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Mexico Edition.
The murder of community leaders in the state of Guerrero continues. Juan Lucena Ríos and José Luis Sotelo Martínez, farm workers from El Paraíso, were executed this week after announcing the creation of a community police. Both were leaders in demanding support for coffee farmers who lost their crops after storms Ingrid and Manuel, and […]
Javier Sicilia in Second U.S. Peace Mission.
Javier Sicilia in Second U.S. Peace Mission. Activist and renowned poet Javier Sicilia says Mexico’s Peña Nieto administration has been unwilling to fight against massive corruption and the country continues in a state of violence and disaster. He is visiting the OAS to address a comprehensive package of issues, including money laundering, guns, and drugs, […]
Immigration Reform: The Deportees (second hour).
This extended hour features live interviews with activists from the site of the arrest of fifteen demonstrators at the gates of the Atlanta ICE office and twelve arrested for blocking the way of a deportation ICE bus in Chicago. Demonstrators urge President Obama to halt deportations and expand deferred action the way DHS is doing […]
Immigration Reform: The Final Hours (special program 2 hrs).
House Speaker John Boehner closed a window of opportunity for the millions of undocumented immigrants by declaring that no formal talks will be held on the Senate-passed bill. Other Republican leaders have said that immigration reform will not pass in 2013. In response, pro-immigrant demonstrators are escalating their protests, from dramatic hunger strikes to street […]
Factory of geniuses.
Factory of geniuses. Students of an impoverished elementary school that sits next to a waste dump near the U.S. border scored the best math grades in Mexico in a nationwide test. One of the students, 12-year old Paloma Noyola was declared a genius and the next Steve Jobs. The year before, students in the same […]
Arizona Dreamers arrested at tuition protest
(Español) Cuatro de los jóvenes fueron arrestados pero sus compañeros aseguran que no se intimidarán y seguirán protestando.
Child’s death sparks outrage.
In Santa Rosa, California, a sheriff’s deputy shot a boy seven times after confusing a toy rifle the child was carrying for a real weapon. Thirteen-year old Andy Lopez died at the scene. Hundreds of protesters have called for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office to bring the deputy to justice. Meanwhile, the incident remains under […]
Heat on Republican donors. Also, Latino Republicans kiss comprehensive reform goodbye this year.
Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Dominos Pizza and Home Depot give enormous contributions to political action committees that support the House Republican leadership. A new campaign is urging these major Republican donors to take a bolder stand on immigration reform and to pressure Speaker Boehner to move immigration reform forward. We explore the prospects for […]
Dream 30 activist deported
(Español) El Consulado Mexicano en la zona dijo a Prensa Asociada que Rocío Hernández fue deportada a la capital mexicana, sin dar tampoco mayores detalles.
LUIS GUTIERREZ: “STILL DREAMING.”
Luis Gutiérrez, the ten-term congressman and champion of struggling immigrants, published a book of memoirs, where he talks about his childhood in the mean streets of Chicago and his rise to prominence as a national public figure and political leader. Entitled “Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill,” his book gives details […]
Noticias
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- Report from Beirut: Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon, Displacing 1.2 Million October 7, 2024
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