Imbalanced Media and Warped Perceptions
About a month ago, the U.S. Treasury Department earned the right to freeze MS 13’s (Mara Salvatrucha) finances (LA NOW). Police lauded it as a wonderful accomplishment, a step in […]
Tag Archives: Immigration
Failing Kids or Failing Schools?
Ms. M spoke to her 8th grade algebra class, “I will give you all the tools you need in order to pass the test this Friday. If you do not […]
Camilo Ontiveros’ “In The Ring”: The Sport of Boxing and Immigration
I have seen my fair share of innovative artwork, but I have never walked into an art exhibit to see a giant boxing ring in the middle of the room. […]
Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants as a Solution to Poverty
Photo Credit: Anuska Sampedro After over 70% of Latinos voted to reelect Barack Obama into office on November 6th, 2012, the President made immigration policy a top priority on his […]
Ethics and Issues in Deportation
Last year’s deportation statistics were record-breaking. During 2011, approximately 400,000 undocumented immigrants were deported (Record Number of Illegal Immigrants Deported in 2011). Like all immigrant populations, the people deported formed a […]
The “Bad” Ones
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can […]
Latino Voters Turnout for the 2012 Election Big Time!
Now that we have officially re-elected Barack Obama as president of the United States, I wanted to take some time to reflect on a post I wrote a couple days […]
Latino voters help Obama win
Both Democrats and Republicans worked hard this election to gain the Latino vote, and for a good reason. Indeed, the Latino vote might have been the key to Obama’s victory.With […]
Puerto Rico: On the Road to Becoming the 51st State
Although citizens of Puerto Rico could not vote in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, many did turn out to vote for an important referendum that posed the question regarding the current […]
Is It Too Late for Mitt Romney? Vicente Fox Thinks So
With the election less than 48 hours away, it seems there is very little time for either of the presidential candidates to make a difference in the minds of the […]
Immigration Talk 