Category Archives: Immigration

How U.S. Media Helped Wash That Little Boy Ashore

Posted on September 3, 2015 by TheFightBack

A picture of a little boy’s body washed ashore has touched a nerve. It’s that of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, according to news reports. His 5-year old brother, Galip, drowned on the same boat, along with their mother, Rehan. The father, … Continue reading →

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A Hearing on (In)Secure Communities

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

“I am not a criminal,” Maria Bolaños of Prince George’s County said Aug. 24 at a hearing in Arlington. Instead of addressing the panelists, Bolaños directed her comments at an audience member – Marc Rapp, the Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue reading →

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Department of Labor (Violations): DOL Decision Causes Hundreds of Teachers To Face Deportation

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MILLET DE VERA PANGA: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Last week at a protest in front of the White House, Millet De Vera Panga said, “We’re here to appeal to President Obama to provide … Continue reading →

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The Department of Labor and Prince George’s County May Be Teaming Up to Punish Whistleblowers

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Okay, we’ve made use of you. Okay, it’s time for us to dump you.” – Charisse Cabrera, pre-kindergarten teacher, on PGCPS’s recent actions Is the Department of Labor teaming up with … Continue reading →

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Labor Organizer Raymin Diaz on Building a Black-Brown Coalition

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO RAYMIN DIAZ: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The African American in the community looks at the Hispanic as a threat. ‘They’re taking the jobs.’ That’s been the claim,” said Raymin Diaz, a labor organizer … Continue reading →

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Local D.C. Blogger Carlos Quiroz Discusses Peru’s Recent Election of Leftist Ollanta Humala

Posted on June 21, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO CARLOS QUIROZ: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Earlier this month, leftist Ollanta Humala was elected president of Peru, narrowly defeating the right-wing candidate, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was … Continue reading →

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Charlie Ericksen and the Hispanic Link News Service: 30 Years and 5,000 Columns

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO CHARLIE ERICKSEN [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Not one Hispanic journalist was nationally syndicated when Charlie Ericksen started the Hispanic Link News Service. There have been improvements regarding Latinos’ (under)representation in the media, at … Continue reading →

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Tunisia. Egypt. Mexico?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO JAMES COCKCROFT [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “I talk to audiences all over this country… and you’d be surprised how many questions I get from the public [asking], ‘Well, what would Mexico do without … Continue reading →

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CISPES at 30

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO ALEXIS STOUMBELIS & BURKE STANSBURY [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 LISTEN TO ROSA LOZANO & SONIA UMANZOR [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 This winter, activists and supporters have gathered in … Continue reading →

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Farmworkers Make Thanksgiving Dinner Possible

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

Listen to Lucas Benitez HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, millions of Americans enjoyed a Thanksgiving Dinner made possible by some of the most underpaid and overlooked workers in the United States. While food production … Continue reading →

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