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Watch MALDEF's Latino State of the Union 2011 Streaming Live!

Watch MALDEF's Latino State of the Union 2011 Streaming Live!

By Mariela Rosario | 02/16/2011 - 13:15 | 0 Comments

Last year, more than 300 Hispanic leaders attended MALDEF's...

Celebrate Latino Heritage through Music and Advocacy
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Celebrate Latino Heritage through Music and Advocacy

By Grace Bastidas | 08/13/2010 - 08:00 | 1 Comment

Listen up! The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) has joined forces with the Dolores Huerta Foundation and the Mexican Heritage Corporation (MHC) to organize a series of concerts in California that not only honor Latino culture but also spread awareness about the need for immigration reform. That’s...

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What Does the Ruling Against SB 1070 Really Mean?

By Mariela Rosario | 07/30/2010 - 18:00 | 17 Comments

Latinos celebrated a victory on Wednesday as U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton placed an injunction against many of the most crucial sections of the new SB 1070 legislation. We asked Nina Perales, a lawyer for MALDEF who helped to win the crucial injunction against SB 1070, to explain what’s next, and what the ruling really...

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Latino and Civil Rights Orgs Say Human Rights of Utah Immigrants Clearly Violated

By Nicola Paracchini | 07/21/2010 - 14:00 | 2 Comments

Organizations like MALDEF and the ACLU are speaking out against the violation of privacy rights and state and local law that recently...

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Watch: 2010 Latino State of the Union

By Angie Romero | 01/27/2010 - 13:28 | 1 Comment

As President Obama prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address tonight it’s important to know where we Latinos stand, where we’re headed, and of course, how far we’ve come. What better way is there to get briefed on the state of our community in America than by checking out the video for the 2010 Latino State of the Union: The 3rd Annual Roundtable on...

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