Junk Data in Census Makes Us a Nation of ‘Others’
Junk Data in Census Makes Us a Nation of ‘Others’
*This takes the conversation about race in America beyond the superficial, redundant conflicts. The idea is that race is an invented concept, strengthened by Census forms, used by money and […]
More Latinos than Whites Just Enrolled In UC Schools. That Could Be a Political Problem.
*A different look at the Latino enrollment at UC Schools story. Although this story doesn’t touch on it, this is also in contrast with the Supreme Court’s upholding of a […]
High court upholds Mich affirmative action ban
*There’s an important semantic issue at play in this story.Technically, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an election, because it was an election, not because of the result. Michigan voters decided […]
Can Eva Longoria Help Kickstart The 2016 Hispanic Vote?
*Giovanni Rodriguez asks a series of important questions in this article, and he provides a different nomenclature that could help us approach the Latino vote “problem” in a refreshing way. […]
Baseball’s Demographic Shifts Bring Cultural Complexities
*Latinos are 17 percent of the U.S. population, and 27 percent of Major League ball players. It’s a cultural shift that’s changing not only play on the diamond, but the […]
Escuinapa, Sinaloa – town of bicycles and mangos
*I’m always looking forward to Sam Quiñones’ posts. He finds the extraordinary in the common. Now, he’s started to tell his stories with video. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s […]
Immigration Legislation or Executive Action Will Shape Latino Vote
*Four quick graphs that show how immigration is a central issue in the coming mid-term elections. We know that Republicans could help themselves by bringing CIR to a vote, and […]
Supreme Court Rejects AZ’s Appeal Seeking To Punish People Who Harbor Undocumented Immigrants
*Arizona Governer Jan Brewer has taken her state’s ban on harboring undocumented immigrants as far as she could. To no avail. A circuit court had ruled that the Arizona harboring […]
Border Security is a Global Industry Worth $544 Billion
*This puts the political insistence on border security in perspective. The border security industry is growing at a 5 percent rate, the U.S. Border Patrol is helping other countries set […]
Borderland Music: Songs From The U.S.-Mexico Frontera
*Happy Friday! By Jasmine Garsd, NPR/alt.latino In some ways, borders that divide countries are concrete and inescapable. The border between Mexico and the U.S. is very real for the thousands […]
