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Paul Penzone Promoting Safety To Oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Paul Penzone is a Democratic candidate for Maricopa County sheriff who’s hoping that his platform of community safety and accountability is enough to oust infamous anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio. While he […]
NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: January 16-21, 2012
This week we had a nice mix of stories running the gamut from the American Dream to great books to banned books to sexual abuse to the Internet to voting […]
It’s Time To Think Outside The Box On Immigration
By Christine Goffredo, otherwords.org Mariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had […]
Undocumented Youth Occupy Wells Fargo In Oakland
Undocumented youth leaders of the group 67 Sueños helped to shut down a Wells Fargo branch in Oakland as part of the Occupy Oakland movement over the weekend. We spoke to organizer […]
Latinos Make Up Majority Of Inmates In Federal Prisons
By Cindy Casares This year, we’re kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month with the disheartening news that Latinos, for the first time in American history, comprise the majority of inmates in […]
Security, Voter ID As Racializing Immigration Reform
The single most important public policy issue for Latinos of all nationalities is immigration reform. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which used to be called Immigration and Naturalization […]
Discrimination Against Gay Immigrants
Imagine. if you can, discrimination inside an immigration detention facility. That would be like a swift kick at a slap festival. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at several immigration […]
Court to Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio: Stop it!
Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was ordered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop unconstitutional practices in his jails that put his detainees at risk, according to […]
Latinos are disproportionately affected by asthma, and Trump’s policies are making it worse
Many Americans live where it is unsafe to breathe. About 40% of the U.S. population — more than 126 million people — live in areas that do not comply with national ambient […]
Death on Sevenmile Road
By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer The pickup truck accelerated. Jose Isabel Coj Cumar could see the glow of the sun through the thin black fabric that concealed him […]