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  • Sights and Sounds of the 2012 Democratic National Convention

    September 10, 2012 - posted by mary jane sanchez - 552 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    Sights and Sounds of the  2012 Democratic National Convention   Having just participated 2012 Democratic National Convention from Sept3rd-6th it was the  most  memorable, exhilarating  and awe inspiring experience in my lifeti...

  • "Inocente": A Documentary About a Young, Undocumented Immigrant

    August 20, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 1,024 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    On Aug. 16, MTV is airing a documentary that tells the story of a teenage artist tackling immigration laws and homelessness. by Sierra Tishgart for Teen Vouge Eighteen-year-old Inocente Izucar is one of an estimated 1.8 million undocume...

  • Confession From a Harvard Student: I am an Undocumented Immigrant

    August 14, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 652 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Pierre R. Berastaín for the Huffington Post   My family immigrated to the United States on December 18, 1998 after years of socioeconomic hardships. In Dallas, my father found employment in a moving company, often working over...

  • Winchester, Connecticut 'Systematically' Discriminated Against Minorities: Lawsuit

    August 8, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 320 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Bonnie Kavoussi   A Connecticut town has been accused of working to keep predominately white neighborhoods just that way. The Housing Authority of Winchester, Connecticut, "systematically and unlawfully" discriminated against minorities ...

  • State Immigration Laws Less Popular in 2012

    August 6, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 252 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    From Fox News Latino   State crackdowns on illegal immigration are going out of style. As court challenges left the most controversial state crackdowns unenforceable, and budget crises and redistricting overwhelmed local leaders, state legislatu...

  • 7 Bilingual iPhone and iPad Apps for Kids

    August 2, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 272 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Nina Terrero for NBC Latino   It may be summer, but there’s no better time to help jump start or sharpen your child’s bilingual language skills than during school vacation. And while bilingual education apps may be a far cry fr...

  • Julian Castro: Son of Chicana Activist, Harvard Law Grad, Future U.S. President?

    August 1, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 248 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino   The scene was The White House. The year was 2009. A main attraction at a small power gathering that included President Obama was a young mayor whose name was unknown to many outside Texas – Julian C...

  • Mexico Earns First Medal at London 2012 Olympics; Divers Secure the Silver

    July 31, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 262 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    German Sanchez and Ivan Garcia scooped up Mexico's first medal at the London Olympics after ending behind Chinese Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan in the Synchronized 10m Platform final. Sanchez and Garcia's score of 468.90 points fell significantly behind Y...

  • U.S. And Mexico Disagree Over Border Fence

    July 27, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 233 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Christopher Sherman, from The Huffington Post   McALLEN, Texas -- An agency that monitors the U.S.-Mexico boundary is agreeing to a U.S. proposal to build border fence segments in a South Texas flood plain, a move Mexico opposes. The decision...

  • Pennsylvania Voter ID Trial On Law's Constitutionality Begins

    July 26, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 262 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    From the Huffington Post   HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The first legal test for Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification law began Wednesday, with state lawyers calling the measure a completely rational step, while opponents contended it was a partis...