Category Immigrant rights

Dallas: Hundreds of thousands of protesters banged drums, waived U.S. flags and shouted “Si se puede!”, Spanish for “Yes, we can!”, in a rally urging politicians to pass immigration reform that would legalize an estimated 11 million undocumented workers Police…

Student kills self after principal says he’ll go to prison for protest. Eighth grader Anthony Soltero shot himself through the head on Thursday, March 30, after the assistant principal at De Anza Middle School [in Ontario, California] told him that…

From the Long Beach Press Telegram. Some students and parents have expressed dismay that Principal Sergio Garcia decided to grease the school fence during last week’s walk-outs in an effort to deter students from leaving campus, according to officials with…

SchoolWalkouts.info has legal information for students in southern California who are being disciplined them for walking out during the immigration protests. The National Lawyers Guild and other local legal organizations have established this web site in order to assist students,…

Opinion LA From the LA Times, comes this excellent blog-like “Daily roundup of opinion journalism from and about Southern California, with an initial beta emphasis on immigration policy and politics.” Senate deal on immigration falters No bill is better than…