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VideoChu vs. Chu in LA Runoff, and Other News
by The News on May 20 2009, 3:58PM
Judy Chu Defeated Gill Cedillo in Tuesday election The former Assemblywoman will face a July runoff election against Republican Councilwoman Betty Tom Chu and Libertarian Christopher Agrella. LA Times Somerset County, MD Behind in Racial Equality says ACLU, NAACP The…
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Arizona Debates the Fate of Day Laborers, and Other News
by The News on May 19 2009, 12:23PM
Recession’s Impact on American Indians Varies With Tribes As tribal-owned casinos see a drop in revenue, other tribes are trying to cope with unemployment and the rising cost of food, gas and electricity. NAM Supreme Court Tosses Former Detainees’ Lawsuit…
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Asian Americans An Untapped Force for the Environment, and Other News
by The News on May 15 2009, 9:10AM
Survey Sheds Light on Female Immigrant Experience A poll conducted by New America Media reveals distinct challenges female immigrants face upon moving to the U.S. Many women sacrifice professional employment status upon arriving in this country. LA Times Asian Americans…
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Black Farmers Say Money is Not Enough for Racism, and Other News
by The News on May 14 2009, 12:27PM
Latino Groups Call for New Hate Crime Laws The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is leading a call to revise hate crime laws in the wake of the acquittal of two teens who were accused of brutally beating…
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Wal-Mart Charged with Racism…Again, and Other News
by The News on May 12 2009, 3:05PM
Wal-Mart Sued for Harassment of Latinos at Fresno Sam’s Club The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Sam’s Club, owned by Wal-Mart, for repeatedly harassing Mexican workers. The workers were subjected to overtly racist verbal attacks including being called “wetbacks”…
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Mixed Status Families Fight to Stay Together, and Other News
by The News on May 11 2009, 4:17PM
Immigrant Families Face Rift Within The Home Families of mixed immigrant status are hopeful that reform of the current immigration system will help ease the divisions between legal and undocumented members within families. Boston Globe Seattle Cycling Club Reaches Disadvantaged…
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Napolitano Supports the DREAM Act, and Other News
by The News on May 8 2009, 1:15PM
DHS Secretary Announces Support for Federal In-State Tuition Bill Napolitano announced earlier this week that she supports the federal DREAM Act, just as she did as governor of Arizona, and reiterated the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Austin-American Statesman Obama…
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Federal Court Says It’s Okay US Gov’t Raided Muslim Families’ Homes, and Other News
by The News on May 7 2009, 1:43PM
Court Upholds Federal Raids of Virginia Muslims A federal appeals court found the 2002 raids of several Herndon Muslims, suspected of participating in terrorist activities, did not violate their constitutional rights. The court said federal agents used “lawful force” in…
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Postville a Broken Town After Raid, and Other News
by The News on May 5 2009, 4:49PM
Iowa Town Suffers After Immigration Raid Postville is still feeling the sting of last year’s Agriprocessor immigration raid. The company has since gone bankrupt and left many small businesses, that had unsecured debt with the plant, in crisis. Kansas City…
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U.S. Receives Refugees Like Criminals, and Other News
by The News on May 1 2009, 1:25PM
In U.S., Refugees Received Like Criminals Asylum-seekers in the United States are often met with prisoner-like treatment, and are housed in poorly managed and maintained detention facilities, according to a new report by Human Rights First. Human Rights First No…
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The Affirmative Action Debate Continues, And Other News
by The News on April 27 2009, 11:16AM
Most Americans Still Support Affirmative Action In light of the recent Supreme Court case, in which white firefighters are claiming reverse discrimination, it seems general public opinion is still opposed to affirmative action. A closer study of polls reveals that…
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Spate of Anti-Asian American Assaults on College Campuses, and Other News
by The News on April 24 2009, 10:29AM
Asian-Americans Attacked, Insulted on Campus In Lancaster, PA, two Asian American college students reported being assaulted and called racial epithets by ellow students. This is the most recent of alleged discriminatory actions targeting Asian-Americans on college campuses, following incidents occurring…
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American Indian Prisoner’s Religious Rights Up for Review, and Other News
by The News on April 21 2009, 10:02AM
Utah Bill Could Limit Immigrant Health Care SB81, a state immigration enforcement law, will have a big impact on how undocumented immigrants get healthcare. Under the bill, agencies that provide certain government-funded health services will be required to verify their…
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NJ Bill Seeks In-State Tuition For Immigrant Students, and other news
by The News on April 20 2009, 10:56AM
Case Won’t Close On Gitmo President Obama’s authorization to release the “torture memos” describing CIA interrogation tactics during the Bush era marks a transparency that may bode well for U.S.-Arab relations under his leadership. But critics still question his policy…
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Obama and Calderon Keeping Mum on Immigration, and Other News
by The News on April 17 2009, 12:51PM
Obama and Calderon Keeping Mum on Immigration During President Obama’s first official visit to Mexico, he and Mexico’s PResident Felipe Calderon, cautiously addressed the issue of immigration reform, withholding specific details on what their immigration agendas would really involve. Chicago…
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Black Men Ignored When They Go Missing, and Other News
by The News on April 16 2009, 11:18AM
Immigrant Housecleaners in Economic Freefall The number of unemployed workers skyrocketed to a record 5.84 million this year. But what’s not included in that statistic is the number of laid-off undocumented domestic workers who are barely making ends meet, squatting…
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Not Speaking English Carries High Costs, and Other News
by The News on April 14 2009, 12:04PM
Organized Labor Agrees to Push for Immigration Reform Leaders from labor groups AFL-CIO and Change to Win announced they will join forces under a set of unified principles to push for comprehensive immigration reform this year. New York Times Schwarzenegger…
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Betty Brown Apologizes, and Other News
by The News on April 13 2009, 9:58AM
Betty Brown Apologizes for Asking Asians to Change Their Names Just days after Texas Rep. Betty Brown suggested that Asians adopt names that “we could deal with more readily here,” community outrage forced Brown to issue an apology on her…
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Racism Behind Black Barbershop Raids, and Other News
by The News on April 10 2009, 9:45AM
ACLU Alleges Racism Behind Black Barbershop Raids The ACLU of Southern California has filed a lawsuit against the city of Moreno Valley and its police force for conducting allegedly unwarranted, racially motivated searches on Black-owned barbershops. Black Voice News Jump…
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Texas Mall Closes Doors on Blacks, and Other News
by The News on April 9 2009, 10:51AM
Obama to Push Immigration as a Priority The President has announced that immigration reform is not his top priority, but this May he will begin to work on making the immigration system more orderly and open up citizenship opportunities for…
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