Bolivians recently passed a referendum on a new constitution which would empower the indigenous population of the country. Bolivian President
Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian and the first indigenous person ever to serve in the highest office of a South American country told crowds that had gathered in front of the presidential palace in La Paz, "The colonial state ends here. Here we begin to reach true equality for all Bolivians."

On August 25, 2008, the largest single immigration raid in U.S. history took place in Laurel, Mississippi, at the city’s biggest employer, Howard Industries (which produces commercial and industrial products). That day, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took into custody nearly 600 Hispanic, undocumented workers.