The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco board of supervisors voted to overturn a policy ordered by Mayor Gavin Newsom that requires the police to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whenever they arrest a juvenile on felony charges whom they suspect may be undocumented. Since the policy went into effect last summer, over 100 undocumented juveniles [...]
The ongoing debate over Puerto Rico’s political status is heating up again. The island’s politicians are hoping that a bill sanctioning a survey on what Puerto Ricans want to do about the issue will make it through Congress. If a majority of the island’s residents vote for a new status, a second survey, or plebiscite, [...]
Politics and Halloween often come together to make for some pretty interesting and timely costumes. Unfortunately, this year one such costume’s attempt at humor has left many feeling offended.
Latinovations would like to thank Dr. Alicia Abella for her contribution to La Plaza. Who knew we’d get hooked on watching someone’s dog roll over on YouTube? Who knew we’d hear from that long-lost high-school friend, now many years older and many pounds heavier, on Facebook? Who knew we’d devotedly follow tweets of a loved [...]
Latinovations would like to thank Andres Ramirez for his contribution to La Plaza. The United States Senate is getting enmeshed in a very serious conversation at the moment that may appear to be innocent and practical. The debate is over a proposed amendment, SA 2644, to the Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations bill that is [...]
Latinovations would like to thank Adrianna Quintero for her contribution to La Plaza. Today, La Onda Verde de NRDC, the Latino arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is pleased to announce the launch of Voces Verdes. Voces Verdes was created in partnership with America Verde, an initiative of Common Ground for Conservation and [...]
On March 23, 2007, Francisco Garcia Moreno, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who was working in the US, was suspended 15 feet in the air when a machine malfunctioned and blasted him with steam and hot liquid while working at the BioProducts plant of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, an industrial town in central [...]
Many Americans, including the President himself, awoke to a surprising bit of news this morning: That President Barack Obama had been announced as the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
A number of African-American, Latino and civil rights groups have launched an ad campaign in support of health care legislation. The ads are targeting moderate Democratic senators, urging them to support legislation that would allow the government to sell insurance in competition with private options.
