News & Politics

Alabama Farmers Denounce Anti-Immigration Law - Say It Will Cost Crops and Millions
September 21, 2011 5 comments

Alabama Farmers Denounce Anti-Immigration Law – Say It Will Cost Crops and Millions

Wait, wait – didn’t we hear this from Georgia and the other states considering similar measures? Of course we did, ...

Anti-Immigrant New Mexico Governor's (R) Grandparents Were Undocumented Immigrants
September 9, 2011 8 comments

Anti-Immigrant New Mexico Governor’s (R) Grandparents Were Undocumented Immigrants

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) has been very active in pushing for hash anti-immigration laws in her state. She ...

Operation Fast and Furious: Firearms Bureau Chief Is Out After Disputed Inquiry
August 30, 2011 No Comment

Operation Fast and Furious: Firearms Bureau Chief Is Out After Disputed Inquiry

The Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) chief has been ousted due to Operation Fast and Furious which put guns in ...

Obama’s Half-Uncle Arrested For DUI, Faces Deportation
August 29, 2011 No Comment

Obama’s Half-Uncle Arrested For DUI, Faces Deportation

An incident that could potentially have a detrimental impact on the national immigration reform conversation. Potentially because it is related ...

Alabama Anti-Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge
August 29, 2011 1 comment

Alabama Anti-Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge

And now Alabama… The anti-immigration provisions within these initiatives have time and again been blocked by federal judges (AZ, GA, ...

U.S. Widens Military & Weapons Role in Mexico, As Country Faces Its Worst Attack Yet – In Monterrey
August 26, 2011 No Comment

U.S. Widens Military & Weapons Role in Mexico, As Country Faces Its Worst Attack Yet – In Monterrey

Cross-border operations are part of a broadening American campaign aimed at blunting the power of Mexican cartels. One officer said, ...

Military Intervention in Mexico? Drones At The Border? – ‘Any Means’ Says GOP Candidate Rick Perry
August 16, 2011 7 comments

Military Intervention in Mexico? Drones At The Border? – ‘Any Means’ Says GOP Candidate Rick Perry

Militarizing the border, sending troops into Mexico and using predatory drones at the border? Since when are we at war ...

Is The NRA Lobbying For The “Rights” of Mexican Drug Cartels?
August 13, 2011 5 comments

Is The NRA Lobbying For The “Rights” of Mexican Drug Cartels?

It surely seems so. “Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), has been on a media ...

U.S. Expands Presence in Mexico, Ramping Up Drug War
August 8, 2011 1 comment

U.S. Expands Presence in Mexico, Ramping Up Drug War

Here is a key item in this latest report: “U.S. sending new C.I.A. operatives, retired military personnel to the country and ...

Living in the Shadows
August 5, 2011 No Comment

Living in the Shadows

Our broken immigration system has caused economic and social rifts in the Latino community–this is no surprise. However, the most ...