Guest Blogger: Dr. Elena Rios “Telemedicine Critical for Latino Health”
As U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius wrote in the April 12th Huffington Post piece Health Equity Can't Wait, it is “a time to raise awareness about the well-documented health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities.” One of the keys to reducing health disparities in the future is to improve access, not just traditional access to a doctor’s office, but to medical professionals through modern advances in telemedicine (the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies) and mHealth (health care and medicine … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Maribel Hastings “The Politics of SB 1070″
As frenzied political junkies begin to chatter about the fight for the Latino vote in November, another fight is brewing in Washington this spring. Yesterday, the highest court in the land heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona's anti-immigrant law SB 1070. The Court has the potential to officially condone the use of racial profiling and discrimination against Hispanics and other minorities. The law was enacted in the name of fighting undocumented immigration, but its victims may be legal residents or, ironically, citizens--the precious voters both parties are trying to … [Read More...]
Immigration plays a key role in Violence Against Women Act debate
After almost two decades, a federal law that protects immigrants who are victims of domestic and sexual violencehas become the subject of debate in D.C. The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, has provided funding since 1994 to assist victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence and identify and prosecute their abusers. But for the first time in the legislation’s longstanding history of bipartisan support — the act was reauthorized in 2000 and 2005 without a hitch — the law that’s again up for renewal is causing a stir in Congress. Representatives on both sides of the aisle are … [Read More...]
President Obama Proposes Easing Rules for Green Cards
The Obama administration is proposing new rules that will reduce the amount of time undocumented immigrants are separated from their families while they apply for a green card. Under the current process, undocumented immigrants must leave the country to obtain a visa in their home country but this can lead to a decade-long separation for families, causing extreme hardship. The result is that many undocumented immigrants choose to remain in the country illegally and risk deportation. “The goal is to substantially reduce the time that the U.S. citizen is separated from the spouse or … [Read More...]
Alabama’s controversial immigration law has made its way to the UN
A coalition of union and civil rights groups have filed a complaint with the United Nations International Labor Organization alleging that Alabama’s harsh anti-immigrant law violates international norms. "By signing this bill into law, Brewer has just authorized violating the rights of millions of people living and working here,” said Alessandra Soler Meetze, Executive Director of the ACLU of Arizona. She has just given every police agency in Arizona a mandate to harass anyone who looks or sounds foreign, while doing nothing to address the real problems we're facing." Wade … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger Series: Gus K. West “Guarding Latino Voting Rights – Rally for Fair Texas Re-Districting”
Across the country states have been addressing their re-districting needs in recent months, redrawing voting maps that will fairly reflect new Census statistics from the 2010 Census. The latest figures showed that the population in Texas grew by 4 million people, giving the state 4 new congressional seats. The plan drafted by the three-judge panel would give minorities the majority in three of those congressional districts. Ninety percent of the population growth in Texas during the last 10 years has actually been growth in the minority population and of that, 65% has been Latino. It … [Read More...]
News Makers
President Obama Proposes Easing Rules for Green Cards
The Obama administration is proposing new rules that will reduce the amount of time undocumented … [Read More...]
Countrywide Agrees to Pay $335M in Landmark Case over Discriminatory Lending Practices Against Latinos
In the largest residential fair-lending settlement in history, Bank of America’s Countrywide … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger
Guest Blogger: Maribel Hastings “The Politics of SB 1070″
As frenzied political junkies begin to chatter about the fight for the Latino vote in November, … [Read More...]
The Hispanic Institute calls on Governor Romney to reign in Extreme Faction
Today, The Hispanic Institute called on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to … [Read More...]
The revolution will be televised on your smartphone: Latinos leading the smartphone revolution
My tia received an I-Pad last Christmas which, of course, led to my abuela and 7 year old prima … [Read More...]
Commentarios de Maria
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Hispanic Teens Admit to Risky Texting Behavior: Why Parents Must Worry”
As spring draws to a close, teens across the country are shopping for prom dresses, planning graduation parties, searching for summer jobs and looking forward to a few months of freedom. Unfortunately, another memorable season is fast approaching: dangerous driving season. According to AAA … [Read More...]
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SB1070 Before Supreme Court Wednesday: What You Need To Know
Two years worth of posturing and protesting, testing and taunting, about immigration and states rights will come to a head this Wednesday when both sides of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 argue their case before the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s what you need to know: the law … [Read More...]
“Illegal Immigrant” Term Offensive to Nearly Half of Latino Voters
Nearly half of Latino Voters, 46%, find the term "illegal immigrant" offensive, according to a recent poll conducted by Fox News Latino. The term has become one of the most inflammatory terms in relation to the ongoing immigration debate during this election cycle. “Calling people illegal or an … [Read More...]
Two Additional Parts of Alabama’s Anti-Immigration Law Blocked by Federal Court
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked two additional portions of Alabama’s controversial anti-immigration law. As previously reported on La Plaza, the state of Alabama is facing a legal challenge by the Obama administration over its anti-immigrant law, considered to be the harshest … [Read More...]
