Politics

As originally reported on January 29 by this outlet regarding Senator Chuck Schumer’s use of the word “illegals” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” and after repeated conversations with to Schumer’s office that have lead nowhere, we (along with our friends from Cuéntame and and Presente.org) just wanted to take a moment and remind Senator Schumer that […]

This just in today from The Hill, which reported that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R—VA) is not happy at all with the news that the Obama administration has released hundreds of low-priority undocumented individuals from immigration detention centers due to looming cuts from the sequester. This is what Goodlatte said, according to The […]

Ever since we posted a video on January 29 where New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) used the word “illegals” as a noun on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” we have contacted his office five times for comment. Each time we have called, Schumer’s press office takes down our information and our formal request for comment. Each […]

Maybe, just maybe, deep deep down inside, hard-line immigration nativists just want to be loved by Mexican weather girls. That could be the case of Robert Stacy McCain, a conservative correspondent for the American Spectator, whose Twitter profile @rsmccain posted the following “joke” on Friday: Under my immigration reform plan, Mexican TV weather girls are […]

You go, Colbert. Great to see the GEO Group Stadium story getting some attention where it matters. On Comedy Central. Here is the clip. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

This week’s #NoMames meme of the week goes to the Facebook page of “Support our troops or get the f–k out.” As of this posting, over 5,000 people have liked it and the meme has been shared over 4,000 times. The Facebook thread also contains many lovely comments, such as these: f*ck every and anything […]

Editor’s Note: Latino Rebels published Samuel’s first piece yesterday Full Disclosure: I am personally in favor of Statehood for Puerto Rico. This is Part Two of my piece to provide conservatives at least a general back story on Puerto Rico, its relationship with the United States, and why the status issue matters for conservatives and […]

Editor’s Note: Latino Rebels will publish Samuel’s two-part piece today and tomorrow. Full Disclosure: I am personally in favor of Statehood for Puerto Rico. While the United States was holding its Presidential election, another important vote was taking place off the coast. On November 6, 2012, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico held a plebiscite to […]

Don’t let anti-immigrant rhetoric drive the immigration debate. Nativist, racist, and fear-mongering hate groups are working hard to drive their narrative on immigration. For years now, anti-immigrant groups have successfully infused their message into the national immigration debate. Influencing local politicians and national figures – with the same talking points: “More punishment”, “Militarize the border”, “Massive […]

Yesterday during a commemoration of the birthday of former governor Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican governor Alejandro García Padilla announced that he would be submitting a bill to the island’s Congress that would allow for undocumented immigrants living in Puerto Rico to obtain driver licenses. According to El Nuevo Día, the Department of Homeland Security […]

This just in from Florida Atlantic University through OwlAccess.com (h/t to @JuanSaaa for tweeting it to us and also to Deadspin): Florida Atlantic is expected on Tuesday to finalize a deal with The GEO Group that includes naming rights for the football stadium, sources have told OwlAccess.com. The deal is believed to be valued at […]

Talk about a mistake. Yesterday the Associated Press initially reported that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) had said the following on Fox News, when discussing what type of a candidate some Republican voters are looking for in 2016: “[Some voters] want somebody who wants to round people up, put them in camps and send them […]

Today PBS’ Need to Know premiered “Banned in Arizona.” Here is the full episode and its official episode description: “This week “Need to Know’ travels to Tucson, Arizona, where a years-long dispute over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high; supporters say it has helped re-engage at risk students and improved their test scores. Opponents […]

Today the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced that it would be begin to issue driver licenses to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) individuals on March 25. However, according to a North Carolina Spanish-language outlet, the license is already raising serious concerns, since it will be different from a regular state license. Clearly different. […]

This just in from our friends at Cuéntame. Video from today’s immigration hearing in Washington, DC.

In 1898, the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-Cuban-American War. The then-Spanish colonies of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico were ceded to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 between Spain and the United States. 115 years later, Puerto Rico is still a colonial territory of the United […]

Here is just a part of what Define American‘s Jose Antonio Vargas shared at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on immigration today. Watch what Vargas had to say. Near the end of his opening remarks, he asks a very simple question: What do you want to do with us? In this video excerpt, Vargas makes a […]

In case you missed it, here is what Business Insider reported this week: A top assistant to a Univision news boss trashed Sen. Marco Rubio on his aide’s Facebook page, calling the Republican lawmaker a “loser” and “a token slave boy.” It’s the latest attack in a lengthy feud between the Florida senator and the […]

Talk about taking the fight right to the core. The following video (and its different variations and sources) has gone viral on the Internet. Here is what Latino Voices reported: A Native American told a group of anti-illegal immigrants protesters in Arizona, who “the real illegal immigrants are.” “You are all fucking illegal! You’re all illegal,” […]

In case you missed it, here is full video from yesterday’s House Judicial Committee immigration hearing in Washington. Video 1 Video 2 The last part of the panel is not embeddable right now, but you can catch it here: Panel 2 video.  

Some tweets and images from today’s immigration hearing in Washington DC. DREAMers protested at the hearing.