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08/07/2014

VivirLatino | Why $3.7 Billion is Not Humanitarianism for Unaccompanied Minors at the Border http://buff.ly/1qSTF8T

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Maegan la Mamita MalaWhy $3.7 Billion is Not Humanitarianism for Unaccompanied Minors at the BorderWhen President Obama announced last week that he was going to take executive action on immigration because immigration reform in Congress was dead and because of the tens of t…

25/06/2014

Two High Profile Latinas Take Criticism for Backing Federal Deportation Policies.

06/06/2014

In Phoenix, up to four buses a day arrive at the Greyhound station, each filled to capacity with women and children from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

06/06/2014

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the renewal process for hundreds of thousands of young noncitizens who received a grant of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Renewal of DACA ensures current DACA holders will continue to be safe from deportation for anot…

01/02/2014

Why the Republican Immigration Standards Aren’t That Different from the Senate Bill http://vivirlatino.com/2014/01/31/why-the-republican-immigration-standards-arent-that-different-from-the-senate-bill.php

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Maegan la Mamita MalaWhy the Republican Immigration Standards Aren’t That Different from the Senate BillAnd why no one is saying so. The Republican Party released its long awaited standards of immigration reform yesterday. Here’s my interpretation of what each section m...

29/01/2014

More on the State of the Union Second post on Obama's speech last night http://vivirlatino.com/2014/01/29/state-of-the-union-solidarity-is-for-white-women-and-the-white-mans-burden.php

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Maegan la Mamita MalaState of the Union : Solidarity is for White Women and the White Man’s BurdenThe theme of last night’s State of the Union address was for all, with the caveat that opportunity comes because of good old fashioned Protestant work ethic. T...

29/01/2014

Obama's framing of immigration reform offered nothing new despite the framing of some non-profits
http://vivirlatino.com/2014/01/29/the-state-of-the-union-immigration-reform-and-non-profit-enabling.php

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Maegan la Mamita MalaThe State of the Union, Immigration Reform and Non-Profit EnablingThere were many issues that Latinos were hoping to hear more about during last night’s State of the Union Address.The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 36 Latino org...

13/01/2014

Court documents detail arrangement between the U.S. government and the Sinaloa cartel.

07/01/2014

La playa culebrense permanecerá cerrada temporeramente

10/12/2013

The definition of common sense immigration reform has been and remains unclear and purposely so. Was the fast calling for an end of the detention industrial complex; an end to deportations, for Obama to use his executive power to do that? http://vivirlatino.com/2013/12/03/is-fast-4-families-feeding-hunger-for-real-immigrant-justice.php

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Maegan la Mamita MalaIs Fast 4 Families Feeding Hunger for Real Immigrant Justice?What does real immigrant justice taste like?Today is the 22nd day of the Fast 4 Families, where labor leaders and others are fasting on the National Mall in Washington D.C. for “commonsens...

26/10/2013

Sorry for messages about weight loss. We've been hacked. Working on issue now

23/10/2013

It's been a while since we've had original content on our site, but here's a brand new post about the latest Pew HisPanic Research poll on Latino leadership http://vivirlatino.com/2013/10/23/were-not-looking-for-a-hero-or-are-we.php

Oct232013We’re Not Looking for a Hero (or Are We?) Author: Maegan la Mamita Mala• Discussion: No CommentsA recently released Pew Research poll is sounding old alarm bells over the absence of one Latino leader. According to the poll three fourths of adult Latinos say we need a national leader. When a...

10/10/2013

Governor Brown, we need you to sign AB 1387 and ensure that carwash owners don't turn back the clock on a regulated carwash industry. The Carwash Worker Law ...

14/08/2013

Does merely moving to a hood mean you are a part of it and it's history? A year after moving to East Los Angeles, Maegan la Mamita Mala Ortiz doesn't think so
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Opinion/year-mamita-mala-feels-place-east-la/storynew?id=19876420

Moving from New York to Los Angeles can challenge one's definition of a home. Maegan "la Mamita Mala" Ortiz shares how she has been adapting to her new neighborhood for the past year, East LA, while refusing to become complacent with local violence.

05/08/2013

On "organized" responses to the Zimmerman verdict in Los Angeles http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Opinion/crying-public-trayvon-parents-color/story?id=19776496

Response to L.A.'s lack of activism after the acquittal of George Zimmerman.

26/07/2013

Activists on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques have renewed hope for launching a community radio station after getting a fundraising boost from allies in their community and on the U.S. mainland.

25/07/2013

What follows are excerpts of Stephanie McMillan’s interview of Leña Verde, an activist, born and raised, in struggle against the U.S. Navy’s theft and destruction of his island, Vieques. The piece was just published by One Struggle in South...