By Andrew Cohen Brennan Center for Justice The law may sometimes lie in suspended animation — like it is now, today over voting rights — but politics always moves relentlessly ahead. So while the justices of the United States…
By Lily Eskelsen LatinaLista Wednesday I will stand on the West Lawn of our nation’s capitol with thousands of others and demand that a dream come true. Congress isn’t Disneyland and I am not wishing on a star for…
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Guest Voz: Amnesia of women’s roles in American history robs next generation to advance further
Apr 5, 2013, 3:03 PM 0
By Kamala Lopez LatinaLista As I watched the premiere of Jennifer Lee’s excellent new documentary, Feminist: Stories from Women’s Liberation at the L.A. Women’s International Film Festival, I had an unpleasant déjà vu moment. Once again, I was learning…
By Antonio Garza LatinaLista It’s been a busy but productive couple of weeks for me. I participated in Rice University’s Energy Conference and, for the last couple of days, have been in DC at the Dow Jones Global Compliance…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Prior to 1986, a clear Left voice could be heard on immigration reform. Among its priorities was that there would be no guest worker program, there would be no employer sanctions, there would be…
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Guest Voz: Chavez’s legacy shouldn’t just be about remembering but passing it on to the next generation
Mar 29, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By James Harrington LatinaLista We Americans seem to have the idea that our great leaders have descended from heaven to be among us and guide us. It’s a comforting thought, and one that relieves us of personal responsibility. And…
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Guest Voz: “Path to Citizenship” — as if the long wait isn’t punishment enough
Mar 22, 2013, 11:50 AM 0
By Eduardo Stanley LatinaLista FRESNO, California — Congressional representatives in charge of putting together an immigration reform bill are considering a so-called “path to citizenship,” the process by which undocumented immigrants living in the country may become legal residents…
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Guest Voz: Making the case for Texas Latinos to not endure second-hand smoke
Mar 15, 2013, 12:29 PM 0
By Juan Flores LatinaLista Every day, thousands of Texans’ lives are put in danger as a result of second-hand smoke exposure in the workplace. Texas Latinos, which constitute 41 percent of the state’s population, and 35 percent of the…
By Eduardo Stanley LatinaLista FRESNO, California — Now that President Obama has unveiled his plans to overhaul the obsolete immigration law, many former opponents of such an idea are joining the tide, hoping to gain some Latino political support….
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Guest Voz: Understanding that immigration reform is about them, not us
Mar 7, 2013, 3:08 PM 0
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista For the past forty years, the most pressing issue for Mexican Americans and other Latinos has been immigration reform. It has dominated our conversations, our agendas, and for the more politically conscious among us,…
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Guest Voz: Immigrants Are Coming!”: Is Nativism Driving The Immigration Debate?
Mar 6, 2013, 4:23 PM 0
By Axel Caballero Cuéntame Agreed, the window of opportunity is wide open for the passage of substantial immigration reform. Immigration reform is, after all, the next big ticket item. It’s the coveted prize that allegedly holds the key to…
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Guest Voz: The unnecessary suffering of the ‘lost boys and girls’ of the Americas — in the U.S.
Mar 4, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Elizabeth Kennedy LatinaLista (Edtor’s Note: The following is a condensed version of the report “Unnecessary Suffering: Potential Unmet Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Alien Children” published in the Feb. 2013 issue of JAMA Pediatrics) Mental illness is one…
By Andrew Cohen Brennan Center for Justice The need for the Voting Rights Act will die, and it should die, on the day when Americans can say to one another with a straight face that racial discrimination in voting…
By Rev. David Beckmann Religion News Service “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” WASHINGTON (RNS) This passage from the Gospel…
By Linda Hartke LIRS.org Immigration reform: Will we see it in 2013? That’s the burning question on everyone’s mind this year. A complicated debate and legislative process lie ahead. Here to decipher the headlines for you every Monday is…
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Guest Voz: The fight among Latinos over immigration reform shows we are not a community
Feb 22, 2013, 12:00 AM 2
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) strongly criticized the first draft of President Obama’s immigration reform plan saying “It’s a mistake for the White House to draft immigration legislation without seeking input from Republican members of…
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Guest Voz: Today’s American Dream doesn’t separate reality from the dream
Feb 8, 2013, 4:17 PM 0
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista The National Committee for Protection of Foreign Born Workers was established in 1923 in reaction to the virulent xenophobia of a Republican Congress and President toward immigrant workers, and their right to organize and…
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Guest Voz: Key GOP Congressman’s Immigration Idea Would Create Permanent Underclass Of Workers
Feb 7, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Igor Volsky ThinkProgress.org Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), a key player in the ongoing House negotiations to advance comprehensive immigration reform, has come out against providing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants, echoing a…
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Guest Voz: Addressing Gun Violence and Its Effects on Our Communities of Color
Jan 29, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Vanessa Cárdenas LatinaLista One does not need to be a parent to feel grief, anger, and shame in the wake of the shooting that took the lives of so many at Sandy Hook Elementary. Unfortunately, for communities…
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Guest Voz: Obama administration crafts new DACA rule to exclude more dreamers
Jan 28, 2013, 12:35 PM 0
By Bryan Johnson LatinaLista The Obama administration is ostensibly gearing up for comprehensive immigration reform while at the same time acting directly against the interests of immigrants. On January 18, 2013, USCIS updated its “FAQs” on DACA. The FAQs…
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Guest Voz: Cervical Cancer and Gendered Health Care: What’s Missing From the Conversation
Jan 25, 2013, 3:53 PM 0
By Jessica González-Rojas National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Every month, doctors in the United States make another 1000 cervical cancer diagnoses, totaling 12,000 diagnoses every year. This month happens to be Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, presenting us with…
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Guest Voz: Key Questions for the White House on Immigration Reform
Jan 16, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By B. Loewe National Day Laborer Organizing Network While President Obama has repeatedly pledged to make immigration reform a centerpiece of his next term, not one question was asked of him on this topic by reporters during yesterday’s White…
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Guest Voz: Remembering valor of Latino soldiers isn’t always easy through eyes of American History
Jan 14, 2013, 12:10 PM 1
By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista Ever heard of Mexican American Marcelino Serna? He was a contemporary of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York in France in September, 1918. Private Serna wounded a German who ran away. Serna, also wounded, followed…
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Guest Voz: Culture: The good, the bad and the feo — How do we change it?
Jan 11, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista I approach the topic of culture with trepidation. Better minds than mine have written about it; it is also a hot button issue in the Mexican American community. As important as culture is, there…
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Guest Voz: As Castro’s regime turns increasingly oppressive, the world’s silence is deafening
Jan 8, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista Looking into the history of the Cuban revolutionary leader Camilo Cienfuegos, who helped combat the military forces of former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar in the late 1950s, I was intrigued to discover that…
