96-Year-Old WWII Vet Alfonso Gonzales Is On Track To Become USC’s Oldest Grad
96-Year-Old WWII Vet Alfonso Gonzales Is On Track To Become USC’s Oldest Grad
*He transferred to USC in 1947 and was one class short of graduating. He’s back this semester, 96 years old, to complete that one class where he’ll write his life’s […]
Wave Of Immigration Bills In Arizona Sparks Threats Of Renewed Boycott
*It’s on, again, if things don’t change in Arizona. VL By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras (6 minute read) A pro-immigrant coalition of organizations is threatening to revive an Arizona boycott if pending immigration-related […]
Border-inspired Latino artists among 43 in U.S. featured in Smithsonian portrait exhibit
*Check it out. If you’re in Washington DC – Chicano, Latino artists are included, it runs until January 8. We should support our artistas. VL By Luis Gonzalez, Borderzine WASHINGTON – When […]
Complaint: Border Patrol Confiscates Deportee IDs, Money
*It’s a bi-national complaint. Activists from Mexico and the U.S. have joined to call attention to this issue. Belongings are gathered, put in storage and it’s up to the detainee […]
the Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, April 8, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! I hope you weren’t expecting a quiet Friday to lead you into the weekend, because there’s lots of news to get this morning […]
U.S. Ninth Circuit Decrees that DACA Recipients are Entitled to Arizona Driver’s Licenses
*The story is that public safety and a bootstrapping attitude trump fear based laws every time. nd I mean bootstrapping to call attention to the resourcefulness of DACA workers and students how […]
We Don’t Have to Wait for the General Election to See the Harmful Effects of Voter-ID Laws
*This isn’t doom and gloom, it’s knowing what lies ahead and preparing for the journey. In the run for the November election some state legislatures are doubling-down on their voter […]
the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief
THURSDAY, April 6, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! Have you got your morning beverage? Serve it up, let’s get the news. In spite of Trump, or maybe because of him . […]
This election has given greater resonance to an eternal truth: There is no one ‘Latino vote’
*This story tells me that the idea of a monolithic, homogeneous Latino community is starting to crack at the edges. It’s an old story and a fresh story at the […]
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall
*Stop remittances to force Mexico to pay for the border wall? That’s Trump’s idea and it’s never, ever going to happen. There are consequences. Mexico receives more money from remittances […]
