LatinaLista — What the immigration debate has lacked thus far is a “poster child” that brings home the issue and exposes how it impacts the most vulnerable. Well, the wait is finally over. Two-year-old Martin, a young Guatemalan, was…
LatinaLista — What do you get when an Indian woman known the world over as the “Hugging Saint” who lives a life of peace and love meets a group of mostly Latino hotel workers protesting their employer’s refusal to…
LatinaLista — The question of who will eventually be Barack Obama’s running mate is much more of a nail-biter than John McCain’s choice. Why? Because of an issue that has reared its ugly head and has shown us that…
LatinaLista — Conducting warrantless and aggressive work site and home raids, detaining raid victims without granting them access to legal counsel or allowing contact with their family members by phone, property seizures for construction of the border wall, building…
LatinaLista — As Latina Lista posted yesterday, a bill for the medical care and humane treatment of detained undocumented immigrants while in detention was presented to the Senate this week. One of the sponsors of the bill, New Jersey…
LatinaLista — During the run-off between Obama and Clinton, YouTube became music party headquarters. Every music video, from mariachi to hip hop, singing the praises of their particular candidate could be seen — and they were. Some of these…
LatinaLista — In a report released this week, and cited in an earlier Latina Lista post, the researchers noted that family reunification was driving illegal immigration, along with, search for work. Douglas Ramirez of Guatemala is shown being escorted…
LatinaLista — At a time when public school districts with large Latino student populations are wondering how to stem the flow of drop-outs and encourage them to seriously think of higher education, the Tucson Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom…
LatinaLista — A new report, “Controlling Unauthorized Immigration from Mexico: The Failure of ‘Prevention through Deterrence’ and the Need for Comprehensive Reform,” was released today by academic researchers at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at the University…
LatinaLista — For advocates of undocumented immigrants, CNN’s Lou Dobbs stands as the barrier between rational thinking and hysterical rhetoric. That he has such a public platform to push his perspective and bullies any guests who disagree with him…
LatinaLista — The Latino swing vote has arrived early and if the city officials of Dallas, Texas are any indication, it will be an unsettling experience for the nation. Dallas is not unlike hundreds of other metropolitan cities across…
LatinaLista — Today, all eyes are fixed on Washington DC and ears glued for the latest hint at what was discussed at a late-night meeting between Obama and Clinton but the real action is happening outside the Beltway —…
LatinaLista — A new Gallup report reveals that when it comes to a showdown between Obama and McCain, McCain is the one with the “Latino problem.” (Source: Gallup) While Clinton is considered the candidate who was able to attract…
LatinaLista — For filmmaker Chris Burgard, the issue of undocumented immigrants didn’t hit home until he worked alongside a group of them one summer and heard firsthand their terrifying stories of crossing illegally into the United States. The issue…
Latina Lista finally got a hold of the group spearheading the initiative to have Sen. Clinton run as an Independent. According to Robin Carlson, no one from the Clinton campaign has contacted the group nor has Sen. Clinton. Carlson…
LatinaLista — As expected, the buzz everywhere today is about Hillary’s speech last night. Early reports from her campaign had said not to expect a concession speech — and she didn’t disappoint. Sen. Clinton thanks everyone for their support…
LatinaLista — It looks like it’s finally the end of the road for Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency. Though conflicting reports have been posted all day — will she concede or won’t she — it looks like she…
LatinaLista — It’s official — the Bush Administration can’t leave the kind of Mideast legacy that they envisioned entailing where this President would be honored and thanked by people of the Mideast for bringing democracy and relieving oppression in…
LatinaLista — With the Puerto Rican primary just two days away, several prominent Latin music artists are singing their endorsements. As expected, it’s a split between Clinton and Obama. Clinton is expected to sweep the islands with a win….
LatinaLista — The day before yesterday in Culiacan, Sinaloa seven federal agents were killed, presumably at the hands of the Sinaloa drug cartel. In spite of this loss of life, the Attorney General of Mexico, Eduardo Medina Mora, assured…
LatinaLista — The brakes have been applied to the mean-spirited city ordinance that would have banned the rental of apartments to undocumented immigrants. The federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Lindsay, found the ordinance to be unconstitutional and…
LatinaLista — Lately, there has been an inordinate amount of articles written about the Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his chances with the Hispanic electorate. It seems McCain must be reading these articles because yesterday, for Memorial Day,…
In honor of Memorial Day, Latina Lista shares a special article that appeared last week in an issue of the magazine Diversity, Inc. LatinaLista — As the highest-ranking active-duty Latino officer prior to his retirement in 2004, Maj. Gen….
LatinaLista — Earlier this week, a congressional hearing was held in Washington, DC to discuss the impacts of immigration raids, conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, on children and families. ICE representatives, community leaders from across the…
LatinaLista — In a new study by the Media Matters Action Network, “Fear and Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths and Cable News,” the authors examine the cable “news” shows of Lou Dobbs, CNN Headline News’ Glenn Beck, and…
