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It was a sunny day, in 1987, when I visited with Mr. Elie Wiesel in his Boston University office. I went to invite the Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor to become the honorary “co-chair” of the No Human Being Is Illegal Campaign. He was delighted that the campaign I had designed used his quote to Read More
Think Mexican points to a revealing 1972 interview with César Chávez, in which the famed labor leader and civil rights activist reproaches undocumented workers: “This is the case right now, one of the strikes we have with the Butte Gas & Oil Co., where we’ve closed them down. They’ve been unable to get strikebreakers, or have Read More
Someone at the AP either grew a heart or grew a brain: “The Associated Press dropped the term ‘illegal immigrant’ from its style guide Tuesday, handing a victory to immigration rights advocates and Latino media organizations who have pressured the news media for years to abandon a phrase that many view as offensive. The news Read More
It’s happened. Homosexuals have infiltrated the hallowed stages of our beauty contests: “In her audition for Univision’s popular beauty-pageant reality series Nuestra Belleza Latina, Karina Hermosillo came out as a proud and openly lesbian Latina. And live on-air on last night’s episode — the third in the season — Karina wept as she spoke on Read More
What is SB1128? Texas Senate Bill 1128 was introduced to the Texas legislature this month by Sen. Dan Patrick and proposes that only courses that give a “comprehensive survey” of American history or Texas history would count toward the six history credit requirement in Texas public colleges. The bill specifically states, “A college or university Read More
“These are Jebby’s kids from Florida, the little brown ones.” – George H.W. Bush, 1988 George P. Bush has come along way since being part of the subject of an awkward grandfatherly quote 25 years ago. At the tender age of 12, he spoke at the Republican National Convention where his grandfather was nominated as Read More
Republicans, what has the country been telling you for the past year concerning the way you talk about Latinos? Tone, tone, tone. Yet it seems the GOP can’t go a week without doing or saying something without incurring the wrath of the 17 percent. This time, it’s an Alaska congressman: “Rep. Don Young says he Read More
As we know, Arizona has been in the spotlight for taking actions against Latin Americans — specifically, for SB 1070, which allowed the state’s police to check the immigration status of people they detain, and for HB 2281, which prohibits classes that “promote resentment toward a race or class of people,” that “advocate ethnic solidarity Read More
God said, “Let there be light on this ‘first Latino pope’ issue,” and God divided the “Latino” from the “Latin American.” From the AP via HuffPo: “He is being hailed with pride and wonder as the ‘first Latino pope,’ a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the South American nation of Argentina. But for Read More
Section 5 of the 1964 Voting Rights Act requires certain covered jurisdictions (mostly but not exclusively in the South) to get the pre-clearance of the federal government before they can make any changes in their voting laws. These changes can range anywhere from voter registration rules to changes in polling locations. It was supposed to Read More