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Latinos Falling Through the Cracks

Latinos Falling Through the Cracks

By: Daniel Nardini As if America and Americans have not had a truly bad enough month already with the near default on the U.S. national debt and the downgrading of… Read more »

What Is Happening in Detroit?

What Is Happening in Detroit?

By: Daniel Nardini Many Latinos living in the Detroit area have reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel randomly stopping, questioning and even harassing them. There was the case of… Read more »

An American Hostage in Cuba

An American Hostage in Cuba

By: Daniel Nardini Alan Gross, an employee for USAID, has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cuba for “espionage.” His crime? Trying to set up Internet access… Read more »

Side Door to Disunion

Side Door to Disunion

By: Daniel Nardini Although a handful of states—like Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and Indiana—have passed anti-immigrant state immigration laws, most of the other states have not. States that are considering passing… Read more »

Oh Give Me a Home, PLEASE

Oh Give Me a Home, PLEASE

By: Daniel Nardini One part of the American Dream is for someone to own a place of their own. This is why I was distraught to hear that banks actually… Read more »

Latinos: Not a Burden to Health Care

Latinos: Not a Burden to Health Care

By: Daniel Nardini A study done by Arturo Vargas Bustamante at the School of Public Health of the University of California in Los Angeles and Jie Chen of City University… Read more »

The Real Threat to Mexico’s Stability

The Real Threat to Mexico’s Stability

By: Daniel Nardini According to the Mexican government, over three million more people have fallen into poverty in Mexico from 2008 to 2010. This means that 52 million Mexicans, or… Read more »

Anniversary of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

Anniversary of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

By: Daniel Nardini With all of the talk about the U.S. national debt crisis, the three wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, and the Great Recession and the dismal jobs… Read more »

On the Film “A Better Life”

On the Film “A Better Life”

By: Daniel Nardini Every now and then a gem of a movie comes along. This is true about the film, “A Better Life” by director Chris Weitz. The film, of… Read more »

Migrant Depression

Migrant Depression

By: Daniel Nardini The U.S. National Institute on Mental Health released a study it had done on Mexican migrant workers. The study included 259 men and 295 women. It documented… Read more »