After spending almost 10 months behind bars, Mychal Bell is finally free after a local judge set the bail for $45,000. This came hours after a LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters told a nationally televised press conference, he would no longer seek an adult trial for the Mychal. Walters had said he would [...]
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I want to express my heartfelt appreciation and thanks to Nezua and Man Eegee for guest blogging while I was away on family matters. Although I have never met them, nor personally communicated with them other than through email and blog comments, it is wonderful to know there are people out there willing to lend [...]
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Crossposted from Latino Político
Our brother will be receiving an honor for his martyrdom
The U.S. Postal Service next year will issue a commemorative stamp in honor of slain Los Angeles Times reporter and columnist Reuben Salazar, the Times reported. “He was a groundbreaker for Latinos in this country, but his work spoke to all Americans,” [...]
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GOOD NEWS from New York:
THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITIONPress Statement
For Immediate Release, September 21, 2007 Contact: Norman Eng, 212-627-2227 x235
New Driver’s License Policy Is a Win for All New Yorkers
Statement of Chung-Wha Hong, executive director of The New York Immigration Coalition:
New York State’s new driver’s license policy, announced today by Governor Spitzer, [...]
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Virginia has seen an escalation (surge?) of policies targeting migrant and Latino populations. The latest involves a recommendation to build the newest U.S. concentration camp.
A panel studying illegal immigration in Virginia wants to build a 1,000-bed state jail solely for people arrested for being in the United States illegally. The Illegal Immigration Task Force [...]
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