Only U.S. Citizens Allowed At New Hampshire Rick Perry Event
Only U.S. Citizens Allowed At New Hampshire Rick Perry Event
New Hampshire-based Associated Press writer Steve Peoples reported on Twitter that staffers at a Rick Perry campaign event there were asking reporters if they were U.S. citizens because only citizens […]
Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”
Current presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich seems to think that Spanish and bilingual education are the characteristics of people living in “the ghetto,” at least he did, who knows how he […]
67% Of Hate Crimes Targeted At Latinos In 2010
The FBI released its annual data for hate crimes this week, uncovering a startling revelation in light of all the anti-immigrant legislation currently active in the country: 66.6% of all […]
17 Years Ago CA Prop. 187 Declared Unconstitutional
If there’s ever been a case to prove that history repeats itself, Proposition 187 is the perfect example. Let’s go back to the 90s and revisit California’s failed attempt at […]
No One Is “Illegal,” Tell The Associated Press
I don’t need to signal my bias, I’ve never hidden it – I deplore the word “illegal” when used in referenced to undocumented workers in the United States. I use it only […]
Georgia Authorities Silence Immigrant Rights Advocate
Jerry Gonzalez, an engineer and the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), was invited to speak on a professional panel on immigration in Rome, Georgia recently. […]
Of Confederate Flags, Slavery, Treason And Patriotism
By Dustin Mendus Flags are remarkably simple things. They are pieces of colored fabric occasionally with symbols adorning them, generally in a rectangular shape — sans the few odd flags […]
Russell Pearce Recall About More Than Immigration
Yes it was historic – the first state senate president to be recalled since the birth of the nation. Yes there was an overflow of reactive energy – starting with Latinos and spreading to […]
Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote
Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]
SB 1070 Sponsor Russell Pearce Recalled In Arizona
With 16 of 16 precincts reporting, Senate President and SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce has been recalled. The results were: Pearce 9,188 (45.36%) and Republican challenger John Lewis 10,816 (53.4%). As we’ve reported, he’s […]