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I have become highly skeptical of immigration movies. I don’t know why, but maybe it’s because our collective has received so many emails this year, that it suddenly feels like overkill. Immigration rights is a “hot topic,” and while more and more projects have become real movies and even Oscar winners, very little has happened […]

Tonight in Cambridge, Massachusetts, before the screening of Underwater Dreams at MIT, @julito77 interviewed José Gómez, one of the first MIT students to publicly declare that he is undocumented. Here is the full interview: Earlier today Latino Rebels received the following release about the MIT students who announced their undocumented status tonight: Today, in conjunction […]

Abuse at the hands of law enforcement has been making headlines as of late. From Oakland to Ferguson to Iguala, communities _domestically and abroad— have been coming together to scream “¡ya basta!” to police brutality. But there is another kind of abuse at the hands of law enforcement that rarely occupies the public discourse but […]

For the last couple of weeks Holyoke, Massachusetts, has been at the center of a dispute over the place of Puerto Rican identity in its public art. The controversy started when Mimi Wielgosz objected to having David Flores’ mural, depicting a standard Puerto Rican license plate saying “Puerto Rico, Holyoke, Isla del Encanto” on her […]

[View the story “Social Media Images from October 8 #JusticiaParaAyotzinapa March” on Storify]

Today the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) released the following report, saying that it “illuminates the inhumane interior Immigration and Customs Enforcement practices that continue unabated while the President postpones action and it highlights the human cost of the delay. The key findings shed light on an agency driven by one calculated mission, to […]

Reading about Mexico reminds me of El Salvador. Older Salvadoran sensations —the smell of rotting flesh mixed with the sweet fragrance of almond trees, the sight of young faces burned into half skeletons that look like the masks our kids wear for Halloween, the unforgettably sad sound of a dead student’s mother screaming without ceasing— […]

[View the story “Mexicans Demand #JusticiaParaAyotzinapa” on Storify]

In case you missed it, Enrique Peña Nieto appeared on CNN yesterday Fareed Zakaria. The Mexican president shared his thoughts about the U.S. and immigration. Here is a clip:

You know you have major problems when even the most sympathetic of outlets says you that your story is whack. That is exactly what Breitbart is telling the organizer of the silly “Shut Down All Ports of Entry” protest, which was suddenly cancelled in the early hours of September 20 because of a “bloodbath” threat […]

The following excerpt is from the official Vice President’s pool report for a Hispandering (sorry, Hispanic) Heritage Month event where Vice President Joe Biden spoke: [Biden] said comprehensive immigration reform was needed and that if Congress did not “get it done” before the end of the year, “the President’s going to do it, and he’s […]

UPDATE, September 23, 2014: PR51st has confirmed that it has commissioned the Voter / Consumer Research survey. In an email to our founder, the group said this, “PR51st commissioned the survey. We hope that it will help mainland candidates realize that Puerto Rico’s status is an issue of concern to their constituents, and that it […]

So the day after reporter Charlo Green (real name is Charlene Egbe) dropped the f-bomb on live Alaska TV because she was really the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club and decided to work to legalize marijuana in her state, another video from Egbe explains why she did it.

For the last ten years, when faced with internal political and ethical frustrations about teaching, research and community advocacy on campus or in my hometown, Chicago, my correspondence with Oscar López Rivera provides clarity. I write to him because, as I struggle with where I wanted to continue the legacy of those bridge builders that came […]

Give it up to Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) for sharing actual truth about this whole “Is ISIS on the Mexican border?” paranoia crap. As O’Rourke said last week: There’s a longstanding history in this country of projecting whatever fears we have onto the border. In the absence of understanding the border, they insert their fears. […]

Last year, House Republicans published the following video at the beginning of Hispandering (sorry, Hispanic) Heritage Month: You remember late 2013, right? When the GOP-controlled House was preparing immigration reform principles that were released this past January? Guess they needed to do a YouTube video for their “Latino outreach.” You know, soften the message from […]

Yesterday during’s Mexico’s September 16 Independence Day celebration in Mexico City’s iconic Zócalo plaza —in front of president Enrique Peña Nieto, a cadre of national leaders and a national TV audience— this happened. (H/T Sin Embargo) Social media also included pictures of the flag gaffe. Se cae la bandera nacional previo al desfile -FOTOS http://t.co/faPbrwXdD7 […]

Domestic and sexual violence are pervasive problems that impact individuals throughout our country. Studies show that the Latino community members fall victim at high rates and face unique challenges in the fight against violence, language being one of them. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the 2011 American Community Survey, over 37.6 million residents […]

You would think by now, sororities and fraternities would just stop with hosting dumb events in racist costumes, but apparently not. This weekend, Cal State Fullerton’s Daily Titan reported the following: Cal State Fullerton sorority Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi), Zeta Alpha chapter is facing serious sanctions following a culturally inappropriate “Taco Tuesday” recruitment event last […]

“No Democrat is safe because they chose politics over giving relief to families.” With these words, DREAMer activist Erika Andiola gave voice to the new spirit infusing “Hispanic Heritage” celebrations taking place throughout the country from now until October 15. Andiola made these comments in Iowa, where last Sunday, she and other members of the […]

We got the following video from a loyal Latino Rebels Facebook fan, along with this text: “In honor of Hispandering month are any of you old enough to remember this scene from Hill Street Blues with René Enríquez where he laid the smack down?” This scene needs no explanation. Watch. Now for all of you […]