LatinaLista — To make the issue of illegal immigration more palatable during this election, both candidates feel safe in cushioning their stands with the proclamation that before any real work is done on reforming our immigration system, the border…
LatinaLista — While Latina Lista has reported on those farmers and vineyard owners who are guilty of not ensuring the well-being of their workers, there are some farmers who go beyond the obligations of a good employer. These farmers…
LatinaLista — As we count down to the November election and each side is either performing mental or CNN-style calculations at to how many will be voting, one thing is certain — those who vote who will be citizens…
LatinaLista — The most common criticism of the illegal immigration debate is why doesn’t Mexico help their own people. Well, a quick review of the country’s history shows just how embedded corruption and discrimination are in Mexico’s government that…
LatinaLista — Wal-Mart, the Arkansas-based discount department store, has never been known for its sensitivity in regard to its corporate strategy of pushing mom-and-pop stores out of business in those markets it wants to dominate but when it comes…
LatinaLista — An article in The Dallas Morning News over the weekend reported that, according to the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, 400 immigrant families have or are in the process of returning to Mexico. The consulate knows this because…
LatinaLista — An odd thing happened this morning in Mexico City where Sen. John McCain is “having talks” with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. McCain, his wife and entourage, descended upon the Basilica de Guadalupe, at 8 a.m. The Basilica…
LatinaLista — A new report, “Controlling Unauthorized Immigration from Mexico: The Failure of ‘Prevention through Deterrence’ and the Need for Comprehensive Reform,” was released today by academic researchers at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at the University…
LatinaLista — Today, all eyes are fixed on Washington DC and ears glued for the latest hint at what was discussed at a late-night meeting between Obama and Clinton but the real action is happening outside the Beltway —…
LatinaLista — The day before yesterday in Culiacan, Sinaloa seven federal agents were killed, presumably at the hands of the Sinaloa drug cartel. In spite of this loss of life, the Attorney General of Mexico, Eduardo Medina Mora, assured…
LatinaLista — The crux of the illegal immigration problem lies south of the border. That’s not news. But that the solution lies on both sides of the border is evidently still news to some politicians — even those in…
LatinaLista — Earlier in the week, Latina Lista reported that Mexico was opening a debate regarding legalizing drugs to combat the growing drug violence in the country due to cartels competing for the U.S. market. Now, comes official word…
LatinaLista — On February 6, 2008, Barack Obama penned a guest post at Latina Lista where he vowed to reform the nation’s immigration system. In today’s The Dallas Morning News, to coincide with his appearance in Dallas, Obama pens…
LatinaLista — An issue that isn’t on the radar of any political hopeful today but is bound to be facing the nation within the next 2-5 years is the subject of revamping our drug policies. There’s something inherently wrong…
LatinaLista — Why is it that in Washington conversations tend to be one-sided? Take for instance my favorite subject these days – immigration. The focus always centers on Mexican immigrants and their impact on U.S. society. Nobody wants to…
LatinaLista — Only those people who have never traveled outside the United States, or still hold to a national isolationist philosophy, don’t understand that what happens in US politics doesn’t just stay in the U.S. Any casual student of…
LatinaLista — While Spanish may be considered the one unifier among all Latinos, it will be politics, now more than ever, that will divide the Latino electorate. This became painfully obvious before and during the Republican presidential candidate forum…
LatinaLista — The gruesome deaths of four (presumably) undocumented Mexican men in Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati probably would not have garnered much media attention if they had been victims of a robbery. But they weren’t. Unfortunately, for…
LatinaLista — What debate, strike that, bad word. What arguing on immigration reform has shown is that no one really cares about treating the cause of the exodus from Mexico and other Latin American countries but would rather talk…
LatinaLista — It seems that Governor Bill Richardson isn’t the only presidential candidate with a Mexican-born parent. Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, can technically claim Latino heritage as well. His father, George Romney, was born in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, in…
LatinaLista — For those of us who have followed this divisive debate in Congress over immigration reform, we have always felt something was missing. Common sense? The voice of the undocumented? Employers? Industry representatives? The average American voter? (Source:…
