
immigration
President Obama and Gov. Jan Brewer Meet in Washington D.C.
By Mariela Rosario | 06/04/2010 - 16:43 | 2 Comments
President Obama met with Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona today to discuss immigration and border security. While Obama and Brewer are in sharp disagreement with regards to the immigration bill (SB 1070) she recently...
Thousands Gather to Protest SB 1070 in Phoenix, AZ
By Mariela Rosario | 06/02/2010 - 14:26 | 2 Comments
This past weekend, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Phoenix, Arizona to voice their opposition to the recently passed SB 1070 which many say has legalized racial profiling. We spoke to Lance Rios, the founder of the...
Is Dora the Explorer an Illegal Immigrant?
By Mariela Rosario | 05/21/2010 - 16:30 | 3 Comments
An image of Dora the Explorer with a black eye, posing for a mugshot and labeled as an "illegal" has been generating a lot of internet buzz.
Sometimes, we must admit, Dora the Explorer gets on our nerves—mainly due to her high pitched voice and endless repetition of catch phrases. But she definitely does not deserve the treatment she has received at...
Watch: Second Grader Questions First Lady Michelle Obama on Immigration
By Mariela Rosario | 05/20/2010 - 14:30 | 4 Comments
First Lady Michelle Obama was caught off guard yesterday by a little girl in the second grade. While visiting a local elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland with Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala, a precocious little girl worked up the courage to ask Mrs. Obama a question: "My mom... she says that Barack Obama is taking everybody...
Mexico's President Señor Calderon Goes to Washington
By Miranda Noland | 05/20/2010 - 11:27 | 0 Comments
Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife paid a special visit to Washington DC this week. First ladies Michelle Obama and Margarita Zavala met with young children at a local elementary school while the President's held a press conference addressing the new immigration laws passed in Arizona. The activities culminated...
AZ Students Protest in John McCain's Senate Office
By Mariela Rosario | 05/19/2010 - 09:30 | 2 Comments
Since the new SB 1070 immigration laws were passed in Arizona, there has been a steady stream of protests. High school students walked out of classes in Flagstaff and University of Arizona students urged their school president to formally denounce the laws.
But...
Crazy Stuff Racists Say: Special Jan Brewer Edition
By Mariela Rosario | 05/14/2010 - 16:45 | 18 Comments
What can we say about Arizona Governor Jan Brewer? We must admit, we had no idea who she was until she upped and signed that crazy new immigration law into effect in Arizona. But since that fateful day a few weeks ago, it seems like there is no escaping her, or her insistence on passing insane laws that demonize Latinos in a state where 30...
Pitbull Cancels Phoenix, AZ Stop of 'Mr. Worldwide's Carnaval' Tour
By Mariela Rosario | 05/14/2010 - 10:26 | 4 Comments
Pitbull announced yesterday via his Twitter and his website, www.PlanetPit.com, that he was canceling the May 31 date of his "Mr. Worldwide's Carnaval" tour in Phoenix, AZ to protest the recent passing of the state's polarizing SB1070 legislation.
"I am canceling my concert in Phoenix on...
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