Pepe Lozano
LATEST ARTICLES BY Pepe Lozano
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U.S.
Police torture victims continue to seek justice, freedom
August 12, 2011Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued as a defendant in a lawsuit filed over decades-old allegations of police torture and a citywide conspiracy to cover it up.
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U.S.
Alabama’s immigration law is hateful and racist, say opponents
August 12, 2011Several groups recently joined an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB-56.
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U.S.
Family reunited in rare immigration victory
August 9, 2011In Chicago, a rare victory was celebrated by immigrant rights supporters when a Polish woman was finally reunited with her family after the U.S. deported her four years ago.
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U.S.
Chicago activists rally for jobs not cuts
August 5, 2011Dozens of unemployed activists and supporters rallied here at Federal Plaza August 5 urging Congress to enact a massive federal jobs program and not to cut badly needed social entitlement programs.
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U.S.
Obama administration sues Alabama over anti-immigrant law
August 4, 2011The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, which officials argue conflicts with federal immigration policy.
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U.S.
Illinois governor signs state DREAM Act into law
August 1, 2011In a packed auditorium at the Benito Juarez high school, hundreds of elected officials, students, community leaders and immigrant rights supporters watched as Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law.
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Labor
Unsung hero of farmworker movement Richard Chavez dies
July 29, 2011The civil rights, labor and farm worker community is mourning the loss of Richard E. Chavez, long-time farm worker and civil rights advocate.
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U.S.
Obama calls for unity, immigration reform at La Raza meet
July 27, 2011President Barack Obama was welcomed by thousands attending the National Council of La Raza's annual conference, where he delivered a major speech.
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