November 20, 2008
It looks like 57 year old DC attorney Eric Holder will is Obama's Attorney General pick. Holder would be the first African-American to head the Justice Department. Holder was deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration. Via / Crooks and Liars ...
go to article »November 19, 2008
That's what the British newspaper the Guardian reports. Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration.Post extendido - Leer más 'Hillary Clinton to Accept Secretary of State Posit...
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When rescuing people from the proverbial sinking ship, it used to be women and children first. Pero, as we struggle to survive in the wounded battleship that is the United States, immigrant women and children are the first to be thrown overboard. A study released last week by the Center for Public...
go to article »November 16, 2008
The latest Obama Presidential Cabinet pick could be one of his former competitors, New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Various mainstream news sources are reporting that Clinton is being considered for the Secretary of State post. What do you all think? A good choice or not? It certainly would ma...
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Earlier this week, VivirLatino published a letter from an Indigenous community in Colombia to President Elect Obama. One point that we, and other blogfriends have been trying to make ever since the start of the very long road to the White House, was that the way race and racial politics are talked...
go to article »November 15, 2008
Thanks to Frau Sally Benz, I found out about Marcelo Lucero, a Latin@ man in New York that was murdered by a group of teens that were "looking for some Mexicans." I'm all about speaking intelligently, making coherent arguments and putting things in context, but Marcelo Lucero was MURDERED simply b...
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As Mala pointed out several times, immigration simply wasn't an issue discussed during the presidential debates at all. So it's good to know that Obama has created the space on his "pre-election" website to discuss exactly what he intends to do about the 'problem' of immigration: Create Secure Bord...
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Please pass the word around, this is incredibly important! Do you know a young woman or family member that has been affected? In July 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) added five new vaccinations to the list of required immunizations for immigrants seeking legal permanent res...
go to article »November 8, 2008
From the beyond irritating Dan Savage: I’m not sure what to do with this. I’m thrilled that we’ve just elected our first African-American president. I wept last night. I wept reading the papers this morning. But I can’t help but feeling hurt that the love and support aren’t mutual. I do ...
go to article »November 7, 2008
Petition to President-elect Obama for a Moratorium on ICE Raids President-elect Obama, we congratulate you on your historic victory, and we celebrate this moment with great hope that under your leadership we will finally be able to achieve a humane, inclusive immigration policy that unites families...
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