ACLU Asks Feds to Intervene in Human Rights Abuses in Puerto Rico

[Edito’s note: this article first appeared in aclu.org] WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to intervene in serious […]

[Editor’s note. This story was originally reported by Sandra Velázquez of ESPNdeportes.com] They call him El Camarón, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez,  the best professional golfer in Mexico. He’s played in tournaments in Canada,Venezuela, […]

I read the reports twice, just to make sure, then I went back to read them again. There were five bills dealing with stringent measures that would add spikes to […]

By Sandy Ordonez, Courtesy Veglatino.com I don’t want to sound like a preacher with this post. However, I care too much about my community to not be direct with you. You […]

Northern California Latino youth have been battling injunctions that underscore latent fears that all latino youth are gang members. According to the blog Dream Deployed: On March 4th 2011 , […]

The Senate in Maryland passed a bill on Monday night that will allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, raising their chances of earning a college education in the state. […]

Promise Arizona sent out a press release yesterday announcing that the Russell Pearce-led Arizona Senate would be taking up for a vote a slew of anti-immigrant bills today: SB1611 — […]

If you’re Latino and happen to be traveling across Nye County, Nevada, be sure not to wear a hard hat – the Tax Assessor there might think you’re undocumented. Her name is Shirley […]

Every time I write a column about immigration I’ll get the email or phone call du jour telling me about how their grandmother came to this country with only the clothes on […]

By their own admission Minnesotans aren’t the most diverse group of people. 87 percent of that state’s population is white. Minnesota state demographer Tom Gillaspy was quoted in the startribune.com: […]