Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: National Coming Out of the Shadows Day

The whole “undocumented living in the shadows” metaphor always gnawed at me a little for it’s sinister feel. The shadows are dark places, where bad things happen and bad people live. It kind of feeds into the “good vs. bad immigrant” narrative that we are so fond of talking about here. Maybe that’s why I like the idea of National Coming Out of the Shadows Day being celebrated today in Chicago by hundreds of young people as part of the larger National Coming Out of the Shadows Week , March 15th to the 21st. The idea of National Coming Our of the Shadows Day and Week is for the undocumented, especially youth, to stand up, unafraid, unashamed and unwilling to accept the idea that there are good immigrants vs. bad immigrants. That is a a dichotomy created by the racist broken immigration system to divide and conquer communities that intersect.

Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: National Coming Out of the Shadows Day

In Secret Meeting Held By Mainstream Anti-Immigration Group, Talk Of Turning Immigrant Women Into ‘The New Welfare Queens’ And Other Incendiary Rhetoric

In a evening conference call held last night, Mar. 8, anti-immigration group Numbers USA—best known for its brute force attacks on Congress to defeat comprehensive immigration reform in 2007—discussed a variety of tactics to thwart an upcoming march on Washington DC by immigrant rights supporters, including one proposal to call immigrant women from Mexico “the new welfare queens in America.” The call, which was held at 9 p.m EST, was organized by Numbers USA, and included approximately 45 participants from across the country, many of them representing archconservative“Tea Party” affiliates.

In Secret Meeting Held By Mainstream Anti-Immigration Group, Talk Of Turning Immigrant Women Into ‘The New Welfare Queens’ And Other Incendiary Rhetoric

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez: “Women in the Military”

Women of all races and ages have served in every military conflict since the Revolutionary War, including our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But despite their many accomplishments, female servicemembers are not always recognized for their role on the battlefield.

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez: “Women in the Military”

The Puerto Rican Birth Certificate Problem You Haven’t Heard About, Yet

Every person with a Puerto Rican birth certificate will need to get a new one this year. A law passed in December invalidates all birth certificates issued by the Commonwealth as of July 1 of this year.

The Puerto Rican Birth Certificate Problem You Haven’t Heard About, Yet
Hunter’s “imposters” comment speaks some truth

Hunter’s “imposters” comment speaks some truth

12 March 2010

Torii Hunter, an all-star outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels, is getting some grief these days for comments he made to USA Today about the lack of African-American athletes playing professional baseball. He told the newspaper that too many fans see all the dark-skinned ballplayers from the Dominican Republic or other parts of Latin America and just assume that the racial ratios are at an all-time high. HUNTER IS BEING criticized by some for his comment that the dark-skinned Latin Americans are, “not us. They’re imposters.” Some say he’s slurring Latin American athletes. Others say he is trying to stir up an “issue” that does not exist.

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Immigration grassroots activists who met with Obama reveal what went down at the White House

Immigration grassroots activists who met with Obama reveal what went down at the White House

12 March 2010

President Obama should be especially tired today. Between the GOP's constant attacks on his healthcare bill and two meetings with immigration reform advocates pressing him to do something, he should be feeling like one of those rubber Gumby dolls -- pulled in all different directions. Yet, after a day capped off with an update from the bi-partisan Congressional duo, Senators Schumer and Graham, who are responsible for crafting a new Senate immigration reform bill, it would seem the President has regained his form -- at least, according to the statement released by the White House this afternoon.

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STIMULUS WATCH: Less stimulus for minority firms

STIMULUS WATCH: Less stimulus for minority firms

12 March 2010

Hispanic and black businesses are receiving a disproportionately small number of federal stimulus contracts, creating a rising chorus of demands for the Obama administration to be more inclusive and more closely track who receives government-financed work. Latinos and blacks have faced obstacles to winning government contracts long before the stimulus. They own 6.8 and 5.2 percent of all businesses, respectively, according to census figures. Yet Latino-owned business have received only 1.7 percent of $46 billion in federal stimulus contracts recorded in U.S. government data, and black-owned businesses have received just 1.1 percent.

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“Criminal Alien”

“Criminal Alien”

12 March 2010

It is quite ironic that the Department of Justice has to work hard at having to “restore respect for the law within the culture of the DHS (Department of Homeland Security)” that is, the federal government itself. Immigration policy during the first year of the Obama administration changed very little and rather perpetuated some of the worst Civil Rights violations by the Bush administration, reported the Immigration Policy Center IPC in its study “The Challenge of Reform.

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Multimedia campaign urges Latino youth to participate in the U.S. Census

Multimedia campaign urges Latino youth to participate in the U.S. Census

12 March 2010

Community leaders and celebrities announced a new multimedia campaign in Los Angeles on Wednesday aimed at getting young Latinos to participate in the U.S. Census. During the news conference at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, speakers invited students to download an interactive mobile application, to participate in a texting campaign (text “LA” to 738674) and to spread the word to family and friends about the importance of the census.

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Latino por fin hombre mas rico…Latino at last the richest man on the planet

Latino por fin hombre mas rico…Latino at last the richest man on the planet

12 March 2010

Well, it doesn’t improve my life any to know the richest man on the planet earth is a Latino from Mexico–Carlos Slim Helu. But if I married him, I would be the richest woman in the world. I thought it’s perhaps time for me to start looking for a suitable mate but the idea of an extremely wealthy one didn’t cross my mind of course every girl thinks about it. Here is your chance ladies. But wait, he has a BA in Arts and Science and is a self-made man. Oh, I have just a little bit more college credentials than he does maybe I’ll be attractive to him because rich men sometimes like well-rounded women of the “mind” as they are so wealthy money buys everything for them and there is no challenge in that.

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