Dehumanizing the Border

By Aaron Cantú, Latino Rebels On the eve of World War II, the Nazis began to describe the European Jews as “Untermenschen.” The word literally means “subhumans”—a creature that resembles […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I learned today that the states of Kansas and Texas have at least one thing in common. Aside from  both being states of the union they […]

By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post A classroom skit that third-graders were preparing to present in a Prince George’s Countyelementary school was canceled after a parent alerted school officials to material she thought […]

By Rosalina Nieves, CNN Tijuana, Mexico (CNN) — Part of the fence separating the United States and Mexico sits about 50 yards away from hundreds of tunnel-like holes and makeshift tents where […]

By Anthony Advincula, New America Media Above: Myrna Orozco says that her therapist diagnosed her with PTSD, but she had to stop seeing the therapist because she could not afford it anymore. As […]

By Latino Rebels Armando Minjarez is an immigrant activist and artist from Wichita, Kansas. Earlier this morning, he tweeted out the following: this happen last night #racist @marooncacoon @Scooby_Doo_98 @Hugogami […]

By Elizabeth Stewart, Texas Observer “At first it was about me wanting to write something for me,” author Reyna Grande says of her 2013 memoir, The Distance Between Us. The book, which […]

By NBCLatino New York may soon become the largest city in the country to offer all residents – including undocumented immigrants – an ID card, making it easier to open […]

By Tom Watson, Forbes Immigration reform is a cause with a long history, and deep and committed organizations and networks on all sides of the issue. But as the political forces […]

By Tony Castro, Voxxi In his State of the Union last week, President Barack Obama made an expected plea for passage of the long-awaited immigration reform legislation that pleased America’s […]