LatinaLista — Continuing revelations from last week’s Postville immigration raid at the Agriprocessors kosher meat plant paints the employer as a far worst criminal than any of the 389 detained for using false social security card numbers and/or being…
LatinaLista — Not much has been heard from Patti Solis Doyle since her less than graceful exit as Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager back in February. Former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle Ousted after illustrating that she just didn’t…
LatinaLista — In Washington, D.C. tomorrow, there will be a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to discuss the impact of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on children and…
LatinaLista — On Monday, May 12, the biggest single-site immigration raid in the history of the country took place in Postville, Iowa where 389 suspected undocumented immigrants who were worked for Agriprocessors Inc., a kosher meat-processing plant, were detained….
LatinaLista — If there is a thin, very thin, silver lining to states and local communities taking it upon themselves to enforce immigration law, it is the fact that the legal/economic/humanitarian impact of the passage of such enforcement measures…
LatinaLista — They say that everybody has at least one good story in them to write. Well, the same can be said that everyone also has one good invention in them to invent. And when it comes to being…
LatinaLista — The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. This Friday, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold a press conference releasing a new computer model simulation that shows there will be fewer hurricanes later in…
“We only want to know one thing — what good comes from displacing so many families? Mario Basurto, project coordinator of the Centro Latinoamericano, asking about the ICE raid in Postville, Iowa. LatinaLista — Yesterday’s Postville raid at the…
LatinaLista — Undocumented residents who live in Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Texas have been put on notice. Weekend elections held in these two suburbs north of Dallas have resulted in the elections of two mayors who share the same…
LatinaLista — Latinas comprise 48% of the Hispanic adult population in the United States. While Latinas are unique, as a collective whole, we share similarities with other women but also do retain certain distinctions, for good or bad. Between…
LatinaLista — An appalling story out of St. Anthony, Idaho speeded across the Internet this morning. According to Idaho Falls CBS affiliate, KIDK, a 10-year-old girl gave birth to a 6 lb. baby girl as a result of being…
LatinaLista — Long before mainstream media first took note of the curvaceous booty of Jennifer Lopez, Latinas everywhere have had to wrestle with clothes that just don’t do the figures of Latinas justice. A common Latina complaint is that…
LatinaLista — Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It’s a day that should be solemnly observed by every Latino family with teenage children. Why? Because while the overall national rate of teen pregnancy has declined, it…
LatinaLista — On a day that has everyone on edge to see who will come out ahead in tonight’s elections, there are pockets of the country where people are nervous for quite another reason. In parts of the country…
LatinaLista — An interesting story from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley surfaced today. It seems that in 1931 there was an ordinance created in Edcouch, Texas that divided the city into two sides: the American side and the Spanish side….
LatinaLista — Sixty-four percent of the Hispanic population is comprised of people of Mexican ancestry. That’s 9 percent of the total population or 28.3 million people. It’s not a big mystery as to why Mexicans comprise the largest part…
LatinaLista — There is one book that always outdoes the competition when it comes to setting world records in the readership category. You got it — the Bible. Though the Bible has always had a Spanish printed version, it…
LatinaLista — In light of yesterday’s marches and the usual criticisms that they elicit, it’s interesting to note that Arizona is having second thoughts about “uninviting” undocumented immigrants to work in their state. As the price of food goes…
LatinaLista — Today was supposed to be a day where people, who want immigration reform, an end to work site raids, deportations and a more humane consideration of the undocumented, were to take to the streets en masse and…
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, May 1, is the anniversary of the massive immigration marches that have taken place over the last couple of years. While not even the Latino community is exactly sure how many will turn up yet again…
LatinaLista — It’s being reported on the Indystar.com web site that almost 90,000 Hoosiers have already cast their ballots in early voting. (Source: El Mexicano News) And the big question on everyone’s minds is how Hispanic Hoosiers will vote?…
LatinaLista — Since the launch of the presidential campaigns, it’s been no secret that the rest of the world is closely watching what is happening in the United States regarding the course of the elections. That was seen last…
LatinaLista — There’s something inherently wrong when an elected government official insults fellow citizens, regardless of his stand on any issue. By virtue of his political office and power, an elected official should exercise diplomacy when speaking in public….
LatinaLista — Every day, news headlines feature stories about undocumented immigrants. Yet, they are always voiceless faces or a pair of handcuffed wrists. Too often it’s forgotten that these are individuals with names and real stories. To help us…
LatinaLista — Dr. Federico Subervi, a professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Texas State University-San Marcos, is well-known for his research into mass media and their impact on ethnic minorities. He is the director of…
