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"Send them (immigrants) home with a bullet in their head": Health Reform Racists Encourage Attacks on Immigrants4 comments

robvato wrote 3 months ago: Just hours after we posted about the possibility of the white nationalist violence spilling over int … more →

Tags: activism, Barbarianisms and Other Babel, Border Issues, Economic Crisis, Immigration, Latino politics, obama, Race

White Nationalist Anger and Violence: A Preview of Even Greater Anti-immigrant Violence?2 comments

robvato wrote 3 months ago: Though its primary subject is the rise of violent white nationalism, this important article by Eric … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Culture, Economic Crisis, global migration, Immigration, Latino politics, LATINO VOTE, media

Immigrant Rights Leaders Issue Unprecedented Statement "Condemning the Obama Administration's Expansion" of Racist 287G Policy1 comment

robvato wrote 4 months ago: More groups and individuals going against the “Washington Consensus” -legalization in ex … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, global migration, Immigration, Labor, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, Latino politics, LATINO VOTE, obama

What Kind of "Hope" is Obama Offering Honduras and Latin America?

robvato wrote 4 months ago: For a U.S. audience, to watch as the wet, pinkish-red jelly — the brains of Isis Odem Murillo, … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Central America, Clinton, Economic Crisis, El Salvador, Empire, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, History

Death, Detention and the Dream of Legalization: GritTV Panel on Immigration Reform3 comments

robvato wrote 5 months ago: This show about the possibilities of immigration reform this year was deftly done by the folks at Gr … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Economic Crisis, global migration, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Labor

Of América Quoted in France's Le Monde About Honduran Coup

robvato wrote 5 months ago: This article from France’s Le Monde newspaper, quotes this site on the situation in Honduras. … more →

Tags: activism, Central America, Clinton, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, History, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, national security, obama, Sovereignty Issues

Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings Will Be a Trial-of the GOP1 comment

robvato wrote 6 months ago: As she faces what is already expected to be a host of hostile questions from the Republican members … more →

Tags: History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Latino politics, LATINO VOTE, media, New York, obama, Race, Strategy & Tactics

Time to Declare "Silence=Death" on Immigrant Death & Detention as Obama Signals Right On Reform?2 comments

robvato wrote 6 months ago: This post was inspired by a spirited and sometimes overly visceral discussion on a listserv. More sp … more →

Tags: Race, Latino politics, Immigration, media, Culture, obama, History, HOPE, Esperanza

Climate of Hate Means Immigrant Rights Organizations Should Commit to Excluding Punitive Policies in Any Reform Proposal3 comments

robvato wrote 7 months ago: This post was inspired by another post by my friend, Alisa Valdez, who uses the MSM’s coverage … more →

Tags: Barbarianisms and Other Babel, Border Issues, Culture, Economic Crisis, global migration, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration

New Republic Attacks Judge Sotomayor With Sexist, Racist "Angry Latina" Meme

robvato wrote 7 months ago: It’s that time in the political year when, in addition to “swine flu” crisis, ther … more →

Tags: activism, Barbarianisms and Other Babel, Black-Latino Relations, Clinton, Elections, Latino politics, LATINO VOTE, media, New York

Silencing the Breakers of Silence: UN Durban II Conference Threatened by Conflicts5 comments

robvato wrote 7 months ago: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Before asking him about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s controversial speech here at … more →

Tags: Latino politics, Culture, History, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, Immigration, Race, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Indigenous Rights, Uber-Hypocrisy

U.S. Immigration Policies Bring Global Shame on Us2 comments

robvato wrote 9 months ago: As one of the five full-time media relations specialists working for Maricopa County Sheriff and rea … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Empire, global migration, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Labor, Latino politics

Yes We Can Raid: Latinos, Immigrant Advocates Denounce Obama Administration's 1rst Raid2 comments

robvato wrote 9 months ago: While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Janet Napolitano testified before a Congressional … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Economic Crisis, Empire, global migration, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Labor, Latino politics

Immigration Reform Debate Must Regain a Moral Compass5 comments

robvato wrote 10 months ago: Immigration Reform Debate Must Regain a Moral Compass New America Media, Commentary, Roberto Lovato, … more →

Tags: Latino politics, Border Issues, activism, Immigration, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATINO VOTE, obama, global migration, obama and immigration

What to do Before and (If Necessary) After the Election is Stolen4 comments

robvato wrote 1 year ago: When I hear the fear of first-time voters like 21-year-old Bertha Barrios, I hear the voice of a gen … more →

Tags: activism, Economic Crisis, Elections, Empire, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Labor, Latino politics, LATINO VOTE

Bretton Woods II? Time to (Re-) Interrogate -& Challenge- Big Capitalism2 comments

robvato wrote 1 year ago: We have entered an era in which 60, 70 and even 85 year-olds are coming out of retirement to find th … more →

Tags: Culture, Economic Crisis, Economics, Empire, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Labor, Shaping the New Economic Era, Sovereignty Issues

McCain Campaign Palling Around With Terrorists in Miami?

robvato wrote 1 year ago: Governor Sara Palin’s denunciations of Senator Barack Obama’s alleged links to former We … more →

Tags: national security, Latino politics, media, History, LATINO VOTE, Elections, Uber-Hypocrisy, obama, McCain

Historic Black Latino Summit Previews Power of Solidarity- & Intimacy2 comments

robvato wrote 1 year ago: I had the privilege and pleasure to attend this week’s Black-Latino Summit (BLS) held in Los A … more →

Tags: national security, Latino politics, Border Issues, activism, media, Culture, History, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, Environment

Of América Featured in PBS Documentary: Latinos '08 10 comments

robvato wrote 1 year ago: Not sure what we say or how we say it, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t fit harmoniously w … more →

Tags: Latino politics, activism, media, HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, Immigration, Race, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATINO VOTE, Elections


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