A number of students across the nation have gone hungry for more than 30 days in order to bring attention to the DREAM Act. Even the real danger of harming their health hasn’t deterred them and now they have even been joined by civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, a labor leader and co-founder of the […]
New GOP Latino Lawmakers Arrive Amidst Ethics Questions
Two of the newly elected Republican Hispanic lawmakers, Sen.-elect Marco Rubio and Rep-elect David Rivera, both of Florida, start their tenure in Washington with lingering questions about their personal finances. According to a report in the Washington Post, they are two of four Republicans who still have unanswered questions and controversy. Rivera was forced to […]
DREAM Act Faces Senate Battle after Passage in House
Millions of undocumented students may be one step closer to having their dreams of officially calling the US “home” come true today if the Senate approves the DREAM Act. The legislation, which was first introduced a decade ago, overcame its second-to-last hurdle in the Congress late last night after the House passed it with a […]
Gingrich Leads Conservative Outreach to Latino Voters
On the heels of the Republican sweep of the recent mid-term Congressional elections, the former head of House GOP members, Newt Gingrich, is trying to make inroads with one group of voters that rejected the conservative message – Hispanics. Last week, Gingrich’s newest venture, Americano.com, a bilingual political blog, hosted its first annual conference in […]
Opposition to DREAM Act by Latinos
The anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) announced a press conference today on Capitol Hill in opposition to the DREAM Act to be attended by Latino leaders and a bipartisan group of members of Congress. The press release named Carmen Perez as the leader of the coalition. “Latino leaders are gathered today in solidarity. […]
GOP Priorities Equates to Opposition to DREAM Act
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, all 42 Senate Republicans vowed to oppose any legislative items during the lame duck session if the Bush tax cuts and funding the government aren’t debated; this opposition would include any action on the DREAM Act. “[It’s] very cynical, but very obvious, [and] […]
GOP Less Likely to Hire Hispanic Staffers
Hispanics are least likely to be found working in Republican offices on Capitol Hill and their numbers may dwindle even further among congressional staff with the incoming GOP-controlled House, according to a new report that surveyed the makeup of staffers. An analysis of the staff makeup of all 435 House offices in the 111th Congress […]
Latino to Head Civil Rights Group in Southern California
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California named Hector Villagra, a civil rights attorney and the group’s current legal director, its next executive director to succeed Ramona Ripston. “I know I have a tough job ahead of me, but we have a strong organization and strong support, and I fully expect that our success […]
Many Await Vote on DREAM Act
Today, as Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess to resume its lame duck session, a full plate of hefty issues awaits it. And amongst those issues, is one that thousands of students around the country are anxiously watching – the possible passage of the long-debated DREAM Act. For a decade now, legislation to grant legalized status […]
Federal Lawsuit Filed by Estate of Slain Immigrant in New York
A federal lawsuit filed on Monday in New York by the estate of an Ecuadorean immigrant murdered in 2008, alleges that the civil rights of the victim were violated by Suffolk County, its Police Department and other agencies by their failure to provide equal protection to Hispanics as whites. Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death […]
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