MALDEF and Coalition of Civil Rights Groups To Take Up Arizona Law in Court Today

MALDEF and a coalition of civil rights organizations will ask a judge in Phoenix, Arizona to block the controversial anti-immigration law S.B. 1070 in court today at 10 a.m. PST.
The legislation is set to be implemented in a matter of days, but MALDEF along with the other civil rights groups will make the case for [...]

Hispanic-Owned Businesses Prosper

A survey released last week by the U. S. Census Bureau showed that the number of minority-owned businesses grew at more than twice the rate of all U.S. businesses between 2002 and 2007 by nearly 46%, with the number of women-owned businesses rising by about 20%.
The Preliminary Estimate of Business Ownership by Gender, Ethnicity, Race [...]

Utah Governor to Hold Roundtable on Immigration Reform

The immigration issue is heating up in Utah.  Just a day after reports that an anonymous group circulated the names of over a thousand Utah residents it claimed are in the country illegally, Gov. Gary Herbert announced a statewide roundtable next week on immigration reform.
As reported in La Plaza, the list contains very detailed information [...]

Donors Contribute $500,000 to Defend Arizona Anti-immigration Law

A fund created by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to defend the state’s anti-immigration law grew to nearly $500,000 in the days following the announcement of a federal lawsuit.
Established by an executive order on May 26, the Governor’s Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund had received well over half of nearly 10,000 online donations in [...]

Rep. Gutierrez Arrested for Immigration Protest

In an act of civil disobedience, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) was arrested outside the White House when he joined other protesters opposed to Arizona’s controversial new immigration law. The law is set to take place midsummer and allows officers to stop individuals based on the mere fact that they might be illegal.
Gutierrez told CBS’s “Face [...]

Arizona Law Proves Complex for the Republican Party

Following the passage of the controversial Arizona immigration law, notable Republicans including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, a candidate for US Senate in Florida, are countering some in their party to speak out against the law.
In an interview with Politico (link it), Bush said, “I think it creates unintended consequences. It’s difficult [...]

Mexican President Condemns Arizona Immigration Law

According to the Associated Press, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has condemned Arizona’s new immigration law and called it discriminatory and warned that relations with the U.S. border state will suffer.
In a statement, Calderón said that the new state law “opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.”
The controversial immigration law is [...]

Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Has Few Fans

Following Friday’s signing of Arizona’s controversial immigration law by Gov. Jan Brewer, Rep. Raul Grijalva vowed to protesters that they would overturn the controversial law, “We’re going to overturn this unjust and racist law, and then we’re going to overturn the power structure that created this unjust racist law.”
The controversial law [...]

Education Report Released in Florida about the Impact of Latino University Students

According to a report authored by the Washington-based policy group, Excelencia in Education, the ability of the state of Florida to remain economically competitive will depend directly on actions it undertakes to increase the educational attainment level of the state’s Latino student population.
In a conference earlier this week, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón and [...]

President Obama Signs Proclamation for Cesar Chavez Day

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation in the Oval Office designating March 31st, as Cesar Chavez Day. Obama was surrounded by members of the Chavez family and leaders of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union on the day that would have been his 83rd birthday.
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW along with [...]

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