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 […]
Guest Blogger Series: Janet Murguía “Arizona Law is Not a Solution”
As appeared in Politico Gov. Jan Brewer promised Friday that Arizona’s new law targeting illegal immigrants has “no tolerance” for racial profiling. Please. Don’t insult our intelligence. I’ll give you three words by way of explanation: Sheriff Joe Arpaio. For years, law enforcement agencies have criticized the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for failing to serve […]
Senate Confirms Latina Judicial Nominee
On Tuesday afternoon, Senators confirmed the judicial nomination of Marisa Demeo, a Latina and an openly gay candidate for the D.C. Superior Court. Republicans had been blocking her confirmation since she nomination to the bench by President Obama in March 2009. Demeo was one of a number of judicial appointees that has been stalled by […]
Pelosi and Brady Launch Diversity Initiative on the Hill
In an effort to address the dramatically low level of minorities among congressional staffers, particularly at the senior level, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday joined House Administration Chairman Robert A. Brady to announce the formation of a new diversity initiative that will intensify minority recruitment and retention efforts. The initiative, developed with […]
Joe Garcia Announces Bid for Congressional Seat in Miami
Former Miami-Dade Democratic Party chief Joe Garcia resigned his post at the Department of Energy on Tuesday and announced his bid to run for the South Florida Congressional District 25 seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL. Diaz-Balart is, in turn, planning to run for the seat currently held by his retiring brother, […]