Drop in Outreach Funds Could Hurt Census Accuracy

Singtao, Xiao Hui and Zhou Jun, Nov 20, 2009

Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country

New America Media, News Report, Marcelo Ballvé, Nov 19, 2009

Across the country, in churches, schools, immigrant support centers and private homes, backers of immigration reform gathered around telephones as Hispanic U.S. legislators laid out the strategy for pushing a reform of the immigration system in 2010.

California Non-Profits Are Not as Diverse as State

New America Media, News report, Annette Fuentes, Nov 19, 2009

California may be a beacon of diversity, with Asians, Latinos and African Americans comprising the majority. But when it comes to its nonprofit sector, that racial and ethnic diversity is not reflected, and Latinos are especially underrepresented, according to a recent study.

Revolution and Romance

New America Now, , Sandip Roy, Nov 18, 2009

The stories of three women are braided together in Invisible Mountain, a multi-generational saga set in Uruguay written by Carolina De Robertis

License to Deport in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Atlanta Latino, News Report, Judith Martínez, Translated by Elena Shore, Nov 18, 2009

Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway announced this week that the jail he runs is ready to deport an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 undocumented immigrants who have driven without a valid Georgia license.

Puerto Rican Cop Accused of Bias in Gay Murder Case

Primera Hora, News Report, Nov 18, 2009

The Puerto Rico Para Tod@s Human Rights Foundation is calling for an unbiased investigation into the brutal murder of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, a 19-year-old gay man who allegedly was the victim of a hate crime and whose body was found Friday burned, decapitated and dismembered in Cayey, Puerto Rico.

Immigrant Rights Movement Fights On, Despite Obstacles

America'sVoice, Commentary, Maribel Hastings, Nov 17, 2009

The immigrant rights movement is using social networking and technology to mobilize the public and exert political pressure to make comprehensive immigration reform a reality. This is the fourth part in the series “Immigration Reform: Know the Players.”

Janet Napolitano Predicts Immigration Reform in 2010

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Nov 16, 2009

Napolitano’s speech at the Center for American Progress was a finely calibrated recitation of the Obama administration’s wish list and rationale for the ingredients of a comprehensive immigration reform package it hopes will move through Congress in 2010.

Jesuit Massacre Still Haunts Salvadorans After 20 Years

New America Media, Commentary, Mary Jo McConahay, Nov 16, 2009

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter -– a turning point in El Salvador’s civil war. Former NAM contributing editor Mary Jo McConahay was the first reporter on the scene.