Long winter absences no longer plague educators at largely Hispanic schools
Long winter absences no longer plague educators at largely Hispanic schools
*Here are some of the reasons given by families that are no longer taking extended trips to Mexico over the holidays: Immigration enforcement is tighter; companies retain employees over the […]
Survery: Minorities make up 14 percent of state lawmakers
*Part of the reason, according to this article, is the lack of outreach encouraging Asians and Latinas and Latinos to run for office. There’s also a gender gap: men hold […]
How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids’ Education
*In 2012 3.5 million children in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools had at least one undocumented parent. “Immigration policy is education policy.” VL By Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic […]
Texas Faces Lawsuit Over Provision of Border Security Law
*The State of Texas says it’s a state crime to harbor undocumented immigrants. MALDEF says that’s a federal responsibility so the Texas law violates the constitution’s Supremacy Clause. So MALDEF has […]
Donald Trump’s remarks spur Latino ‘naturalization blitz’ before election
*What’s that saying in Spanish? “No hay mal que por bien no venga.” Trump’s rantings today are producing the Latino voters of tomorrow. VL By Daniel Hernandez, The Guardian Donald […]
A barrier to clean water in Flint, Michigan: a government-issued ID
*There are reports of 1000 undocumented residents in Flint that have not accessed a daily water ration because they don’t speak English and fear going out into the open. Add […]
Despite political storm, Gov. Suana Martinez has 56% approval in New Mexico
*This is according to a Latino Decisions poll published last week. We’re paying attention to New Mexico politics because the state is once again considered a swing state in presidential […]
Iowa Latinos emerging as small, but potentially significant political force
*I’ve been intrigued by the Latinos-in-Iowa story. They’re 5 percent of the population, yet the presidential campaigns and Latino organizations are spending a lot of time and energy registering, motivating […]
A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
*The rallying call fact in Dolores Huerta’s piece is that during the next president’s first year in office four Supreme Court justices will be 80 years-old, and the average retirement […]
Latinos and the lost message of Martin O’Malley
*We love the horse-race, or else we wouldn’t be watching the polls and reading political reports. Martin O’Malley is far from making a dent in the Democratic field, but it […]
