Mexican resilience will win in the end

Mexican resilience will win in the end

It’s hard to imagine a more tumultuous time for Mexico to celebrate its bicentennial. Its economy is suffering; its cities are under siege by drug lords and their minions; its […]

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Reid adds controversial immigration measure to defense bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week.

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¿Hay algo que celebrar en México?

…este país de 108 millones de habitantes -de los que el 49% sigue sumido en la pobreza- se dispone a vivir una celebración marcada por la violencia extrema de los carteles de la droga.

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U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

According to the latest report from the Pew Hispanic Center, “The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 […]

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Quench Your Thirst with…Menudo?

You may or may not have seen this video before, but regardless, it’s always good for a laugh — especially if you’ve ever eaten menudo!

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Another Reason to Loathe Latinos/as: They Cause Marital Strife!

By William “Memo” Nericcio Where is Myra Mendible (From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture) when you need her? Hit the image for the rest of […]

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Feed the Models: Estás Muy Flaca, Mi’ja

As far back as I can remember, I’ve lived a parallel life:  considered not skinny enough by popular American wisdom and somehow simultaneously considered too skinny by my abuelitas. Although […]

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Sirena as a Boy

I was scrounging around the web for something else when I came upon an…interesting? Let’s go with interesting take on the classic Lotería sirena, or mermaid, circa 2005. Apparently, someone […]

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¡Qué Rico! How to Make Healthy (Re)fried Pinto Beans

Hey y’all, not to give away the family recipe or anything, but there are a few easy and healthy things you can do to make your refried beans just a […]

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N’mbre: Immigrants Don’t Steal Jobs from Americans

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued a report stating that immigration has no “significant” effect on jobs available to U.S.-born workers. Something to file under “no duh.”  Also, […]

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