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ACLU JOINS MALDEF IN ARIZONA SB1070 LAWSUIT
The American Civil Liberties Union says that “A lot of people are outraged about Arizona's new racial profiling, "show me your papers" law” and today they decided to take action to do something about it.
On Monday, May 17, they went to federal cou....
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EDITORIAL: DOES ETHNICITY MATTER
The question comes up because of recent public comments by City Councilwoman Linda DeLeon. In her endorsement of Glen Robertson for the District 1 seat, Mrs. DeLeon stated:
“I am surprised some have tried to turn this into an issue of ethnicity. T....
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LULAC FINDS NEW ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest and largest Hispanic civil rights organization, will sue to block an Arizona immgration bill as unconstitutional should Gov. Jan Brewer sign it into law.
“We are....
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JUST WHAT QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED ON CENSUS FORMS
WASHINGTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE - The census mailing package includes a cover letter, the 2010 Census form and a postage-paid return envelope. The 10 questions are basic and should take about 10 minutes to complete. The 2010 Censu....
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CHANGE AND MY FRIEND ANABEL, THE LIFE-LONG REPUBLICAN
Hispanic Link News Service
HOUSTON—Anabel, a friend and life-long Republican, contacted me to report her increasing alarm over a trend that’s testing her party loyalty.
Anabel is part of that fortunate class that isn’t hurting from....
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Government and Pov.
Hispanic Link News Service
HOUSTON, Texas — I was one of the students hearing Professor Homer G. Barnett’s lectures on the history of anthropology at the University of Oregon the year before he retired. That was more than three decades ago.
Barne....
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Are Latinos Ethnics or a
Racial Minority?
Some years ago, I shared cocktails along San Antonio’s River Walk with Richard Estrada, the legendary columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Estrada would trace the nuances of the Mexican-American experience while framing it in the long sweep of A....
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THE FOURTH OF JULIO — A HOLIDAY FOR REAL AMERICANS
My mother Pepa and I were shopping in the South Texas town of Del Río, where I was born and raised, preparing for our regular family Fourth of July picnic, when a Little League teammate of mine, Bubba, bumped into us.
“Howdy!” roared ....
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