Reading for a ‘brief’ report on IMMIGRATION DETENTION, I realized how much I didnt know. ( I am about to read Alfonso Gonzalez’ REFORM WITHOUT JUSTICE (Oxford) IMMIGRATION DETENTION is the new ‘growth’ industry in incarcerations. Continue reading
With the Inauguration this weekend of the Monsignor Oscar A. Romero Plaza at MacArthur Park we remember his contributions as a priest of the people during the 1960s and 1970s and as an Archbishop of San Salvador in 1977 Continue reading
While there are cuts to pre-school programs and food stamps (to name a few), huge chunks of funds continue to be spent on incarcerating our immigrant brothers and sisters — who are moved from one prison to another. Continue reading
Who knows how many millions are still owed to the millions of Braceros who participated in a so-called savings program that deducted 10 percent of their pay, Continue reading
Recent reports are that Wal Mart is losing profits. The Wall Street Journal blames it on the economic conditions, but Continue reading
“Black and Hispanic children, nonetheless, continue to lag behind. The black-white gap, as Diane Ravitch documents in her book Reign of Error, narrowed greatly in the era of desegregation, Continue reading
“There are two trends developing right now that I sense. One is about the future as it is emerging and one that wants to take us back to a time before the civil rights movement. Continue reading
That is why I sincerely cannot understand the support that some organizations and politicians are giving to bills in Congress that are primarily focused on enactment of legislation designed to maintain a cheap labor force that is kept waiting. Continue reading
At a conference in McCallen, Texas to build a new university based on community engagement, economic development, and that empowers new visionary leaders in our communities. Continue reading