Immigration
Paul Ryan Tells Undocumented Mom to Not Worry About Deportation, But… (VIDEO)
“And so what we have to do is find a way to make sure that you can get right with the law, and we got to do this in a good way.”
Mothers Held for 17 Months in Immigrant Detention Center Ask Obama to Pardon Them
“We are in a desperate situation.”
Like This Image That Broke the Internet? There’s Now a T-Shirt of It to Support Migrant Rights
You can help support the Refugee Alliance Network.
Trump’s Election Means an Immediate Threat to Undocumented Immigrants Like Me
My ability to remain in the United States hinges on the 2016 general election.
Immigrant Rights Groups Ask Federal Judge to Compel DHS Disclosures About Embattled Jail-Based Deportation Program
“The President continues to boast that he is deporting ‘felons not families.’ This disregards the reality that felons have families.”
Lupe Anguiano: A Life Devoted To Social Justice #WomensHistoryMonth
Profiling a Chicana educator who’s worked tirelessly for the equality of all people.
A Radical Idea: Listening to Trump Supporters
“These are people who are scared, lied to and angry. These are people who have voices.”
The Empire Files: The Empire’s Border (VIDEO)
In a new full-length documentary, Abby Martin of ‘The Empire Files’ examines the not-so-secret war against migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bernie Sanders Voted Against Immigration Reform in 2007 (and Was Right)
Hillary Clinton can bash Bernie Sanders for voting against the 2007 comprehensive immigration reform bill if she wants, but I would’ve voted against it, too.
Ted Cruz’s New ‘Secure the Border’ Ad Is Just F-ing Strange
We don’t get it.
The ‘Latino Vote’ Is More Than Just a Number… and so Much More Than Immigration Reform
It’s time to just admit that the “Latino vote” is way too complicated to put into a box.
Latinos Running Across Border in Trump Ad Are Really Africans in Morocco (VIDEO)
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has just released its first official TV spot, in which everything is not nearly what it appears to be.
César Vargas: American Dreamer
“The Latino community deserves respect. We need someone that respects our philosophy and our culture.”
Emigrated Mexico and Enslaved Mexico
September 16 marked the anniversary of Mexican independence. But after over 200 years, Mexico still isn’t free
The Diversity Problem: Interview with Linda Nieves-Powell, author of ‘Yo Soy Latina’
The author talks about her play and the diversity problem perpetuated even within the Latino community
Trump’s #NoMames Flip-Flop on Immigration
Two years before Donald Trump thought migrants from Latin America were “bringing crime” and “rapists,” he had become an advocate for fair and comprehensive immigration reform. Back in 2013, NBC News reported a meeting between the billionaire GOP frontrunner and “youth immigrant leaders Jose Machado, Diego Sanchez and nationally renowned Dreamer Gaby Pacheco of The Bridge Project at […]
Visions From the Inside: Art Inspired by Letters Written by Detained Migrants
A new partnership between CultureStrike, Mariposas Sin Fronteras and End Family Detention has resulted in the creation of the Visions From the Inside project, where 15 artists interpret letters written by detained migrants at Karnes Detention Center. As the project’s Tumblr site says: By visually illustrating these letters, we aim to bring awareness and a better sense of the realities that […]
Rep. Beto O’Rourke: Trump ‘Ridiculous’ About Mexicans & Mexican Americans
Leave it to Rep. Beto O’Bourke (D-Texas) for trying to bring some sanity into the debate surrounding Donald Trump. Beto speaks the truth. In case you missed it, here is last night's interview on All In with Chris Hayes. Posted by Congressman Beto O'Rourke on Friday, July 24, 2015
Happy Father’s Day to My Undocumented Dad
I just got off the phone with my mother. She just wrapped up a short account about how much work they have had at their business in the past couple of weeks—most of it centered around the sheer amount of clients and calls they have received, all good things, but also about how tired she […]
Watch Luis Gutiérrez’s Epic Rebuttal of Ann Coulter on Bill Maher’s Show
Yes, we totally understand that giving Ann Coulter any air time on this site is hard for us, given the fact that Coulter (and her distant cousin Donald Trump) just promote hate speech. But you have to see (video below) what Rep. Luis Gutiérrez told Coulter last night on Bill Maher. Worry about the 50 […]