By Pablo Manriquez Regarding the following passage in David Bennion’s latest over at Citizen Orange – “Dreamers, other undocumented activists, and allies may need to do the hard work of challenging the system itself, which means deconstructing the ideas about citizenship, identity, community, and loyalty that the immigration regime is based on.” …OR they might [...]

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About six weeks ago, we profiled a local candidate running in the historic Los Angeles Council District 14, Rudy Martinez. Well, things are starting to get heated in this race, as the incumbent Jose Huizar has been stalling in releasing a full accounting of the CLARTS fund, which is a fund established by former City [...]

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Note: We will be updating the site with more blogs within the next few days. Happy Holidays everyone! By Jude Soto I know this is cliché, but I want to do it anyway. I apologize to those of you bloggers out there who already wrote your Yankee Fan/Lawyer/Uzbek/Blacksmith Holiday Wish List, I present you with [...]

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…the young leaders at DREAMActivist.org tell it like it is. This morning, Organizing for America, the grassroots offshoot of President Obama’s campaign (now housed within the DNC) sent out the following message with the subject heading, “This is not the end of DREAM”: “This weekend’s vote on the DREAM Act was a disappointment. Republicans voted [...]

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Today the US Senate voted against the DREAM Act 55-41. However, the Senate did succeed in repealing “Don’t ask, don’t tell” that would allow gays and lesbians to serve more freely in the military. Some of the notable Democratic no votes on the Senate side today included: Nelson, Baucus, Tester, Pryor, and Hagan. The Democrats, [...]

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Note: This blog was originally published on November 10, 2010 by Unai Montes-Irueste of Cuentame. It came to my attention after discussion that was prompted by Seneca’s recent blog post on The Latino State of the Union. The material is still very relevant and worth sharing on the eve of the big DREAM act vote [...]

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While some Senators are complaining about having to work during the holidays, Senate majority leader Harry Reid is plowing ahead and filed his cloture motion for the DREAM act vote. Senator Reid’s office released the following from his floor speech this evening in an exchange with minority leader Mitch McConnell: Mr. Reid: “Yes, and I [...]

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By Jude Soto Today was an ordinary day at work.  Forgive me for my lack of humility, but I teach well.  I engage my students, and they learn to think independently.  Some of them will thank me, others will curse me, but the truth is, I am a fully licensed and tenured pedagogue and I [...]

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