Asking White People for Papers in Arizona

Comedian Steve Hofstetter went to the Arizona State Capitol and asked various white people outside whether they were Canadian and if they had papers to prove it.  Surprisingly, they didn’t […]

I’m a light-skinned Latina and as far back as I can remember, I was made aware of the fact that I was a güera. Regardless of what country of origin […]

Latina women are less likely to receive breast cancer care because health care providers are less likely to recommend treatments.  This disparity for Latinas and African-American women does not exist […]

Let’s get one thing straight about affirmative action before I get into Arizona’s latest brouhaha:  Minorities are NOT the only ones who benefit from it.  Except when rich or privileged […]

We’re beginning to get a taste of how things will unfold after the election dust settles.  New Mexico Governor-elect Republican Susana Martinez made clear how she feels about Arizona’s controversial […]

The Los Angeles Times wrote up an interesting piece about the critical boost Latino voters gave Harry Reid in this election (in case you don’t remember, Sharron Angle has a […]

The Pew Hispanic Center released a report today finding that Latinos in the U.S. have renewed concerns over discrimination.  Read the report here. Here are some highlights: About four-in-five of the […]

Long after the rest of us have already figured out that the prison industry was an integral part of conceiving, drafting and implementing Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070, NPR also […]

The saddest thing is, I think it’s healthy to have a dialogue between political sides, but this is a bit much.  I’ve got two items for you today.  One is […]

Arizona governor, immigrant hater and signer of the SB 1070 anti-immigrant bill in Arizona Jan Brewer loves the law — as long as it doesn’t apply to her.  The proof […]