Whether we’re living it or reading about it, the reality of the inequities in our society, highlighted by the pandemic, are getting worse and Latino farmworkers are among the frontline workers who know firsthand how deadly racism can be;…
Though Halloween isn’t until tomorrow, here’s an early treat: Taco Bell is giving away a free DORITOS® LOCOS tacos all day today online or via their app. In other news, as Trump shamefully attacks the latest patriot witness calling…
The nation should feel the depth of shame and heartache caused by the Trump’s admin policy of separating children. It is worse than we thought; Awesome news that students are registering to vote in record numbers but if GOP…
U.S. immigration policy continues to be source of shame. The latest revelations about teen immigrants and a Marine Corps vet should be enough to make people realize that the term ‘immigrant’ is not an abstract concept but is all…
Social Justice, zNew Headline
Border policy, practices and migrant mistreatment brings one blogger out of retirement
Jul 9, 2019, 1:38 PM 0
LatinaLista By Marisa Treviño Was it last week or last month when the world was simultaneously repulsed and heartbroken at seeing the image of the young El Salvador migrant father, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, face-down along the weedy shore…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Thousands of DACA Recipients Already Losing Protection From Deportation
Nov 9, 2017, 12:51 PM 0
By Tom Jawetz and Nicole Prchal Svajlenka ncluido Each day that Congress delays acting on the Dream Act from now until March 5, 2018, approximately 122 people will lose their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)protection. That is 851…
Books, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Author details how current immigration system evolved to host “systemic prejudice against Mexicans and other migrant workers”
Jun 2, 2014, 2:46 PM 0
LatinaLista — Immigration didn’t become ‘illegal’ until 1965, according to Aviva Chomsky the author of a new book titled “Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal.” Chomsky, professor of history and coordinator of Latin American studies at Salem State University in…
Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Another deportation rips apart yet another family with a young child growing up too fast
May 20, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — On a day when the story of 10-year-old Stephanie Pucheta’s heartbreaking story of the deportation of her father made cyber-headlines, another story of how current immigration policies is separating families comes to the big screen in the…
Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics
Immigration enforcement has gone from public policy to public domain
Jul 13, 2010, 5:28 PM 4
LatinaLista– The definition of “public domain,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary is: “the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriation by anyone.” These days,…
Economy, General, Immigration, Palabra Final
LSU researchers underscore negative ramifications for urban blacks from U.S. immigration policy
Apr 16, 2010, 10:34 AM 4
LatinaLista — Researchers and policy experts have long known that low-skilled undocumented immigrant workers impacted the job prospects of native low-skilled workers, notably blacks. In the past, this competition for jobs between the two groups has contributed to what…
Children, General, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Parenting, Politics
Study finds 5 million children of undocumented immigrants put at-risk of entering child welfare system
Apr 13, 2010, 4:12 PM 1
LatinaLista — One of the major arguments for the immediate necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is the fact that current policy is separating families. U.S.-born children are left behind when an undocumented parent(s) is/are captured and deported….
