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Education, General, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Arpaio protesters at ASU forum were wrong to shut down the event

Dec 1, 2009, 3:38 PM 6

LatinaLista — The news first started appearing on my Facebook feeds page — Sheriff Arpaio is forced off stage by a bunch of singing protesters. At an Arizona State University (ASU) forum to discuss First Amendment rights, Sheriff Arpaio…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?

Jul 7, 2009, 5:45 PM 12

LatinaLista — In yet another disturbing story to come out of Arizona this week — and it’s only Tuesday! — is news that Latinos make up the ethnic majority in the Maricopa County jails. Seeing that this is the…

Government, Palabra Final, Women

Anxious doubts persist that Janet Napolitano is the right choice for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

Dec 3, 2008, 3:34 PM 7

LatinaLista — A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll released yesterday shows most people are giving high marks to President-elect Obama’s Cabinet choices. Americans are “projecting their hopes” for the new president, says Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of…