Understanding Ted Cruz – A Fellow Cuban-Texan Explains the Rising GOP Star
Columnist Jack Tomas disagrees with most of what Texas U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz stands for. Yet he feels a certain kinship to his fellow Cuban-Texan.
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Columns of news analysis and opinion about the immigration news of the day.
Gearing Up for Deferred Action
In the run up to the “deferred action” program, undocumented youth are figuring out how to navigate the process.
Romney-Ryan Ticket Bad for Immigrants
Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential candidate, shares Mitt Romney’s hardline stance on immigration. A Romney-Ryan administration would not be as friendly to immigrants as the Obama administration argues Erwin de Leon.
Brought to the US by Indian Immigrants, Sikhism Still Misunderstood Wisconsin Shooting Shows
Soon after the rampage in which 6 worshipers died, Sikhs started correcting and criticizing news reports that incorrectly characterized their religion.
For Bilingual Viewers a Wider World of Olympic Sports Coverage
Those who can flip between NBC and Telemundo get a more complete view of the games in London.
The U.S. Olympic Team Tells the Story of Immigration, Offers a Vision of Unity
Erwin de Leon sees not only athletic excellence, but a model for what America can look like as a multicultural and pluralistic society.
The Devastating Results of Immigrant Detention and Deportation Practices in NYC
U.S. immigration authorities have been using the city’s criminal justice system to funnel tens of thousands of immigrants into deportation, where 91 percent of those detained lost their cases.
How to Get More Latino’s to Vote? Make Them Laugh at Themselves.
An open letter to comedian George Lopez from our friends at NewsTaco.
What’s Wrong with Using DHS’ Immigration Database to Purge Voter Rolls? (A Lot)
While Republicans worry about non-citizens voting fraudulently in the Presidential election, many immigrant advocates contend the bigger problem is the large number of eligible immigrants who are not registered to vote.
The Badmouthing of Jeremy Lin – Is it Racism?
When the New York Knicks announced on Tuesday they were not matching the $25.1 million, back-loaded offer sheet negotiated by the Houston Rockets for Jeremy Lin, the Internet erupted with insults about the Asian American basketball star. A story by Alek Bituin from our partner, The FilAm.