The economic news lately has not been good. With the election behind us, our country turns hopeful eyes to the future. For many, it can’t come soon enough. As the economic crisis widens, we have heard about layoffs from such giants as Circuit City and Citi Group. Recently, the governing board of the University of [...]
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Last week, seven teenagers went out on a modern-day lynching because they had an urge “to beat up some Mexicans.” Ecuadorian immigrant, Marcello Lucero, was killed in what Suffolk Police are calling a hate crime. He was murdered at the hands of of seven high school students in Patchogue, New York, who were targeting for [...]
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A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners at the Willacy County Detention Center in Raymondville, TX. Other people who were indicted were, Cameron County’s Justice of the Peace Judge Gustavo Garza; former US Attorney [...]
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A study released by the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) found that more than 43,000 undocumented, unaccompanied children have been mistreated while in custody and denied access to representation by Customs and Border Protection (Border Patrol) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and then transported home unsafely.
According to the study, A Child Alone and [...]
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There is a lot to be excited about the presidential election, but if you are a Democrat in Texas, Barack Obama’s victory is bittersweet. Obama won the election, but lost Texas by eleven points. That’s why my state will continue to be an afterthought in presidential politics and people will continue think Texas will [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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