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Genocide on Trial, Day 12: Beatriz Manz, Author of “Paradise in Ashes”

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 12 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios […]

  • Apr 11, 2013
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The Troubling Study on US Latinos CNN Didn’t Want You to See

EXCLUSIVE: Download findings here. It is a study that CNN declined to broadcast to the public: a 2012 Hill+Knowlton (H+K) Strategies online survey for the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), which concluded that a vast majority of non-Latino Americans have highly skewed and racist perceptions of U.S. Latinos. The numbers are startling. For example, one-third think that more than half of […]

  • Apr 11, 2013
  • 10:37 AM

GOP Rep. Tim Huelskamp Goes Into “Latino Denial” Mode

The following post comes from Think Progress and it is example #1,200 as to why some Republican politicians still don’t get it, and probably never will. This week’s GOP Latino Denial winner is Rep. Tim Huelskamp. Here is what he said on the radio earlier this week: “[It’s] very discouraging,” Huelskamp told conservative radio host […]

  • Apr 11, 2013
  • 7:32 AM

Mossimo’s Urine Sandals at Target… Sorry, Orina Sandals

This one came from Consumerist.com, and it speaks to our eternal 4th-grade sense of humor. Apparently, Target was marketing Orina sandals, an actual brand name from Mossimo. Teehee, it’s a story about pee. The Consumerist.com included the explanation of the product from the person who submitted it: …At my Target, at least, we have been […]

  • Apr 9, 2013
  • 10:33 PM

Rubio Issues Statement Regarding Cuba Visit by Jay-Z and Beyonce

For the record, Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s favorite rappers are NWA, Eminem, and Tupac. Jay-Z is never mentioned. So it comes as no surprise that Rubio is not a happy guy right now after news of the Cuba visit by Jay-Z and Beyonce has gotten Miami’s anti-Castro forces riled up. Here is what Rubio issued […]

  • Apr 8, 2013
  • 11:15 PM

Powerful “Ice El Hielo” Video Shines a Strong Lens on #Not1More Campaign

Today the National Day Laborer Organizing Network released a powerful new video for its #Not1More series. For more information visit NotOneMoreDeportation.com Music by La Santa Cecilia. Give the band a like here. They are amazing.

  • Apr 8, 2013
  • 11:51 AM

Wikileaks US Embassy Document Confirms Vatican Supported 1973 Pinochet Coup

It was one of the darkest moments in the history of Chile. The 1973 military coup that led to the death of Chilean president Salvador Allende and placed the military’s Augusto Pinochet into power. From 1973–1990, Pinochet ruled Chile as its military dictator, and it is common knowledge now that “the people of Chile were […]

  • Apr 8, 2013
  • 9:28 AM

VIDEO: Melissa McCarthy and SNL’s Parody of Mike Rice Rutgers Fiasco

In case you missed it last night on SNL, the show took on the Mike Rice Rutgers controversy head on. Like really head on. Here it is. Our take? Give McCarthy needs to get a permanent gig on SNL. Her response to Bill Hader in the interview was classic.

  • Apr 7, 2013
  • 3:47 PM

Schumer Says Draft of Bipartisan Immigration Bill “Hopefully” Ready by End of This Week

This morning on CBS’ Face the Nation, two members of the bipartisan Gang of Eight, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), talked about the current developments in crafting a comprehensive immigration bill. Schumer said that an initial draft of a bill will “hopefully” be ready by the end of this week, while both […]

  • Apr 7, 2013
  • 12:29 PM

Genocide on Trial, Day 10: Expert Witnesses Testify, “Racism Facilitated the Extermination of the Ixil…”

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 10 report of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in Guatemala of Efraín Rios […]

  • Apr 6, 2013
  • 10:11 PM

Why Did Deportation Case of German Homeschooling Family Get Santorum’s Attention and Make ABC News?

I will be honest with you: I did a major double-take when the Facebook page of Rick Santorum posted the following plea this afternoon: Yes, the same Rick Santorum who said this at a Republican presidential debate: Q: [to Santorum]:We heard from Gov. Romney, that self-deportation, or illegal immigrants leaving the country voluntarily, is a possible […]

  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 11:11 PM

CIS’ Newest Lie About 500% Increase in Border Apprehensions Makes FOX News

A few things about the Center for Immigration Studies before we use actual statistics from the US Border Patrol to easily refute the claim that the United States southwest border has seen a 500% increase in border apprehensions. We all know where the CIS stands on comprehensive immigration reform: they are not non-partisan (just see […]

  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 3:40 PM

Cuéntame Launches “Deport Hate” Campaign with Video About Immigrants and the Media

This week Cuéntame released the first video of its “Deport Hate” series. The video discusses the “five ways anti-immigrant hate makes its way into media and policy.” The video includes comments and insights from journalist and author Pilar Marrero, national columnist Gustavo Arrellano, writer/broadcaster Wendy Carrillo, and our very own Julito, Latino Rebels founder. For […]

  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 11:30 AM

Cato Institute Becomes an Influential Voice in Current Immigration Debate

For all those who think that the current national debate on immigration reform is a question of the restrictive right vs. the accommodating left, we offer the latest series of posts by Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute, considered by many to be one of the most influential “think tanks” in the world. Cato bills itself […]

  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 9:52 AM

VIDEO: Facing Deportation Ourselves, We Call on You to Say “Not One More”

Meet some of the real faces behind the headlines of “11 million.” For more information, visit NotOneMoreDeportation.com

  • Apr 4, 2013
  • 10:18 PM

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) to Now Use “Illegal Invaders”

UPDATE, April 5, 2013, 10:00 PM EST: William Gheen, the head of ALIPAC, posted his official response to this story with the following comment: If anyone can let us know how this response is on the same level as “illegal invaders,” please let us know? The day after the Associated Press decided to no longer […]

  • Apr 4, 2013
  • 7:33 PM

Genocide on Trial, Day 9: “We Were the First Ones to Fall…”

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 9 report (from April 3, 2013) of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in […]

  • Apr 4, 2013
  • 4:40 PM

OPINION: Can Latinos Stand with Rand?

For most of my life I did my best to stay away from politics. I always felt that there was no point and that it is just a huge waste of time. In fact I still feel this way most of the time. We have created these imaginary sides, the left and the right. Team […]

  • Apr 4, 2013
  • 1:45 PM

Genocide on Trial, Day 8: Women Survivors of Sexual Violence, “Your Truth Is Our Truth”

NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) filed the following Day 8 report (from April 2, 2013) of the genocide trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and ex-intelligence chief Mauricio Rodriguez Sánchez in Guatemala City. They have given us permission to republish all their reports about this historic trial. NISGUA continues live coverage of the trial in […]

  • Apr 3, 2013
  • 3:54 PM

#NaPoMo: Celebrando la poesía de Nicolás Guillén

Un poco de poesía para hoy. La sangre es un mar inmenso por Nicolás Guillén La sangre es un mar inmenso que baña todas las playas… Sobre sangre van los hombres, navegando en sus barcazas: reman, que reman, que reman, ¡nunca de remar descansan! Al negro de negra piel la sangre el cuerpo le baña; […]

  • Apr 3, 2013
  • 3:37 PM

Thoughts On the Decline and Fall of That Most Ignoble of Terms, “Illegal Immigrant”

Originally published at Of América. Tuesday’s stunning announcement by the Associated Press that is was dropping the racist term “Illegal immigrant” from its AP Stylebook, the Bible of journalistic usage, marks a historic juncture. The history of the decline and fall of the term “illegal immigrant” and it’s derivatives (“Illegals”, “illegal alien” and the like) is one that […]

  • Apr 3, 2013
  • 12:42 PM

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