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10 Things Every Latina Needs to Know about Occupy Wall Street
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10 Things Every Latina Should Know About Occupy Wall Street

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/19/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

We're sure you've heard of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began almost 2 months ago in downtown Manhattan and has since spread nationally, and in some cases even globally. We just found out that some citizens down in Puerto Rico got in on the act, which got us thinking: What do we really know about this protest?

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Meet Camila Vallejo: Leader of Chile’s Youth Movement

By Amaris Castillo | 08/25/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

There’s a new youth movement going on in Chile—and 23-year-old Camila Vallejo is at the head of it all! Vallejo, the current leader of the University of Chile’s student union, is behind protests that...

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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Protests, President Obama Talks to Latina about Immigration

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Protests, President Obama Talks to Latina about Immigration

By Galina Espinoza | 08/15/2011 - 16:22 | 0 Comments

With a “National Day of Action” set for tomorrow to protest President Obama’s decision to involve local police officers in immigration enforcement, Latina asked the President last week to clarify his position on immigration as part of a wide-ranging interview that will appear in the magazine’s November issue.
 
“We want to send the message that we have to...

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Immigrant Families Protest Obama Administration's Deportations
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Immigrant Families Protest Obama Administration's Deportations

By Adriana Rivera | 08/04/2011 - 13:15 | 0 Comments

“Destroying families is un-American,” said Chicago community leader Artemio Arreola.

With nearly 400,000 deportations per year, and more than one million families separated, President Obama’s administration is facing heat from the immigrant Latino community. The national Change Takes Courage campaign, launched on...

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Hunger Strike in NY Continues as Undocumented Youths Push for Dream Act

By Angie Romero | 06/09/2010 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

While Latino citizens and celebrities alike condemn Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law, a highly motivated group of young Latino leaders are fighting for their chance at the dream—the Dream Act, that is. The proposed legislation, introduced nearly a decade ago,...

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Singer Jenni Rivera to Perform in AZ to Protest SB 1070

By Elayne Fluker | 05/28/2010 - 12:35 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow, protestors will take to the streets of Arizona in opposition to SB 1070, the recent law passed by state governor Jan Brewer that will allow law enforcement officials to question the documentation status of anyone they deem "reasonably suspicious." Among those...

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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.

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Immigration Protests Draw Thousands to Nation's Capital

By Mariela Rosario | 03/22/2010 - 16:15 | 12 Comments

Tens of thousands of protesters, young and old, descended on the National Mall in Washington DC to demand that the government get moving with regards to comprehensive immigration reform. Ever since President Obama promised to make sweeping immigration reform a major goal during his first year in office, supporters of the process have been waiting for...

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