Serrano Releases DHS Study Showing Families Being Torn Apart
February 13, 2009 – Washington DC – Congressman José E. Serrano released a study today showing that the Department of Homeland Security has deported more than 100,000 parents of children who are U.S. citizens. The report, which Serrano asked DHS to produce, also showed that this number could be higher if records were more complete.
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Calling it discriminatory against Latinos and other racial-ethnic minorities, the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) has written to the Department of Justice to ask that the Attorney General to block the implementation of changes in New York City’s term limits law. Calling it “retrogressive” in setting back gains made by Latinos in representation in elected public office, the Institute called the term limits measure, Local Law 51, a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.
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The following is an article written by Dr. Mark Naison from Fordham University. The article shares some historical facts on the period of the New Deal and FDR. I believe it’s important to know what occurred during the last Great Depression especially when many conservatives are trying to re-write history.
Unfortunately, our elected officials have no mechanism, or interest in circulating critical thought provoking information to us. Therefore, whenever I find something of interest that is educational I pass it on to you. Enjoy.
Incredible how the love and respect for a person can mobilize so many in such a short time to put together such an incredible event as was the
“Celebration of the Life Of a People’s Champion – José Chegüi Torres” who passed on on January 19th, 2009.
Read the article that appeared in Latinsports.com & comment.
http://latinosports.com/featured/incredible-memorial-for-a-people-s-champion.html