By: Genesis Monserrate Granting in-state tuition to undocumented students has become a debate issue among government officials. In the midst of bipartisan disagreement in the Senate, many states have moved on to pursue their goal of allowing immigrants to gain
A new documentary on the PBS series Independent Lens tells the struggle over the controversial law that pushed state immigration enforcement to the forefront of conservative politics. The documentary is under the direction of Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini. “The
By Francisco Romero In a game of Cat and Mouse, the United States Border Patrol is used to following organized crime’s innovative ways of transporting drugs or smuggling undocumented immigrants. Today the federal agency put on a display that puts
By: Cindy G. Castillo “April 23, 2010 at 1 o’clock, that is when Governor Brewer signed SB1070,” Marcelino Quiñonez reminds the group of supporters that gathered this past January 8th at the Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center. A group
Sergio Garcia, the undocumented attorney who was approved by the California Supreme Court to obtain his professional license, said that his aspirations include becoming governor of the Golden State. “So far as it’s legally possible for me, I’m thinking of
On behalf of the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project While lopsided majorities of Hispanics and Asian Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants, two new national surveys from the Pew Research Center also show that these groups
By Chad Garland Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Lawmakers hope to make it harder for “pension poachers” to hide the assets of elderly veterans, but at least some advocates worry that the proposed fix may end up hurting the vets it
By Amy Gleich Cronkite News PHOENIX – The former mayor of the nation’s sixth-largest city wants Arizona to form a partnership with Mexico that would build desalination facilities and tap in the ocean’s virtually limitless supply of water. Phil Gordon,
By: Taylor Pineda Conducting the interview over a middling phone signal during Francisco Romero’s commute to work, (an approximately 1,000 mile commute that is) from Houston to Tucson, Francisco let AZlatinos.com take an exclusive look at who he is. Diverse is among
