
Arizona
Local AZ Latino Community Reacts to Shooting Rampage
By Latina Staff | 01/10/2011 - 19:00 | 0 Comments
The Latino community in Arizona, like most Americans throughout the nation, were stunned by the weekend shooting spree in Tucson that killed six and wounded 14 others, including US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
The Democratic congresswoman was hit in the head during a Congress on Your Corner events over the weekend where Tucsonans had gathered to chat...
Latino Voters Gain Influence for 2012 Elections
By Mariela Rosario | 01/10/2011 - 18:30 | 0 Comments
Due to a recent redistricting of congressional seats, the Latino vote has an unprecedented opportunity to hold sway over the 2012 elections. According to analysis of Census data by the Pew Hispanic...
Hero Intern Daniel Hernandez: "Politics has Become Disruptive"
By Fox News Latino | 01/10/2011 - 18:00 | 0 Comments
In an interview with Fox News Latino, Daniel Hernández, the 20-year-old intern who saved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life, opened up about Saturday's tragic shooting and how he kept his wits about him.
“My main goal was to try to make sure the congresswoman and everyone was ok," the University of Arizona junior said. "When I saw injured people I tried to tend to...
Arizona Law Makes Ethnic Studies Classes Illegal
By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 01/03/2011 - 18:00 | 0 Comments
A new Arizona law banning ethnic studies courses in public schools went into effect on January 1st and it’s already wreaking havoc. The Tucson Unified School District currently stands to lose $15 million in funding for refusing to shut down its...
Jeb Bush Opposes Arizona's SB 1070 Law
By Mariela Rosario | 12/07/2010 - 09:39 | 2 Comments
Jeb Bush—former President George W. Bush's younger brother and member of one of the most esteemed Republican families in the country—announced his opposition to Arizona's SB 1070 laws over the weekend.
At the National League of Cities convention in Denver, Colorado, he explained that doesn't believe racial profiling is an affective...
Aterciopelados Get Animated for Their Latest Video
By Grace Bastidas | 09/07/2010 - 14:15 | 0 Comments
Colombian rockeros Aterciopelados have never shied away from commenting on political and social issues through their music. The band’s latest video tackles the immigration debate with lyrics and images. The clip is for the song "Bandera," which was recorded for the 2008 album Rio but might as well have been written with...
No Back-to-School for Kids Who Crossed Border in AZ
By Mariela Rosario | 08/25/2010 - 12:15 | 14 Comments
Tom Horne is on a mission. The wanna-be politician, in the running to become Arizona's next attorney general, is determined to keep kids who can't prove they are American citizens from attending school.
Horne—currently school chief in Arizona—has set his sights on Ajo, a town with a population of about 4,300 located just 40 short miles from the...
Actor Esai Morales on SB 1070: "Our People Are Not the Enemy"
By Mariela Rosario | 08/23/2010 - 17:00 | 3 Comments
We caught up with Esai Morales at the recent Latino Baseball MVP awards hosted by Latino Sports Ventures in NYC and had a chance to chat up the La Bamba star. The hot button issue on everyone's lips was the...
















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