LatinaLista — No matter how you look at it, it was a leap for Gov. Perry to go from being asked a question from his competitor, Mitt Romney, about Texas having the most uninsured children of any state in…
LatinaLista — Alabama is still reeling from the aftershocks of passing the nation’s most punitive immigration bill on the books. Though the bill has wreaked havoc for public schools, it has done untold damage to the state’s economy. The state’s…
LatinaLista — Republican presidential nominee Herman Cain has been skyrocketing in the polls. His plain talk, his 9-9-9 tax plan and his no-nonsense background in business is making him an increasingly popular candidate. It’s no wonder that the latest…
LatinaLista — “People should be outraged. Why isn’t there more outrage (in America) over what is happening in Alabama?” It was both a rhetorical question and one that the speaker on the afternoon conference call begged bloggers and writers…
LatinaLista — Arizona Senate Bill 1070 used to be considered the mother of all punitive immigration bills passed by a state legislature. However, the unimaginable has happened — it’s been replaced by a bill that has triggered uncommon and…
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time that the Obama administration would feel compelled to “set the record straight” on the GOP presidential candidates’ constant campaign rhetoric painting the US-Mexico border as a territory under siege and…
LatinaLista — A Sunday editorial cartoon in the Mobile Press-Register had the title “What can brown do for you?” It was in reference to the extremely harsh immigration law passed in Alabama to rid the state of undocumented immigrants….
LatinaLista — A delegation of women leaders from over two dozen national human rights organizations traveled to Georgia to spend today and tomorrow speaking out against the recent anti-immigrant laws passed in that state. The women, part of the We…
LatinaLista — Massachusetts state legislators are about to become the unlikely allies of such states as Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma — all that have passed punitive laws targeting undocumented immigrants. The reason why Massachusetts legislators are more than willing…
LatinaLista — More and more reports are surfacing across the country that ICE agents are not practicing what John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, promised would happen — that ICE agents would exercise prosecutorial discretion when handling…
LatinaLista — The pictures from a new report titled, A Culture of Cruelty: Abuse and Impunity in short-term U.S. Border Patrol custody, about border patrol agents’ abuse against immigrants they have in custody are not just disturbing but repulsive. Compiled…
LatinaLista — South Texas residents whose property was seized by the government to build a border wall have never been in favor of the structure. Yesterday, Sept. 19, the residents gathered to give testimony about their feelings about the…
LatinaLista — The issue of immigration reform has been something that the GOP has felt very comfortable stalling, whether it be in Congress or even on the presidential campaign circuit. The latest defensive line that conservatives like to use…
LatinaLista — The clock is ticking to tonight’s CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential debate. Already, pundits are speculating on what the headlines will be tomorrow morning from tonight’s debate. All are itching to see how the candidates talk about Social…
By Martin W. Lester, Esq. La Costa Latina GULF COAST — It was not yet noon on August 18 when our phone began ringing with people wanting to know how to “turn themselves in” to ICE in order to…
LatinaLista — One has to wonder if state legislators, who are doing their darndest to make life hellish for undocumented immigrants by passing punitive laws, really know what their actions are doing to undocumented immigrants and their families. A…
LatinaLista — One of the strongest arguments that comprehensive immigration reform needs to be addressed by Congress as quickly as possible has to do with the nation’s food supply. Right now, farmers are allowed to employ foreign guest workers…
LatinaLista — The two largest issues of the 2012 political campaign that are marked with the most misinformation, misunderstanding and misleading rhetoric are immigration reform and border security. In a very clever strategy to not oppose outright the issue…
LatinaLista — This Thursday, Alabama was to have implemented one of the harshest immigration crackdowns in the state’s history. Yet, a judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of the law until she can determine whether or not it is constitutional….
By Anna Consie Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – A day after two Arizona men were charged with starting the Wallow Fire, a Democratic state lawmaker accused U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., of erroneously blaming the wildfire on illegal immigrants….
LatinaLista — When the Obama administration announced last week the changes to how Immigration and Customs Enforcement would prioritize the deportation cases of undocumented immigrants — deport those with criminal backgrounds and defer others with no criminal history —…
LatinaLista — It’s estimated that 47 percent of today’s Latino population is foreign-born. It’s a statistic that isn’t all that surprising, though it’s important to note that the US Census attributes current growth in the Latino population from births,…
LatinaLista — It’s been a few days since the Obama administration’s announcement that each of the 300,000 pending deportation cases would be reviewed and decided on a case-by-case basis. Texas Rep. Lamar Smith Overall, reaction from the Latino community…
LatinaLista — Today, senior White House officials delivered the news Latino community activist groups have been waiting for — all 300,000 cases pending for removal from the country will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. What does that mean?…
LatinaLista — An interesting headline caught my attention today: Obama to Latinos: Press GOP on immigration. It’s a plea the Obama administration has been making all along to the Latino community since the DREAM Act failed to pass last…
