Hundreds March in Dilley Protesting Family Detentions
Hundreds March in Dilley Protesting Family Detentions
*The Dilley family detention Center, in South Texas, is the largest of its knd, operated by a for-profit company. At $300 per day per detainee, it’s lucrative for the corporation, […]
Jeb Bush hires Jose Mallea, Marco Rubio’s Senate campaign manager, for Hispanic outreach
*This is getting interesting. Jeb’s new Latino ourtreach guy, Jose Maella, is a former Rubio guy. Maella was a headliner at a recent Jeb political donor retreat – for a […]
Latinos ‘in solidarity’ with African Americans in Baltimore
*The Latino commuity in Baltimore has doubled over the last ten years. Latinos are now roughly 5% of the population. VL By Nicole Acevedo, MSNBC The Latino community in Baltimore is responding […]
Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?
*This is important, happening today. It has nation-wide implications, especially going into the 2016 election. Latino voters have much or gain or lose in the outcome. Of course, there’s still […]
Residents of Karnes City Immigration Detention Facility Sue Over Conditions
*First they led 80 detained women in a hunger strike to protest the conditions inside a Homeland Security immigration detention center, now three women have filed suit alleging retaliation by […]
Ted Cruz Skips Loretta Lynch Confirmation Vote
*Loretta Lynch’s nomination and confirmation vote was historic in many ways: the first black woman nominated to the position of attorney general; she replaces the first black man to serve […]
Loretta Sanchez and the Growth of Latino Political Power in California
*The Latino political surge in California goes back to 1994 and Prop. 187. Loretta Sanchez rode the wave of a Latino political uprising against the proposition and scored a political […]
You don’t hear much about Latino victims of police violence. That could change soon.
*It depends on where you’re listening. We’ve read and posted many stories about recent Latino victims of police violence – Jessica Hernandez, Antonio Zambrano-Montes, Ruben García Villalpando. But we’ve also read […]
Villaraigosa tests political waters in the Valley
*If you put the clues together – listening and learning tour, politicos introducing him as the next Governor, an open Senate seat – it looks like former Los Angeles Mayor […]
Arpaio contempt hearing today: Intent is key
*There’s been speculation as to whether Sheriff Arpaio could go to jail on the contempt charge. This is a civil case, and Arpaio’s lawyers are hoping for a settlement where […]
