April 04, 2008 | VivirLatino

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Death in the Shadows

17:24 H — Cindylu

Life for undocumented immigrants in the US is tough. Some cities make it illegal for landlords to rent to you; high school graduates desiring to go to college find an obstacle when it comes to paying for college due... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Los Angeles - Mexico

Paraguyan Newspaper Wins Dubious Honor for Racism

14:40 H — Maegan la Mala

Paraguay’s newspaper La Nacion rightfully has won for publishing the most racist article of the year.The (dis)honor was given by Survival for an editorial which compared Paraguayan Indians to a ‘dangerous cancer’ and described them as ‘filthy’. From the actual... Read more »

Topics: Newspapers - Paraguay - Race

Homeland Securty Has Secret Invisible Blogger Corp

13:20 H — Maegan la Mala

Bloggers like to blog. We like to blog about meetings with important government people about issues our readers care about (or not). So can someone tell me who the hell were the bloggers at the a roundtable discussion that Sec.... Read more »

Topics: Blogs - Immigration - Politics

Alvaro Uribe Isn't Endorsing Obama

11:36 H — Maegan la Mala

Why would he, as amigo de Bush and his foreign policy that benefit the least at the expense of the most? Colombian President Alvaro Uribe responded quite harshly to Barack Obama's criticism of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Obama said:"I... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - US Presidential Race 2008

Remembering Dr. King

09:43 H — Maegan la Mala

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There will be speeches by all the presidential hopefuls. The media will say that Obama has an edge because he's black and ignore the race... Read more »

Topics: Activism - History - Race