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The opinions are flowing in about today's Supreme Court arguments in ARIZONA v UNITED STATES, which focuses on the constitutionality of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. In addition, the official SCOTUS blog offers an analysis of the proceedings. The full official transcript can be found and downloaded here from the official site of the Supreme Court. […]

We have no doubt that the mainstream media will begin to filter ARIZONA V. UNITED STATES the moment oral arguments are completed today at the US Supreme Court. We, however, will do our very best to look at the actual primary documents surrounding the case and listen to the full public audio arguments that will be […]

Here is a video of yesterday's entire Senate subcommittee hearing about Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. Today, the US Supreme Court will be listening to oral arguments for and against the Arizona law. Our favorite part of yesterday's hearing? Former Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini's appearance. “I apologize for Arizona’s actions toward the Latino community," said […]

Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. What's at stake? Here is one infographic, (And for those who say it is from the ACLU, suck it.) This graphic presents some very interesting facts (for those who want to know about facts) regarding legal challenges to […]

The "TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS" Tour, an unprecedented musical, social, political, and cultural journey that celebrates the release of Outernational's “TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS” album traveled through Arizona last week. From the account we received from Leo Mintek of Outernational below, this tour is more than just songs and an album. Instead, it uses the universal language […]

This morning, DemocracyNow dedicated over 45 minutes of its show to the tragedy of Anastasio Herández Rojas, who was tortured and beaten mercilessly to death by US Border Patrol agents.   For more, visit WeAreAllAnastasio.org

We love "East WillyB". Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of having two members of the show's familia, @juliagrob and @jazminchavez, write one our favorite pieces of 2012: Latinos, Turn Off Your TV, Coño! The piece focused about why supporting independent Latino programming is a good thing. We agree 100%. Ever since that post, we have […]

Last week, PBS broadcast "Crossing the Line," which chronicled the troubling issues surrounding US border security and the real stories that shape a debate that has divided Americans and the country's major political parties. PBS revisited the tragic story of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, whose death at the hands of US Border Patrol agents received national […]

This morning, President Obama's chief strategist David Axelrod appeared on CNN and weighed in on the inaction surrounding the President's pledge to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill in his first term. Axelrod's take? Washington is not about "monolithic opposition" and the GOP's shift to the right has been a "reign of terror." Looks like […]

Last week, a powerful viral video from Mexico gained over 2 million views. The video showed child actors depicting some of the country's most serious problems and demanding that Mexico's political parties start worrying about solving these problems instead of the status quo. Since this year is a presidential election year in Mexico, the video […]

The Pima County Sheriff's office released the following public bulletin today, identifying the second victim, 40-year-old Juan Baltazar López of Guatemala, of an April 8 double homicide near the US-Mexico border. López and 39-year-old Gerardo Pérez-Ruiz of Mexico were killed by "an unknown number of subjects in camouflage clothing armed with rifles." Here is today's statement: […]

We will call the AG's office tomorrow to confirm that Tom Horne did indeed attend a legal fund fundraiser as a public offcial, but for now we will post what The Three Sonorans wrote this afternoon: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT THE THREE SONORANS While the top lawyer in the state finds himself under an FBI investigation, the […]

According to martinoticias.com, Andrés Carrión, the Cuban man who shouted "Down with Communism!" during Pope Benedict's Mass in Santiago, and then was immediately apprehended by the Cuban government, was released on April 14. The site, which is financed by the US government and transmits news to Cuba, posted an interview with Carrión. The image of Carrión […]

Ha! We saw this link from our friends at Pocho.com this morning and just had to share it. Two vatos talking get all philosophical and shit. (NSFW, people, but still). To learn more about Hey Vato, go check them out here.

After getting slammed by Venezuela's former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza for hurling a racial slur joke that Mendoza said was "degrading an entire Hispanic culture," insult comedian Lisa Lampanelli, who appears in the "Celebrity Apprentice" with Mendoza, went to Twitter and defended herself.   Calling herself an insult comic, Lampanelli tweeted out the following: @nguinand […]

UPDATE, April 18: The original video that got over 2 million views on YouTube got removed by the user (NMF) but here is the same video on on another channel: An organization called Nuestro México del Futuro has achieved a social viral sensation with a powerful video depicting Mexican children acting out scenes of a corrupt […]

This was just posted this afternoon from the Pima County Sheriff's Office in Arizona. One of the victims killed this weekend in Eloy, Arizona  by "unknown number of subjects in camouflage clothing armed with rifles," is a Mexican national. He has been identified as Gerardo Pérez-Ruiz, 39 years old. The second victim is believed to be […]

Ahh, the Celebrity Apprentice. Welcome to the craziness. In one corner, raunchy shock comedian Lisa Lampanelli. In the other corner, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, who is from Venezuela. In discussing the show and Mendoza, Lampanelli said the following about Mendoza: "I actually would love to see [Dayana] giving birth. She’s a spic. She’s going […]

From independent website to local TV to the front page of Yahoo! Independent journalism does indeed get attention if a story is reported and sourced correctly. Today, a story originally published on LatinoRebels.com, which was featured yesterday on San Diego's Channel 8, made the front page Yahoo! today. The CBS 8 video went viral rather […]

UPDATE, April 11, 2012:  5:17 PM EST The Pima County Sheriff's Department has identified one of the homocide victims. Self-appointed "border justice" turned tragic near Eloy, Arizona Sunday night as two undocumented immigrants were "ambushed" and killed by a group of armed people in camouflage. Here is the official release from the Pima Country Sheriff's […]

We are all journalists. That one sentence is what drives our site each and every day, and tonight we are proud to report that San Diego's Channel 8 picked up one of our stories. Yes, the Boy Scout "Immigrants Fleeing" story we reported on March 27 made the 5pm news slot for CBS San Diego. […]