Assemblyman Gil Cedillo On California Dream Act Passage

A Statement By California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, upon the signing of Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the California Dream Act. I first want to express my gratitude to Governor […]

By Elly Pepper The public lands surrounding our country’s borders contain wilderness areas, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national monuments, state parks, and hundreds of miles within the national park […]

In case you were wondering, Florida Senator Marco Rubio says he’s not interested in running for vice-president. Rubio was at the Washington Ideas Forum this weekend in Washington, D.C., when a […]

By Cindy Casares There’s no doubt the world is in a crazy place right now, and Texas is no exception. It seems we’re entering a whole new era in the […]

By Sarah Joseph, otherwords.org Many of us will never forget that famous elementary school rhyme: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two / Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” At the time, it’s not […]

We received a tip today that illustrates pretty starkly how much suspicion has grown in Alabama for Latinos there. The following photo is titled “Ethnic Cleansing in Alabama without Water” […]

By  Marc Rodriguez Regrettably, for many, human nature is a strong enough force to weaken individuals to the extent that they often concede and elect to “follow the path of least […]

Dear Martha: I am worried about the situation Mexico is going through. I was given the opportunity to live here in the U.S. but all of my family lives back […]

So ever since Rick Perry joined the circus that’s been the Republican presidential  candidate field, I’ve been so annoyed. All this talk about how Latinos love him and how great […]

I can’t discuss immigration without getting upset. There are times that the topic makes me want to cry and/or flip a table over. When people refer to “illegal immigrants,” they […]