The following statement was issued today by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner regarding the immigration law recently passed by the state of Arizona. “The recent passage by Arizona of a new immigration law could have a negative impact on hundreds of Major League players who are citizens of countries other than […]
Arizona to Remove Hispanic Studies Curriculum
Arizona approved HB 2211 bill last month — passed through the state senate this week — that would restrict “any courses or classes” that “are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group” or “advocate ethnic solidarity.” Alternet
Arizona Goes After Teachers With Accents
In addition to all the immigration law controversy, Arizona schools in the state are being forced to fire or reassign some teachers who speak English with an accent. Newser
Rep. Gutierrez Plans to be Arrested in Front of The White House
Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, who has long been an outspoken immigration advocate, says he plans to get arrested while protesting in front of the White House on Saturday. The Congressman will join protesters who are upset with the controversial Arizona law that authorizes police to stop and search people they suspect of being undocumented […]
Arizona Watch Guest Blogger:Rudy Ruiz “Arizona Immigration Law: A Step Backwards in Time”
When I was an undergraduate at Harvard, I heard horror stories at the dinner table from a number of my African American friends and classmates, particularly males, about negative and completely unwarranted experiences with police officers. Of course, Latinos weren’t completely immune to that type of discrimination either, but our situation did not seem nearly […]
Latinovations Welcomes Cúentame
Cúentame – is a place for Latinos and the public in general to connect with fellow fans, bloggers, activists, artists, musicians, journalists and many more! We thank Cúentame’s host, Axel W. Caballero, who is currently part of the Brave New Films’ team and contributor to Huffington Post for sharing his latest video with us, check […]
Scorekeepers: Karin Johanson, Dewey Square Group
“While immigration is back in the news, I’m not sure it’s on voters’ top ten list of concerns. People have a keen understanding of what has caused our economic problems. It’s pretty hard to say that the reason people lost jobs, savings and value in their homes has anything to do with immigration. They want […]
Hispanics and Arizona’s New Immigration Law
More Americans believe that Hispanics are the targets of a lot of discrimination in American society than say the same about any other major racial or ethnic group, according to a Pew Research Center survey taken prior to the recent enactment of an immigration enforcement law by the state of Arizona. These findings from the […]
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Condemns Arizona Law
Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement this week in response to state of Arizona’s passage of a strict new anti-immigrant law. “On behalf of the CAPAC, I strongly oppose this legislation. This is a dangerous precedent that sets racial and ethnic profiling as the norm and […]
Arizona Immigration Fight Moves to the Courtroom
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Immigration Law Center will announce in Phoenix their plans to challenge the controversial new Arizona immigration law. Attorneys have not finalized a date when the court challenge would be filed, but said it would be before the law takes […]