Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
29
Yesterday, I wrote that Gov Rick Perry’s move to deploy the Texas Rangers to the border would only aggravate the public’s inclination to assume its role as vigilantes, enforcing media-fueled conceptions of legal obligations and the public good.
In the latest incident of violent rhetoric against the President, an anonymous user of Facebook who launched an [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
28
The ghosts of Jim Crow and certain infamous Texas Rangers are certainly dancing in their graves with Gov. Rick Perry’s recent move.
Recently, at a news conference, Gov. Rick Perry announced a special team of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the border. He said the effort was launched in August because of “the federal [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
17
What should have been a discussion on health care reform quickly turned into a debate on immigration after the President’s address to congress. In one quick move a little-known Republican Congressman from South Carolina hijacked the issue of health care by shouting two little words, “You lie!”
As President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
10
If you are a movie buff or a music fiend, the NCLR ALMA Awards is just around the corner. “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Parker and comedian George Lopez will host this year’s ALMA awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Latinos in entertainment. The awards ceremony will air Sept. 18 on ABC (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
08
It is election season again here in Texas and Gov. Rick Perry will do anything in the war for voters. According to the Houston Chronicle, Gov Perry, who openly opposed the federal stimulus package, has no problem accepting “one of the biggest pots” of federal stimulus package – crime grants to local law enforcement agencies.
Perry [...]
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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.
