Latinos

Black labor leaders: Alabama’s immigration fight ground zero for civil rights

November 18, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

African American, civil rights and labor leaders visited Birmingham this week to see first hand how the state's new anti-immigrant law is impacting Latinos.

Evangelicals: Alabama’s immigration law is anti-Christian, anti-American

November 16, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

National evangelical leaders who recently visited Alabama as part of an "emergency delegation" are denouncing the state's new anti-immigrant law.

SEIU’s Medina predicts more Latino voter activism next year

November 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a skilled organizer and one of the most influential Hispanic Americans in the labor movement, predicts Latino voters will have heightened activism in next year's election.

What happens to children after parents are detained and deported?

November 4, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

You're put in a detention center hundreds of miles away with absolutely no right to see your kids for months, sometimes years.

Labor group and an Ohio town call for new immigration approaches

October 26, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

A town in Ohio says that by rolling out a welcome mat for immigrants, rather than persecuting them, it can help solve the immigration problem and fix its economy at the same time.