Americans are proud that we are people with different backgrounds, faiths, viewpoints, and personal characteristics. However, there is a recent rise in hate crimes that contradicts the American identity as a caring, diverse and inclusive society. Since 9/11, an increasingly strident message of xenophobia has seeped into both fringe and mainstream political movements. A new [...]
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It looks like Georgia is willing to allow people to get away with attacking immigrants. Recently, the Los Angles Times reported on a Latina who was attacked by her roommates. She called the police pleading for her life as they were punching and hitting her in the stomach; however, when the police arrived at [...]
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When they say that the [tag]immigration[/tag] debate is a heated one, that is not an exaggeration, it is. To be honest, I really don’t know how I really feel, there are so many raw emotion running inside of me, I really don’t know who to be angry at. But I have come to this conclusion, [...]
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Hey what is going on here, it seems the day after Ciro Rodriguez was elected; Homeland Security’s Gestapo went on another raid. (hat tip to Nezua at The Unapologetic Mexican). I guess we have forgotten “our place” and how we should thank our master’s for allowing us to lick their boots. Not really, this [...]
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After millions of immigrants stood united for their rights, the government had decided it was time to put an end to their protest by conducting raids throughout the country. Throughout this year, I have said it countless of times, as long as there is a “round them all up, ask questions later” policy – [...]
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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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