LatinaLista — Once upon a time being Commander-in-Chief meant that though people who worked in the various federal agencies disagreed with the man in the Oval Office, they may have griped among themselves but didn’t go public and certainly…
LatinaLista — It’s day 2 of the trial against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio accused of using his position and his department in racially profiling Latino Arizona residents. It was reported that today’s testimony by two Latinos, who were…
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 — On the eve of the most celebrated day honoring our nation’s history, a new report recently released by The Border Network for Human Rights shows that the fight for freedom and human dignity continues to this day….
LatinaLista — Watching Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer deliver her reaction on Monday to the Supreme Court’s decision on the bill that she signed into law — SB1070 — was kind of like deja vu. She was thrilled and proclaimed…
LatinaLista — Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez quizzes his colleagues to figure out who is an immigrant among some famous faces he showcases during his morning remarks on the House floor on June 27, 2012. This week the U.S. Supreme…
LatinaLista — Today was expected to be a big news day. All the cable news networks were waiting with bated commentary for the expected healthcare ruling by the Supreme Court. The financial cable news channels had lined up their…
LatinaLista — The cracks in the unified front the Republican party has striven to project when denouncing immigration reform has been deepening over time. From Jeb Bush cautioning his colleagues to tone down their anti-immigrant rhetoric to more and…
LatinaLista — Though Marco Rubio’s parents fled Cuba, Rubio had never been to the island. Technically, he still hasn’t though he did visit Guantanamo Bay today. Rubio was visiting the military installation as a member of both the Senate…
LatinaLista: Texas is home to half a million Latino residents — 9,460,921, according to the U.S. Census. In a state where Latino students comprise the majority in the public schools, more small businesses are started by Latinos and Latinas and…
LatinaLista — Outside of Mississippi, Sunday’s prison riot at the Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez has hardly been noticed in the media. Yet, in this election season, it deserves more attention because it deals with one of the defining…
LatinaLista — When it comes to politics and religion, there are few people who want to see their politicians be enslaved to do their church’s bidding at the expense of a diverse constituency. Yet, since religion is seen as…
LatinaLista — The main thesis of a new paper about immigration titled Rationalizing U.S. Immigration Policy: Reforms for Simplicity, Fairness, and Economic Growth revolves around this simple assertion: The economic consensus is that, taken as a whole, immigrants raise living…
LatinaLista — It’s too bad that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, a.k.a. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in a presidential election year. It’s too bad not because it shouldn’t be done, but…
LatinaLista — When the Pew Hispanic Research Center released their report last month stating that unauthorized migration from Mexico was at a standstill, many wondered if the GOP would pay attention to it. Well, we have our answer. Republican…
LatinaLista — It doesn’t get any clearer than this, or as definitive, but the real question arising from today’s Pew Hispanic report, Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—-and Perhaps Less, is if conservatives and anti-immigrant zealots will believe…
LatinaLista — Though public outrage was loud and clear over the shooting of Treyvon Martin, the shooter, George Zimmerman, was legally protected by Florida’s Stand your Ground law until today
LatinaLista — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department of Homeland Security has not had a good last couple of weeks. No matter which way they turned they were getting hammered for not being transparent enough either in their…
LatinaLista — The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi has an ironic name that served him very well yesterday during a protest of the new immigration law the state wants to enact. Bishop Joseph Latino joined fellow…
LatinaLista — On a day when most people are feeling warm and fuzzy towards one another, it’s worth noting that in those states that passed legislation targeting undocumented immigrants and labeling them as “burdens” on their state coffers, the…
LatinaLista — Roland Hernandez knows his idea on how to reform immigration is going to make a lot of people mad, but he’s willing to take that chance. Especially, if his idea accomplishes his main goals — rebuilding social…
LatinaLista — Since 2007, many young and new Latino voters have, from time to time, written into Latina Lista to ask how I could publish the viewpoints and stories of Latinos who self-identify as Republicans. It’s a natural question…
LatinaLista — How many immigrants live within each state? How do Latinos and Asians contribute to a state’s economy? How many of any state’s immigrants are eligible to vote? All of these questions and others are answered in the…
LatinaLista — The Greater Houston Partnership released a report yesterday at an immigration summit held at Rice University that confirmed what many in the Houston business community already knew — legalizing the area’s undocumented workers could act as its…
LatinaLista — For the Ojeda Jimenez family of Oaxaca, Mexico, the Mayan doomsday prediction came early. On January 1, 2012 at 2 a.m., the family’s son, Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, died at the age of 21 in a Oaxaca hospital….
