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Guest Voz: Is Chicago Becoming America’s Ciudad Juárez?

Sep 26, 2012, 12:55 PM 0

By Sylvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War “At least seven people…have been killed and 24 others wounded in a string of shootings in the US city of Chicago in the past two days.” This was one very stark headline the…

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Guest Voz: What Part of “Safety-Net” Don’t You Understand?

Sep 25, 2012, 10:03 AM 0

By Juan Flores LatinaLista (Editor’s note: The following is a rebuttal to Governor Romney’s remarks about the “47 percent”) No, Mr. Romney. Obama supporters are not predominantly freeloaders, as you recently suggested. Adults, seniors, and (yes) even teenagers want…

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Guest Voz: Endependence Day — A new start meaning ending the Illusion to deal with reality

Sep 21, 2012, 12:01 PM 0

By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Instead of the usual 16th of September celebrated in most Mexican American communities, MEChA students at California State University at Northridge hold an “Endependence Day.” The event has the blaring of the mariachis, the…

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Guest Voz: The distortion of truth by either political party is a crime against democracy

Sep 19, 2012, 1:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — If there is one thing that is becoming more apparent in this presidential election it’s that the truth is a matter of perspective — from either party. The manipulation/exaggeration/distortion of facts has become so pervasive in this…

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Sunday Thoughts: The future of media depends on the new media consumer who is defying stereotypes and expectations

Sep 16, 2012, 5:20 PM 0

In August, a study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association that found homeless people were turning to social media sites because it was the one place where they felt everyone was truly equal and…

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Guest Voz: What Early DACA Application Numbers Tell Us About the Future of the Program

Sep 13, 2012, 1:53 PM 1

By Mary Giovagnoli Immigration Policy Center It hasn’t even been a month since the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) first started accepting requests for deferred action under its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, yet the…

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Guest Voz: California farm workers still battling to have the same heat protections as animals

Sep 12, 2012, 11:33 AM 1

By Arturo S. Rodríguez LatinaLista If a motorist killed a person while driving drunk, would a police officer stop him and say, “You’re free to go, but next time you are going to jail?” As ludicrous as it sounds,…

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Guest Voz: National Hispanic conservative pro-immigrant group outlines reasons for believing in Romney-Ryan ticket

Sep 4, 2012, 12:38 PM 2

By Bob Quasius Cafe con Leche Republicans Marshall, MN – America is at a crossroads. The national debt has skyrocketed. Americans continue to struggle as the economy slogs through a seemingly endless recession. Obama’s failed economic policies remind us…

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Guest Voz: Paul Ryan’s Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Hispanic Students’ Gains in Higher Education

Aug 31, 2012, 9:36 AM 0

By Steve Steigleder Center for American Progress Action Fund The addition of Congressman Paul Ryan, (R-WI), to the Republican presidential ticket should be alarming to the growing number of Hispanic students enrolling in college. Rep. Ryan’s budget plan would…

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Guest Voz: Media adapts to growing English-speaking Hispanic audience

Aug 29, 2012, 11:10 AM 0

By Abraham Morales SE2 The Megaphone I recently shared with a fellow Hispanic marketing professional this NPR story about how Hispanic media outlets are adapting to serve a Latino audience that is increasingly bilingual and bi-cultural. She responded, “Well,…

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Guest Voz: Going Undercover at the GOP’s Voter Vigilante Project to Disrupt the Nov. Election

Aug 24, 2012, 10:53 AM 0

By Steven Rosenfeld Alternet The Republican True the Vote project is a well-funded scheme with training sessions for activists across the country. Will it work? I was nervous getting onto the flight to Denver. Since 2004, I have been…

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Guest Voz: States like Texas Cannot Afford to Miss the Affordable Care Act

Aug 20, 2012, 9:54 AM 3

By Juan Flores Latina Lista (Editor’s Note: Though the following post speaks about Texas, it’s important to note that in those states that are also considering refusing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Latinos comprise a percentage of their…

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Guest Voz — Nuclear weapons: Good for our security, or unacceptable risk?

Aug 15, 2012, 12:00 AM 0

By Ed Aguilar LatinaLista Should we worry about nuclear weapons? Or are they a good thing to have, to keep us safe? OK, first, nukes are very different from battlefield weapons, like guns and artillery. Conventional weapons “kill you…

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Guest Voz: Peruvian indie music group explains why it’s important to sing about Peru’s reality

Aug 9, 2012, 6:45 PM 0

LatinaLista — Peru has seen its share of turmoil in its history and many would argue that while things have improved, they stay the same. One group who wants to bring renewed attention to Peru’s problems is the tropical-fusion…

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Guest Voz: Do Stand Your Ground Laws Worsen Racial Disparities?

Aug 8, 2012, 3:39 PM 0

By John Roman MetroTrends Blog A couple of months ago my colleague Mitch Downey and I wrote about how Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws distort the justice system: in states with SYG laws, homicides are twice as likely to…

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Guest Voz: An open letter to TX Latino Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz

Aug 3, 2012, 12:00 AM 0

By José Antonio López LatinaLista Editor’s note: Ted Cruz, a Texas Tea Party favorite, beat his opponent this week, a staunch Republican politician and current TX Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. In his acceptance speech, Cruz made a statement that…

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Guest Voz: Rep. Luis Gutierrez — August 15 is a day of “long-overdue fairness” for young DREAMers

Aug 1, 2012, 1:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez addressed his colleagues on the House floor regarding undocumented youth and the start of relief action for thousands of DREAMer students on August 15. Mr. Speaker, I believe that there is no greater…

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Guest Voz: Voting is the only way to turn the tide of legislative bigotry and reclaim hard-fought civil rights

Jul 27, 2012, 12:46 PM 0

By José Antonio López LatinaLista It took 50 years for U.S. voters to elect our first Black President. The fact is that 1964 (not 1776) represents Year One as the birth of equality for Blacks and other minorities in…

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Guest Voz: Washington on mission to bring more Latinos into Federal workforce

Jul 16, 2012, 1:25 PM 0

By John Berry LatinaLista At the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) we’ve worked steadily with partners across government to build initiatives that will make the Federal workforce more accessible to applicants, and more responsive to emerging, twenty-first century…

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