LatinaLista — Today’s senseless tragedy on the campus of Virginia Tech which left 33 dead, more than 25 injured and scores traumatized leaves most of us speechless that someone could even think of doing such a thing. Virginia Tech…
LatinaLista — By now, pretty much everyone agrees that Global Warming is a fact and not some left-wing, liberal propaganda story. Global Warming temperature changes (Source: nasa.gov) Winters are getting colder, spring weather brings more violent showers and we…
LatinaLista — What do the firing of Don Imus and PBS’ decision to make Ken Burns rework his World War II epic have in common? Fired shock-jock Don Imus (Source: newsok.com) Well aside from the fact that both instances…
LatinaLista — News being released across the blogosphere from the Defend the Honor Campaign reports that PBS has decided to include the Latino and Native American experience in documentarian Ken Burns’ World War II documentary due to be released…
LatinaLista — In only three years, by 2010, more than 40% of the US workforce will reach retirement age. What does that mean for Latinas? Well, according to a HispanicBusiness article, that potential mass exodus, or at the least,…
LatinaLista — It’s a rather ironic situation: When it comes to family and friends, the majority of Latino teens don’t think twice about lending a hand. Yet, according to a new federal study by the Corporation for National &…
LatinaLista — This years marks the 30th anniversary of probably the most popular and impactful television mini-series that ever aired — Roots. Then-unknown Levar Burton played the lead character Kunta Kinte http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif For the first time, the sad history…
LatinaLista — There are over 3 million children who are caught squarely in the middle of this immigration debate. These children are U.S. citizens but at least one of their parents is not. Saul Arrellano is one of these…
LatinaLista — Newt Gingrich’s comment in a speech about bilingual education equating Spanish as the language of the “ghetto” isn’t just offensive and insensitive — it’s problematic Because obviously in his mind, and we can assume the same of…
LatinaLista — Since members of the Minuteman group took their stations over the weekend along the U.S. Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona on the lookout for anyone trying to slip into the United States illegally, a funny thing has…
LatinaLista — With each and every abuse of power that has come to light under this Administration, it’s no stretch of the imagination to think that ICE, otherwise known as Immigration Customs and Enforcement, may not be enforcing their…
LatinaLista — Perhaps the two most eye-catching signs at today’s Dallas Mega March were: “America is for Americans” and “Will Speak English for Citizenship.” Those signs pretty much sum up how the immigration debate has formed over the last…
LatinaLista First, there were THESE headlines: Latinos hurt by digital divide, report says Latinos lagging in Internet use, report states Study finds wide Internet gap among US Latinos US Latinos Less Likely to Use Internet Juan Manuel Reyes- Hernandez,…
LatinaLista — All this week, Latino communities have been remembering, and trying to replicate, the immigration marches of a year ago. Unfortunately,the people aren’t quite as enthusiastic as last year. It could be people are tired and are waiting…
LatinaLista — It was reported today that there is a backlog of 623,292 cases of people who have been ordered deported but Homeland Security isn’t sure if they ever left or where they are. Kind of ironic isn’t it…
LatinaLista — Last week in Cartagena de indias, Colombia, the Inter American Press Association held their mid-year meeting where they reviewed the status of press freedoms throughout North and South America. The news isn’t good. Western Hemisphere Some of…
LatinaLista I regularly read Latina Lista and I have a question for you. I find the direction this country is taking regarding immigration very disturbing. Beyond letting my Congress-critters know how I feel, how can I get involved? What…
LatinaLista — While Congress begins debate on reforming the immigration system, some cities and towns, along with, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) are doing their damndest to scare the undocumented into packing up and going “back where they came…
LatinaLista — Today, the first real step towards immigration reform was introduced on Capitol Hill. Rep. Luis Gutierrez Two Representatives, Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) offered their version of bipartisan immigration reform with the “Security Through Regularized…
LatinaLista — As the plot thickens in Washington over the firings of the eight Democratic federal prosecutors: Who will testify? Who will be the scapegoat? Who will be proven to be the real mastermind? The White House There comes…
LatinaLista — Though there aren’t many Latino leaders in Washington to emulate these days, it’s time to remember one man who is not only worth remembering and emulating — but celebrating. Cesar Chavez (Source: americaslibrary.gov) I’m talking about Cesar…
LatinaLista — No matter how we look at what is happening to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it is a sad situation. What was done to those eight federal prosecutors for only doing their jobs was a travesty, ironically, of…
LatinaLista — It’s been said so much that it now sounds like a cliche: U.S. immigration is a broken system. Yet, for it to be broken means that it had to have worked at one time, which would mean…
LatinaLista — During his stop in Mexico, the last leg of his The-US-Wants-to-be-Your-Friend Latin American trip, President Bush made it clear that there would not be any amnesty granted to the undocumented who are in the United States, but…
LatinaLista — Can’t say the reaction of PBS to demands that they edit the Ken Burns’ film on WWII to include Latino contributions was totally unexpected (Account of meeting is below). Chances are they probably said no for one…
