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Dec
05
In commemorating International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Angered by the hardening stance on immigration-related issues, Elvira Arellano will be holding hunger strike outside the US Embassy. She told the the Prensa Latina, “On behalf of the thousands of undocumented people, we demand the end of abuse against Mexicans in US territory.” [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
26
On Wednesday the Senate rejected the bill, the DREAM Act (S 2205), that would have provided a pathway to obtain permanent residency to children of undocumented immigrants – on the conditions that they seek a college education or enlist in the military. The legislation would have also made them eligible for federal student-loan and work-study [...]
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Sep
13
Saul Arellano leads the protest over families being broken up caused by our broken immigration laws. Saulito led a chanting crowd of about 150 pro-immigration activists through the halls of Congress yesterday. The banner reads “Born in the USA. Don’t take our moms and dads away.”
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Aug
29
The deportation of immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano by federal authorities on August 20 has been seen either as a blow or as the reigniting of the immigrant rights movement. I know I have seen my fair share of comments of support on this blog, as well a large number of vile comments about her [...]
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Aug
19
Elvira Arellano was arrested about 3PM by law enforcement officials after leaving Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in downtown Los Angeles, according to Aztlan Electronic News. Arellano was scheduled to fly to Washington D.C. to lobby congress to reach and immigration reform agreement.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that after talking to news media inside [...]
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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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