The Center for New Community has just released this map detailing the anti-immigration’s movement organizations’ attempts at injecting itself in discussion about the environment. One such organization, Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) created an ad titled Ecological Footprint, in which they claim that those concerned with our carbon footprint should be concerned about immigration because “immigrants Read More

by Alex Levine Has this ever happened to you? You’re sitting there watching your favorite TV show, something funny happens and you laugh, but then look around awkwardly because there’s no one there to laugh along with you. It has happened to me on occasion, but not since Twitter gained popularity and here’s why: More Read More

by Carlos Solorio Fifteen years ago the Spanish word for Entrepreneur didn’t exist. A Latino could be an Empresario, Spanish for a businessman with a large corporation, but there was no word that described a person that created their own company. The world has changed. Hispanic-led businesses have proliferated. HispanicBusiness Magazine, with their 2010 awards Read More

by Greg Martinez There is an old saying that it is best not to know how sausages are made. They aren’t as appetizing when you see they are made with significant amounts of blood, guts, organs, and head meat. The same can be said for the meat industry itself. Most of us don’t want to Read More

by Jennifer Hutcheson Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is at it again, striking a major chord in the Latino community. At the end of last year the restaurant chain was called out for firing over 400 of their Minnesota workers. Now they have set their sights on Washington, D.C. to once and for all prove their Read More

by Jazmin Chavez Across the country we are witnessing states deny racist Arizona-like, copycat-anti-immigrant legislation. Surprisingly, many states such as Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut, New York, and Illinois have also introduced their own version of the DREAM Act, which would allow in-state tuition and a path to citizenship for thousands of undocumented students across the nation. Read More

by Jen M.D. Matos I have cousins. Lots of cousins. In the vast pool of cousins, there is always that one cousin who is my favorite. For me, it’s cousin Rosie who I have called “Gokie” since I was about two years old. Gokie is a real treasure when it comes to cousins. I can Read More