As Feds Lock Up More Immigrant Families, Abuse Allegations Grow
As Feds Lock Up More Immigrant Families, Abuse Allegations Grow
*The midterm elections saw immigration tossed like a ball, waved like a rally flag and slammed like a wedge. Meanwhile there was no forward movement and abuses are reported inside […]
Post-Election Reflections
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Well, votes have been cast and counted and we woke up Wednesday morning looking at a mitigated disaster. Not unmitigated. After all I have a […]
Election Day: Will Cultural Pride Get Latinos To Vote?
*So much about today’s election has been framed as a referendum on Barack Obama. In many tight races Latino voters have become a focus of attention, and Latino vote advocates […]
Children Of Latino Immigrants Forge Paths In Agriculture
*I love these stories. They show the many ways Latinos are contributing, taking adversity and turning into a future for their families, all across the country. VL By Amy Mayer […]
Making broadband work for all Latinas
*Latinas represent only 7% of the STEM workforce. Cristina Caballero makes a good case about preserving broadband accessibility to increase that number. VL By Cristina Caballero, Fox News Latino Women […]
California Takes on Academic Inequities for Black, Latino Students
*The suit alleges that Latino kids are placed in redundant classes or in classes of no academic value. Sound familiar? In California they’ve gone to court over it. VL By Susan […]
Fugitive Mexican former mayor, wife arrested over student disappearances
*The mayor of Iguala, Mexico, and his wife are in custody, suspected to have ordered the dissappearance of 43 student protesters. They’ve been taken to Mexico’s Attorney General’s office for […]
Thousands of migrant workers make trek to Louisiana’s farms on temporary agricultural visas
*Temporary worker programs are already in place (have been in place for may years) in the agriculture industry. Yet, you don’t hear much about this in immigration discussions. VL By […]
Missing Minority Ph.D.s
*The Phd completion rate for Latinos is 51%. Disappointing, given the number of efforts that have been started to improve that percentage. VL By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed ATLANTA […]
With Washington in gridlock, Latinos turn to state and local elections
*Yet another angle to ponder for tomorrows midterm elections. The piece, like many others, makes immigration the central issue, and we know that Latino voters have many other political concerns. […]
