Boisterous Immigration Protest At Texas Governor’s Mansion
Boisterous Immigration Protest At Texas Governor’s Mansion
*This happened Saturday, in Austin, Texas, in front of the Governor’s Mansion and the State Capitol. Some of the protesters walked for three days from the detention center in Williamson […]
This is what a Latino-infused Thanksgiving looks like
*This is circa 2014. I liked it then, thought I’d repost this year. Thanksgiving is tradition, but in many Latino homes it’s also a time for improvisation and reinvention – […]
Wanted: Speakers Of Mayan Languages, Many Of Them
*Mexican immigration to the U.S is at a net negative – there are more Mexicans leaving the country than those coming here. So that changes the way we view and […]
ICYMI: Maná & Los Tigres Del Norte to Latino Voters at Latin Grammy Awards: ‘Don’t Vote for the Racists’
*It’s worth mentioning again. This happened over the weekend at the Latin Grammy awards. Maná and Los Tigres del Norte sang “Somos Mas Americanos,” then they held up the sign. […]
GOP Candidates Demand Equal Time After Donald Trump Hosts ‘SNL’ While Hispanic Lawmakers Still Stew
*I get that this is serious news, but I can’t help but chuckle at it. NBC exec’s clearly didn’t see this coming, but it’s the law and now they have […]
From the frontline of Hillary’s hispandering
*Aaron Sanchez calls-out Hillary Clinton for hispandering. He says her staff is good at Latino-directed stage craft, and that’s her main problem – he says that on Hillary’s stage Latinos […]
More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S.
*G’head Donald, build your terrific wall, it’ll keep the Mexicans in. VL By Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Pew Hispanic Center More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have […]
Lawmakers Question DPS Director on Race Reporting
*Strange, isn’t it, to profile a Latino for a traffic stop then classify that profiled Latino as white. See, if you’re going to classify them as white, then treat them […]
Census Changes Could Make Whites Less Than 50 Percent Sooner
*There’s a good infographic that circulated in social media networks recently, done by NPR it showed how much the “race” question had changed on census forms since 1850. For instance, those […]
Heavily immigrant corner of L.A. County sees a new wave of young leaders
*I’ve been seeing many more stories like these since this month’s elections. In Washington state, in Massachusetts, and now this one from L.A. County. Young Latinos are claiming and in […]
