Hispanic News

31

Mar

By MetroLatinoUSA

Hispanic News

Women’s Rights Advocates Disgusted by Rep. Lamar Smith’s Efforts to Play Politics with People’s Lives

Speakers Call House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing, “Holiday on ICE,” an Insulting Attack on Immigrant Victims of AbuseAs the House Immigration Subcommittee hearing, “Holiday on ICE,” gets underway, a press call on Wednesday highlighted egregious and systemic problems inside our nation’s civil immigration detention facilities and questioned why House Republicans are…

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31

Mar

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

New Rule Makes H-2B Program Better for Workers and Economy

Normal 0 0 1 449 2562 21 5 3146 11.1287 0 0 0 (Washington, DC, March 30, 2011)  - Today, economic, civil rights, labor, and immigration experts held a congressional briefing organized by the AFL-CIO to discuss the Department of Labor (DOL) comprehensive final rule change that will make improvements…

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30

Mar

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Time to Re-Regulate the Airline Industry

By Phil Longman Almost as bad as flying these days is owning airline stocks. According to the industry's leading trade group, Airlines for America, U.S. airlines have lost $50 billion over the past 10 years. Even as the economy recovers, the latest figures show airlines were still earning less than…

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30

Mar

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Maldef Files Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Restaurant

LOS ANGELES –  This Thursday MALDEF filed a lawsuit against the famed Robertson Boulevard restaurant, The Ivy, for violating the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and discriminating against a former employee. The suit was filed in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit charges that the restaurant –…

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30

Mar

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

The President of CHCI Receives Cross of Isabel la Catolica from King of Spain

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] March 29, 2012 - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced that its President & CEO Esther Aguilera was bestowed the Cross of Isabel la Catolica by the Ambassador of Spain Jorge Dezcallar at his residence in Washington, D.C. on the evening of Wednesday, March 28.   The…

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29

Mar

By MetroLatinoUSA

Hispanic News

Immigration Enforcement Results in Systemic Human Rights Abuses: AI

Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color Among Those Targeted in Discriminatory Practices Communities living along the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly Latinos, individuals perceived to be of Latino origin and Indigenous communities, are disproportionately affected by a range…

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29

Mar

By MetroLatinoUSA

Hispanic News

AIC Applauds Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Retroactive Application of Immigration Law Provision

Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court issued an important decision,Vartelas v. Holder, No. 10-1211, rejecting the retroactive application of a provision of a law passed by Congress in 1996 that has prevented many lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from returning to the United States after a trip abroad. Citing the "deeply rooted…

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29

Mar

By MetroLatinoUSA

Hispanic News

Latina Advocates to Congress: Immigration Detention Looks like Jail, Not Vacation

Yesterday, some members of House Judiciary Committee continued their attacks on immigrants by trying to compare immigration detention to a luxury vacation.Titled “Holiday on ICE” the hearing took aim at new detention rules (2011 Performance-Based National Detention Standards) released by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month. During the hearing,…

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27

Mar

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

MALDEF and NDLON Demand California Cities Repeal Unconstitutional Day Laborer Laws

Cites Federal Appeals Court Ruling Holding Similar Law Violates Free Speech Rights LOS ANGELES – MALDEF announced that it has sent – on behalf of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) –  the first wave of demand letters to a dozen municipalities across California threatening legal action if they fail to…

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27

Mar

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Alabama to Mississippi: It Happened to Us

Effects of Alabama’s Anti-immigrant Law- HB 56 on Communities of Faith, Businesses, and US Citizens should serve as Cautionary Tale to Other States   MONTGOMERY – On a last week, religious and business leaders joined local leaders and affected individuals to discuss the variety of ways in which Alabamians have…

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