Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
28
The following email was obtained by our local ABC affiliate, ABC 13, from the Harris County Sheriff’s Department as a result of a lawsuit from an undercover investigation.
The email reads: “With a little planning they easily could have transplanted it to the Rio Grande River. Now that should have cut down on the illegal migration [...]
Posted in Prejudices, Racism, Republican, Texas, Xenophobia | 
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
24
In an effort to win back lost Hispanic votes, Republican presidential hopeful, Senator John McCain held a closed door meeting with more than 100 Hispanic leaders in Chicago. However, things did not turn out as he hoped.
Blogger Matt Ortega reports that the event was attended by Rosanna Pulido, State Director for the Illinois Minutemen Project, [...]
Posted in Elections, Elections 2008, Immigration, Republican | Tags: | functional 4 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Mar
12
Recently, political pundits have been asking if the Republican party lost the Latino vote. It is hard to deny that the Latino electorate has become a coveted political force. Between 2000 and 2004 George W. Bush increased his support from the Hispanic population by 7.8 percentage points. In the same period, the Republicans only [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
27
The New York Times is reporting Alberto “Torture Guy” Gonzales will announced his resignation this morning over at the President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. (h/t from Matt Ortega and Think Progress). According to the Times, Gonzales submitted his resignation to President Bush by telephone last Friday, but it was not announced until after the [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
08
We have a cause to celebrate, the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill has been defeated. In an uncanny alliance, between grassroots efforts from conservatives and true progressives (immigration movement), the bill was defeated on a 45-50 vote; however, I highly doubt the conservatives will ever acknowledge it was both camps who defeated the bill.
“If so, [...]
Posted in Democrats, Immigration, Immigration Debate, News/Noticias, Política Estados Unidos, Raza, Republican | Tags: | functional 5 Comments »
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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