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Bien Hecho: 6 Indiana DREAMers Arrested, 5 To Be Deported
On the day President Barack Obama made a speech about the importance of immigration reform, news of six DREAMers being arrested in Indiana comes to light. The students were protesting […]
Video Game Changes Immigrants For Snuggly Animals
Remember Smuggle Truck? It’s the video game we reported about where the object is to cross a truckload of undocumented people into, presumably, the US. The score was based on how many […]
The Brains Behind The Anti-Immigrant Movement
The New York Times published a great piece on Sunday about John Tanton, who the story noted was probably one of the most influential, yet unknown people in the country. Essentially […]
Anti-immigrant Sentiment: An American Diversity Gauntlet
You have to read this opinion piece in the New York Times, and put it in that memory place where you store things that make sense and are useful when […]
Neo-nazi, Latino Confrontation in Claremont
Head-shaven and military boot wearing a group of about two dozen white supremacists marched on the streets of Claremont, CA, in protest against what they claim is an “unbridled flow […]
New Latino Christians Could Swing Latino Vote For GOP
[Editor’s Note: This story was written by the Texas Observer’s Michael May and published Dec. 20, 2010 and is reproduced here as part of our partnership with the magazine.] Praying […]
From Soapbox to the Floor
How will the Tea Party freshmen–with their utopian small-government views–actually govern? by Abby Rapoport, Forrest Wilder & Dave Mann from the Texas Observer In politics, 2010 was the year of […]
Florida Rep. Wears Passport Around His Neck
You gotta love this guy! His name is Luis Garcia, from Miami. He’s a state representative and has an obvious flair for the dramatic. He’s also a great example of […]
McCain Dismises DREAM Act Supporter
The DREAM Act is set for an important vote in the US Senate today. Majority leader Harry Ried plans to bring up the act for a cloture vote, but he […]
The DREAM Act And The Coming Latino Revolution
Some Latinos Democrats have had enough of their party’s post-poning and tabling of immigration reform and the DREAM Act. Chicago’s Luis Gutiérrez is about to get mad! At least, that’s […]