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Breaking the law is right (sometimes)

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Some people still know the difference between law and justice: “Speaking at a debate on Illinois’ controversial legislation that grants driver’s licenses to the state’s estimated 250,000 undocumented immigrants, [Lake County Sheriff Mark] Curran responded to an audience member who said that granting undocumented immigrants a driver’s license was “a slap in the face” to Read More

Not my grandparents’ movement: social media and the modern civil rights movement

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While in college, all I could think about was strategizing a way to create a civil rights’ movement that would not fizzle out over time. The biggest roadblock was not having anybody to use as a sounding board. The constant struggle to connect to fellow Latinos who were passionate about creating change ended when I Read More