Jul 30, 2012
“No papers, no fear.” That is the slogan that is driving (so to speak) a group of undocumented immigrants and allies of different ages from Arizona to cities where there is heated anti-immigrant sentiment. The group is calling out the injustices toward immigrants that have been taking place throughout the...
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Election 2012 is not for another three months, but already, an existential struggle over state voter ID laws is brewing—one that could help decide who wins the White House and determine who is allowed to participate in American politics. On one side stands groups like Mi Familia Vota and...
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by LD Guest Blogger Casey Klofstad on 07/30/2012 Cross-posted from Latino Decisions. As we get closer to the Republican National Convention in August in Tampa Bay, FL, speculation grows as to who Mitt Romney will nominate as his candidate for Vice President. Marco Rubio, Cuban American freshman U.S. Senator from Florida, has been...
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Con los sondeos que colocan al presidente Barack Obama y al casi nominado presidencial republicano, Mitt Romney, virtualmente empatados en la preferencia electoral, es buena noticia que hayan arrancado a todo vapor las campañas como ¡Todos a Votar! de registro y movilización de los votantes latinos que pueden marcar...
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Undocumented women run an especially high risk of being victimized by employers, romantic partners, and immigration enforcement officers. To combat this, Breakthrough–a group committed to building a “human rights culture”–has begun a campaign called “I’m Here.” The group is focused on shedding light and providing support to immigrant women...
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Most days, Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio acts like a caricature of a Western law man: the cowboy, “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” the man who brought back chain gangs, parades prisoners around in pink underwear, and clearly believes he’s above the rule of law. “After they went after me,” Arpaio...
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