Net-Zero, A New U.S. Reality
Net-Zero, A New U.S. Reality
By Victor Landa Picture this: It’s mid to late February on the border between the U.S. and Mexico. On the U.S. side, in Laredo, Texas, they’re celebrating George Washington’s birthday with a […]
Texas Has Yet To Follow Arizona’s Lead On Immigration
By Christopher Rangel Currently, Texas does not have an immigration law pending a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice as other states do. However, that does not mean the […]
Commentary: A Collective Silence Is A License To Hate
By Jim Estrada It is becoming clear that too many in our society have reached a level of comfort with overt expressions of bias and racial discrimination towards non-whites, especially […]
Bien Hecho: Carmen Tafolla Is San Antonio’s First Poet Laureate
Earlier this month, the city of San Antonio, Texas inaugurated its first Poet Laureate, UTSA scholar Dr. Carmen Tafolla. Tafolla, currently the university’s writer-in-residence for Children’s, Youth, and Transformative Literature was […]
MALDEF Sues For Refusal To Release Records In Ruben Salazar Case
(Editor’s note: the following is a MALDEF Press Release) Today (4/23/12) MALDEF filed a petition for writ of mandate to compel Sheriff Lee Baca to release public records relating to […]
FAQ On The Legal Issues In Arizona v. United States
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday regarding Arizona’s controversial immigration law — a case formally known as Arizona v. United States. The […]
Morning NewsTaco
Tuesday April 24, 2012 Democrats have work to do to encourage voter turnout (Austin American-Statesman): “Everyone talks about the ‘sleeping giant of the Latino community,’ but the sleeping giant will not wake […]
A Tale Of Foreclosure, Eviction And Community Action
By Communities United Against Foreclosure and Eviction Last year, Melecio and Beatriz Delgado applied for a loan modification for their modest single-family house on the northwest side of Chicago. At […]
Net Migration From Mexico Falls To Zero, Perhaps Less
(Editor’s note: the following is a Press Release issued by The Pew Hispanic Center) The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has […]
Commentary: When A Mother Implodes
The terrifying news of mothers who murder their own children is becoming more and more frequent. It used to be a given that a mother was the only person who could protect her children from the adversities of […]
