Mas…La Cucaracha: Welcome to Arizona – Lame Old Laws May Be Closer Than They Appear
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What happens at frat house stays at frat house (toon)
[More PAYTON HEOGH at Weakly Political.]
‘Justice’ — previously just blind — is now mute (toon)
[More PAYTON HOEGH at Weakly Political.]
Iconic Chicana Dolores Huerta has been fighting sexism since forever (video)
Famed labor organizer and activist Dolores Huerta has been fighting sexual harassment and discrimination since forever — when she was working in an office, when she was building the United Farm Workers, and when men tried to take credit for her work. In this video, by Hannah McNally, Huerta tells her story.
Let’s get one thing straight: No human being is ‘illegal’
“Could the president grant deferred removal to every unlawfully present alien in the United States right now?”
That’s how Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts referred to individuals lacking the proper documents to be in the country during a recent hearing on DAPA (Deferred Action for parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents).
“Alien” is the legal term to describe these individuals, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor also referred to them as “undocumented immigrants.” She objected to the phrase “illegal immigrants”, which she considers too harsh. Justice Sonia Sotomayor even explained that “illegal immigrants” associates them with “drug addicts, thieves, and murderers.”
Mas…Let’s get one thing straight: No human being is ‘illegal’
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: ‘My Beloved World’ (audio)
From 2013: LatinoUSA’s Maria Hinojosa talks to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor about her memoir My Beloved World. The book tells the story of Sotomayor’s childhood in the South Bronx and her years before the court.
Proudly presenting Rainbow Mariachi de Los Angeles (audio, video)
Somos here, somos queer, somos Mariachi Arcoiris de los Angeles — Rainbow Mariachi of L.A.
Maria Hinojosa and Camilo Vargas of LatinoUSA tell the story:
Mas…Proudly presenting Rainbow Mariachi de Los Angeles (audio, video)
