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Oppression Olympics Takes On Hate Crimes: Latinos And Gays Critical Of FBI Annual Statistics, Blacks And Jews Yawn

For once black folks are not tossing their bid in (well so far) for a place in a recent bout of Oppression Olympics.  We’re happy to see it because if blacks did participate they’d lose. Right now we’re afraid gays lead others by miles in what looks like a single-minded quest to carry that torch. [...]

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Thursday November 25th, 2010 in , , , , , , , | 20 Comments »

Version Of Arizona Immigration Law On Its Way To California Voters

Bay Area Tea Party activist Michael Erickson has launched a voter signature drive to get an anti-immigration law similar in Arizona in effect. Called the “Support Federal Immigration Law Act,” the proposal was authorized by The California Secretary of State’s office today. According to the Bay Area Citizen ,The California Secretary of State has set [...]

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Tuesday November 23rd, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »

Should College Student Body Prez Step Down Just Cause He’s An Illegal Immigrant?

Of course the Repub students on his campus think he should. Naturally we think them insane.  Read the following: From LA Times: The parents of popular Cal State Fresno Student Body President Pedro Ramirez always talked a lot about el sueño Americano — the American Dream. He was to study hard, get good grades and [...]

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Thursday November 18th, 2010 in , , , | 1 Comment »

Federal Discrimination Against Unwed Dads And Immigrant Status Of Their Children Argued In Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether sex-based criteria allowing unwed mothers to transmit citizenship to their children more easily than unwed fathers constituted gender discrimination, according to Court House News. Unwed mothers who are U.S. citizens can transmit citizenship to their children by living in the United States for one year, while [...]

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Wednesday November 10th, 2010 in , , , | 1 Comment »

9th Circuit Judge Not Buying Justice Dept Claims Against AZ Immigration Law

A 9th Circuit judge challenged the strength of the Department Of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against against the state of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. According to the Washington Post, Judge John T. Noonan Jr. hammered DOJ lawyers with questions focusing on the premise of the DOJ’s complaint against Arizona that says the state’s anti-immigration law is pre-empted [...]

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Monday November 1st, 2010 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Los mejores candidatos para los latinos de California? (Which CA Candidates Are Best for Latinos?)

Quiet as it’s kept, RENWL serves the South Los Angeles communities. Last we checked the majority of South Los Angeles community members are of  Latino descent. So we’re thinkin’ we betta’ recognize ya know, especially with the coming midterm elections and all. Folks black, brown, purple and blue wanna know what candidates are more than [...]

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Sunday October 24th, 2010 in , , | 9 Comments »

Gay Serb Gets 2nd Chance After US Asylum Denied Cause Judge Ruled He’s Too Butch To Be Gay

No, we’re not making this up. And so that you know we’re not making this up we’ve included the actual court document at the end of this post. The Eleventh Circuit Federal Court in Atlanta ruled last week that an immigration judge relied on “impermissible stereotypes about gay people” in discounting the testimony of a Serbian [...]

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Tuesday October 5th, 2010 in , , | No Comments »