The passing and subsequent vetoing of Senate Bill 1062, which would have legalized discrimination towards gays, shows Arizona's resistance to a nation becoming increasingly intolerant towards intolerance.
The self-proclaimed "Champion in Chief," President Obama, pledged to legal immigrants that they should not be discouraged to sign up, and enrollment would not put their undocumented family members at risk. That said in spite of the Obama administration's stunning deportation record.
It's never too late to right your wrongs - even if it's something that occurred five centuries ago. And in Spain's case it was in 1492 during one of it's "darkest chapters in Spanish history."Spain has launched an initiative that would offer citizenship to Sephardic Jews as a gesture of conciliation for Spain's expulsion of Jews during the Inquisition, which has in turn sparked a lot of interest from Israel.
By 2043, the ethno-racial landscape of America will completely change, and whites will dwindle to the minority in the US, which explains a level of discontent from other groups and the present white majority. The country's demographic changes show an evidential growth of Latinos, and that has resulted in the growth of anti-Latino hate crimes.
California has numerous boasting points: they have lower property tax rates than Texas, Californians tend to be healthier, and the Golden State Is the second best place in the nation for women to achieve economic security -unless you're Latina.
The Hispanic customer base is “on the margins of the banking system” and they are often left dissatisfied when seeking financial services from financial institutions.
The Grand Old Party is up to its rabble rousing tactics again in an effort to woo latino voters. Admittedly, the GOP hasn't done much to stir up support among the Latino community.
Boehner’s own party responded to his proposal with displeasure –and the plan has deeply divided the House’s 218 Republicans, who’ve failed to unify over a strategy. Mixed reception is perhaps why Boehner is reluctant to press ahead.
There are many sides to the immigration bill, and the main focus is how it will help the economy Just this week, President Barack Obama said that he is hopeful of pushing through a divisive U.
Following the president's remarks on immigration reform during the State of the Union, the federal government has enacted some changes to its immigration rules as they apply to asylum seekers. This comes as a result of the increased numbers of Syrian refugees asking for asylum, as well as the government's new stance on those who provided "limited material support" to terrorist organizations and rebel groups.
House Republicans hinder immigration reform until after 2014. President Obama's plans for some type of immigration reform have already been stalled by Congressional Republicans.
Vice President Joe Biden recently exposed the breadth of the immigration issue; dispelling the notions undocumented immigration is simply a Mexican/Hispanic issue; that all American citizens are descendants of legal immigrants; that undocumented populations are here to rashly absorb resources. While discussing immigration, an individual mentioned that their family legally emigrated from Ireland in the 19th century, and Biden countered, explaining that his family did not.
Latino entrepreneur and former White House fellow Felice Gorordo wants the process for legal immigration to be as easy as doing your taxes, and leads a venture-backed startup website business called Clearpath Inc. to accomplish that goal.
While Daft Punk, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and New Zealand teenager Lorde were among the winners who stole the show, the 56th annual Grammy Awards, there were also several notable and touching wins in the Latin categories.
Like her strong characters, actress America Ferrera is making sure that her voice is heard, but this time it's on a political platform. The Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild-award-winning actress, has become a strong voice in support of comprehensive immigration reform as Voto Latino's artist coalition co-chair. Last week, she stopped by the set of POLITICO in Washington, D.C., to further discuss her stance on the issue.
Border Patrol officers' routine abuse of undocumented immigrants has been called criminal. The result of their ongoing victimization has led to the deaths, hospitalization, and injury of a number of migrants who lined the border, attempting to cross in order to gain access to a better life. Migrants are subject to physical abuse, verbal harassment and mistreatment; which is very deliberate and usually occurs when migrants are apprehended by border patrol officers.
Jessica González-Rojas, the executive director at the National Institute of Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, highlighted "Nuestro Texas, a human rights campaign calling for reproductive health access for all women, without distinction as to geographic location, ethnicity, race, economic class, or citizen status."
The digital age has brought on a number of things: the ability to converse globally with a few clicks and strokes, to direct technology with our voices, to navigate cars that can self-correct, and to utilize phone applications that can do just about anything -including helping couples secure green cards?
Transgender artist Jorge Cruz captures with his camera...yet, there still seems to be something greater occurring. There's the vibrant subject(s); the engaged photographer; but, also, the enlivened photos, which wake and writhe whenever they gain an audience -becoming a personality independent of the artist and the subject. Cruz's prints, like his music, his writing, his creative directioning, his... ongoing list of artistic occupation, is created in the avant-garde realm of ambiguity, analysis, experimentation and counter-culture.
First Lady Michelle Obama voiced her support for immigration reform on Twitter this week after President Barack Obama addressed the issue during a west coast trip.
