discrimination
Latinas Less Likely to Get Treated for Breast Cancer
Latina women are less likely to receive breast cancer care because health care providers are less likely to recommend treatments. This disparity for Latinas and African-American women does not exist […]
A Crazy Time for Unemployment, Nuance and Third Person Politics
How bad has the recession been for Latinos? It’s been bad, we know. While unemployment hovers around 9.6 percent for the nation, the Latino unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. But […]
Pew: Illegal Immigration Backlash Worries, Divides Latinos
The Pew Hispanic Center released a report today finding that Latinos in the U.S. have renewed concerns over discrimination.  Read the report here. Here are some highlights: About four-in-five of the […]
GOP Accused of Nasty Racism
The saddest thing is, I think it’s healthy to have a dialogue between political sides, but this is a bit much. Â I’ve got two items for you today. Â One is […]
Town Discriminates Against Latinos and their BBQs
Can you imagine a world in which not even carne asadas are sacred? Â Well, welcome to South Padre Island! A lawsuit was filed in federal court this week alleging that […]
Death of Pennsylvania Immigrant Ruled Hate Crime
The 2008 death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez was ruled a hate crime this week. Â The two defendants, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, found them guilty of violating the Fair […]