Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
11
In recent years, at the start of each new election cycle, the political cliché describing the Latino/a population is the “sleeping giant.” If awakened, it would have a profound impact on America’s political and social landscape. The Latino voting community has recently emerged as a critical political force in American presidential elections. Except for Cuban-Americans [...]
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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, [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Mar
03
In today’s society there are powerful elements seeking to gain as much ground as they can in an attempt to pass steps like the Sensenbrenner bill in the new future. We cannot allow the system free reign to reinforce racist stereotypes against our people at any level, much less to carry out them against us [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
20
In any society, there will be tensions between order and liberty � this is inevitable. But all too often, the United States government pushes this tension far beyond the limits imposed by our Constitution, laws, and traditions. Last week, federal agents raided six meatpacking facilities and arrested more than 1,200 workers. Immigration officials stated that [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Concentration Camp, Deportation, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Nativism, Racism, Raza, Republican, Round-ups | Tags: | functional 6 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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