever heard about why the DREAM Act — the bill that grants citizenship, affordable college access and the opportunity to enter the military to young undocumented students who were brought to this country…

Global Views, Immigration, Multimedia, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Documentary “Train to Nowhere” relives the harrowing last journey of 11 undocumented immigrants

Sep 20, 2010, 12:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — Before we had daily reports of indiscriminate murders of undocumented Central American immigrants committed by Mexican drug carteles, Americans weren’t so accustomed to hearing about mass deaths of undocumented immigrants. The first such report that brought this…

Education, Guest Voz, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Undocumented student: “For justice, for human rights, for the economy, for America, please, help us pass the DREAM Act

Sep 17, 2010, 5:52 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been over two months since Latina Lista joined with Citizen Orange and America’s Voice to elevate the voices of undocumented students who are fighting to be recognized as Americans. The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack…

Education, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

DREAM Act student: “I am ‘in (immigration) line’ but my real wait is more like 18 years.”

Sep 16, 2010, 9:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Next week, it is widely anticipated that the DREAM Act will come up for a vote on the Senate floor as an attached amendment to the Defense Reauthorization bill — IF there are 60 votes to support…

Children, Health, Immigration, Social Justice, Youth

TX report finds undocumented children five times more likely in state care due to sexual abuse

Sep 15, 2010, 10:42 AM 0

LatinaLista — By now, even the most casual observer of the news knows about DREAM Act students, or at least has heard the term, in reference to those students who are undocumented and have grown up in this country….

Education, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Deported DREAM Act student reaches out from Bangladesh and pleads to be returned home to the United States

Sep 15, 2010, 9:12 AM 2

LatinaLista — For the past month, letters to President Obama written by DREAM Act students have been posted to Latina Lista. It’s part of an ongoing campaign to get Congress to pass the DREAM Act. Well, yesterday two things…

Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

For the sake of the DREAM Act students, Latinos must come together

Sep 14, 2010, 2:43 PM 3

LatinaLista — For the thousands of undocumented students who have been working tirelessly for passage of the DREAM Act — staging hunger strikes, peaceful sit-ins in the offices of Congressmen and women, organizing protest marches, creating petitions, Facebook pages,…

General, Global Views, Online, Social Justice, Technology

Global Peace Summit goes online for all to attend

Sep 14, 2010, 11:35 AM 0

LatinaLista — Is the world addicted to violence? It’s a question that seems to get validated more and more each day. Whether it’s the senseless daily cartel murders in Mexico or the torturous actions by the Taliban or the…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Two Latino brothers, and Vietnam vets, are latest victims of broken immigration system

Sep 13, 2010, 5:00 PM 1

LatinaLista — Colorado Springs residents Manuel and Valente Valenzuela are brothers, Vietnam veterans, Mexican-Americans and facing deportation to Mexico — a country that by all rights is not their home. Though the two men were born in Mexico over…

Education, General, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student takes control of his own destiny by making the hardest decision of his life

Sep 10, 2010, 7:53 PM 2

LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…

Books, Education, Online, Social Justice

Online book club wants to help turn the page on talking about race

Sep 9, 2010, 3:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — The rise in attacks on Hispanic immigrants, the declaration by Glen Beck of “taking back the Civil Rights movement” and the verbal bashing and stabbing of Muslims are but a few examples of how race continues to…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: “I firmly believe that we, the undocumented youth, are standing on the right side of history”

Sep 3, 2010, 9:43 AM 0

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

New NCLR report illustrates harmful impact of SB 1070 on nation’s Latino youth

Aug 31, 2010, 5:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — With all the rules, guidelines and fines that exist in this country to protect the well-being of children, it is a sad commentary that no politician or activist thinks twice before publicly condemning undocumented immigrants and their…

Children, Social Justice, Women

Latina files HUD complaint against Wells Fargo after being asked if she planned to increase her family

Aug 31, 2010, 5:07 PM 0

LatinaLista — In these economic times, it makes sense that mortgage companies would want to make doubly sure that people can financially afford the house of their dreams at the time they’re buying it. Yet, some mortgage companies have…

Media, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Drug charges ensnare Hilton and entrapped Latino activist Ramsey Muñiz

Aug 30, 2010, 1:08 PM 0

LatinaLista — Cyberspace has been blazing with news of bad-girl-socialite Paris Hilton’s felony charge for being found with .8 grams of cocaine in her purse in Las Vegas over the weekend. Now news reports are saying that she probably…

Education, General, Social Justice, Women

Latina spearheads media campaign to get Congress to pass Equal Rights Amendment

Aug 30, 2010, 10:16 AM 0

LatinaLista — On Thursday, August 26, some women around the country celebrated Women’s Equality Day in honor of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Passing immigration reform is now a humanitarian necessity to prevent more needless deaths

Aug 25, 2010, 4:28 PM 1

LatinaLista — Amid the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, arguments have centered over how such a bill would affect the undocumented immigrants who are here. But no one is looking at the bigger picture of how such a bill…

Children, Education, Faith, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Guatemalan-born teen tries to keep his Christian faith as he faces deportation

Aug 20, 2010, 1:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)…

Education, Health, Online, Social Justice

Bilingual site strives to help local communities create campaigns for National Latino Aids Awareness Day

Aug 19, 2010, 9:27 AM 0

LatinaLista — For anyone who is afflicted with AIDS/HIV or families who have loved ones with it, every day serves as another day learning about and living with the disease. Data from the Center’s for Disease Control (CDC) shows…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Russian by birth, American by heart, DREAM Act student Ivan Nikolov fights to be an American

Aug 13, 2010, 2:09 PM 3

Business, Education, Immigration, Nonprofit, Social Justice

Spotlight Non-profit: La Luz Center helps immigrants become part of the community

Aug 13, 2010, 10:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Learning English, getting an education or knowing what the basic rules and laws are of living in the United States can be overwhelming for immigrants new to this country. Yet in California’s Sonoma Valley, immigrants have been…

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Birthright citizenship wouldn’t even be an issue if it weren’t for one thing

Aug 12, 2010, 1:17 PM 9

LatinaLista — I had been planning to blog about something else entirely. I, like I think most readers, are tired of this constant conservative chatter to ban birthright citizenship. Yet, when I read the column of a local writer,…

Global Views, Multimedia, Politics, Social Justice, Women

Bolivian female legislator among highlights in new Women’s Empowerment Initiative film series

Aug 11, 2010, 10:44 AM 0

LatinaLista — As women make more inroads in the political system of this country and are changing their communities for the better, it’s clear women are becoming more empowered to make a difference — all over the world. Individual…

Health, Social Justice, Women

New Latina coalition launches campaign for reproductive justice

Aug 10, 2010, 10:15 AM 0

LatinaLista — Approximately 50 percent of all pregnancies among Latinas are unintended, according to research gathered by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Statistics on teen births showing that more Latina teens become mothers than their peers just…

Children, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Even returning to Mexico to “get in line” didn’t help undocumented student

Aug 6, 2010, 3:29 PM 2

LatinaLista — Because Latina Lista believes it is the right thing to do to pass the DREAM Act as a stand-alone bill, we are partnering with Citizen Orange to publish the DREAM Now Letters of undocumented students who are…

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