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GOP Strategy for Hispanic Voters: It’s the Economy
Pueblo, Colorado - For many years, and multiple election cycles, Republicans talked about the growing Hispanic vote in America like moonstruck, misunderstood boys at a high school dance. They …
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Teach-Ins Target Arizona’s Mexican American Studies Ban, Organizations Demand Return of Banished Books
From the high plains of Wyoming to the urban centers of Atlanta, Chicago and New York City, hundreds of schools launched a historic teach-in movement today to incorporate lesson …
Book Burning in Arizona
There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.
Lost, Abused and Neglected for a Profit
Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50-year-old legal resident with a mental disability. In 2004, Gomez was detained because of a dispute at a grocery store over a bag of tomatoes. …
Utah Vigilante Group Disseminates Deportation Hit List
An anonymous letter, recently distributed to law enforcement agencies and media outlets in Utah, contains a list of the names and addresses of over 1,300 supposedly undocumented immigrants that …
Suing Arizona Is Just the Beginning, Immigrant Rights Groups Say
Under Arizona's SB 1070 law, police officers are allowed to question anyone suspected of being undocumented.
Undocumented Immigrants Pay More in Taxes Than They Receive in Benefits
During their working life, undocumented immigrants in the United States will pay, on average, approximately $80,000 more in taxes per capita than they use in government services, owing to …
The Voice of Lorna’s Silence
The film is a letter from the liquid modern world and one I would dearly have wished to write myself.
Remittances Also Benefit the United States
Tucson, Arizona - The billions of dollars in remittances sent abroad annually from the United States not only benefit the economy of the receiving countries, but also the economic …
Why We Will March in Arizona
The United States currently faces a crisis that it must resolve while preserving its character as a nation of immigrants. This begins with recognizing and respecting the dignity and …