It Begins: Children Missing From Alabama Schools

Just a day after Alabama’s harsh immigration law went into effect, Latino students have apparently started to vanish from that state’s publish schools. Specifically, 200 in Montgomery County were absent, […]

By Rebecca Acuña, Dep. Political Director for Base Outreach for the Texas Democratic Party The 82nd legislative session began on a precipice of disaster. Absent of the federal stimulus dollars […]

The fundamental reason we have a Census every 10 years is to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives. After the Census […]

Rick Perry is not a pro-Latino candidate; we’ve said this before and this week as a lawsuit over Texas’ recent redistricting makes its way through the courts, this fact is […]

A new study by the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession shows that minority representation has barely grown between 2000-2009, inching up from 9.7% to 11.6% , highlighting a serious need for more people of […]

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appealed to the Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn the ruling that put a hold on key provisions of the state’s immigration law. The law, which requires […]

Just about two years ago Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Latino on the U.S. Supreme Court. The day was August 6, 2009 when she was confirmed. According to […]

I was happy this morning to hear a story on NPR reporting that the Obama Administration has made historic gains when it comes to appointing judges from all types of […]

Yesterday the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the State of Alabama for its anti-Latino law that not only requires police to inquire about immigration status and penalizing employers […]

The Alabama immigration law hailed as the toughest anti-immigrant measure in the nation is being challenged in court by a coalition of civil rights groups. The group, which includes the […]