By John Newton La Voz Latina SAVANNAH, GA — When Puerto Rican native, Pedro Ortiz, arrived in Savannah from Cleveland back in 2001, he didn’t bring any suitcases but he was loaded down with personal baggage. “I got off…
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Guest Voz: Do Stand Your Ground Laws Worsen Racial Disparities?
Aug 8, 2012, 3:39 PM 0
By John Roman MetroTrends Blog A couple of months ago my colleague Mitch Downey and I wrote about how Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws distort the justice system: in states with SYG laws, homicides are twice as likely to…
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Video: Campaign calls on President Obama to stop gun smuggling into Mexico
Aug 6, 2012, 12:00 AM 2
LatinaLista — Gun violence has been a consistent news headline for too long. Whether it’s Mexican cartel violence or the slaughter of innocent theatergoers or Sikh temple members, the easy availability of guns makes preventable loss of life all…
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Illinois bill assumes all Latinos and blacks are gang members
Mar 15, 2010, 6:06 PM 5
LatinaLista — When it comes to guns, I’m not a fan. Yeah, I’ve heard all the “Constitutional arguments” for them and even saw that the Texas State Board of Education felt the need to emphasize the right to carry…
