Listen to Maria Cardona on NPR’s Michael Eric Dyson Show as she discusses the importance of Latina mothers in the upcoming 2012 presidential elections and the results of the Mamiverse.com/impreMedia/Latino Decision poll.
Taxpaying Immigrant Families Are Safe For Now
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lawmakers in Washington announced on Thursday last week an agreement to extend the payroll tax cut, without excluding immigrant children from benefiting from the Child Tax Credit. As La Plaza’s recent call to action reported, some congressional members were trying to require all tax filers who claim the Additional Child Tax Credit to file with [...]
Indiana’s Immigration Law Tests Constitution, Foreign Agreements
February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the Compromise Illegal Immigration Reform bill, SB 590 into law on May 10, 2011. Then, the ACLU and the National Immigration Law Center filed a lawsuit to challenge the law they believed was unconstitutional and provided a basis for discrimination. On June 24 of last year, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans [...]
LULAC Announces Collaboration with AT&T Supporting Signature Youth Mentoring and Technology Programs
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today announced that collaborative efforts with AT&T supporting its Adelante! America with AT&T and Empower Hispanic America with Technology (EHAT) initiatives will continue. The programs, which provide underserved youth in grades 8 through 12 with mentoring services and offer technology access and digital literacy training at select LULAC [...]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Why the environment is a Latino issue”
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Amid all the jockeying of the primary debates, President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget was a breath of fresh air that underscored the priorities we should have as a nation. Sure, politicos may call it a campaign document, but even if you view it as only that, it is a much needed reminder of just what [...]
Latino Students Protest Romney’s Visit to Arizona
February 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
While Republican president hopeful Mitt Romney visited the State of Arizona, a group of young Latinos protested his visit due to his stance on immigration reform and the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. As it stands, the legislation, which would create a path to citizenship for over two million undocumented immigrants [...]
12 Million Latinos to Cast Ballots in 2012
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund projects that due to an estimated 50,000 Latinos turning 18 each month, 12.2 million Latinos will be voting in the upcoming Presidential election. “While the Latino vote continues to increase with each Presidential election, much work needs to be done to fully engage [...]
Undocumented Workers Targeted by Iowa Bill
February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Monday, an Iowa House panel approved an anti-immigration bill that would authorize individuals to report an employer they suspect of hiring undocumented workers. Adam Mason, the State Policy Director for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, believes the bill is similar to the harsh anti-immigrant laws in Arizona and Alabama, and as in those states, [...]
Latinos First to Reach Pre-Recession Employment Levels
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Despite making up only a seventh of the entire U.S. population, Latinos took 60% of the 2.3 million jobs added in 2011. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey, the Latino labor force has grown by 2.4 million since January of 2008. As previously reported on La Plaza, the Latino community is still [...]
NC Student Activists Wrestle for the DREAM
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In order to raise awareness of North Carolina’s Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the bill that would legalize a large number of undocumented students, student activists in that state are using Mexican-style freestyle wrestling. The North Carolina Dream Team is composed of 15 young females, some undocumented and some not, and [...]
