Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Nobody Racially Profiles’
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is so against two recently passed City Council bills — one of which creates an NYPD inspector general, while the other allows people to sue the department for...
View ArticleJoe Arpaio: We'll 'Never Secure The Border,' Because Undocumented Immigrants...
Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who considers himself one of the toughest law enforcement leaders in the nation, said Monday that efforts in Congress to secure the southern border are...
View ArticleNew York City Murder Rate In 2013 Falling To Historic Low, Says NYPD
Homicides in New York City are dropping to the point where if current trends continue, the number of killings could this year sink to lowest levels since the 1950s when Dwight D. Eisenhower was...
View ArticleNYC The Safest Big City In The Country? FBI Crime Stats Mixed
The latest FBI crime statistics for 2012 give New York City a mixed view, showing that it has the second lowest murder rate among major U.S. cities but is in the middle for all violent offenses. For...
View ArticleAsians Fastest-Growing Race or Ethnic Group in 2012, Census Bureau Reports
Translations: English Español Download image U.S. Census Bureau Logo. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Census Bureau) WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau announced Asians were...
View Article5 Hispanic women sue over interpretation in NY
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Wendy Garcia called 911 after she said her boyfriend shoved her and slammed a door on her. She asked for a Spanish-speaker because she spoke little English. She was able to explain...
View ArticleUS whites now losing majority in under-5 age group
WASHINGTON : For the first time, America’s racial and ethnic minorities make up about half of the under-5 age group, the U.S. government said Thursday. It’s a historic shift that shows how young...
View ArticleAmerica's Assimilating Hispanics
As immigration reform moves through Congress, one claim by opponents is that this time immigration is different because the country's latest arrivals aren't assimilating. On the contrary, however, the...
View ArticlePoll shows Americans conflicted over immigration debate
Story Highlights 3 out of 4 agree that deporting unauthorized immigrants isn't realisticTwo-thirds say granting undocumented workers legal status would drain government servicesMore than 8 in 10...
View ArticleBloomberg vs. Stop-And-Frisk Bills: Mayor To Use Money To Defeat New York...
Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg will use his personal fortune to fight two bills passed by City Council last week aimed at reining in the NYPD. Aides to the third-term hizzoner tell CBS New York...
View ArticleOur Lady Of Guadalupe In Bikini Image Lands New Mexico Newspaper In Hot Water
New Mexico’s Catholics don’t think their religious icon belongs in a bikini. The Santa Fe Reporter, a New Mexico alt weekly, is in hot water for running a cartoon featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe in a...
View ArticleWhole Foods Language Policy Revised After Petitions And Protest Against...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Facing threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions, Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised its employee...
View ArticleFederal panel: Neb. city's immigration law legal
A federal appeals panel on Friday upheld an eastern Nebraska city's ban on renting to people who aren't in the U.S. legally, opening the door for the town of Fremont to begin enforcing its law and...
View ArticleMexican Americans Launch Wines In Napa Valley
Get ready for Mexican-American wine. Immigrants from south of the border have long played a key role in California’s wine industry, serving as one of the most important sources of labor in the grape...
View ArticlePolicy for a New Majority
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate approved historic federal immigration reform legislation in a 68-32 vote. Observers have linked the bill's relatively rapid movement -- perhaps unimaginable only a few...
View ArticleWhat The CompStat Audit Reveals About The NYPD
By Jeff Morganteen, The New York World This article has been republished from The New York World. Last week, the New York Police Department released of the department’s controversial crime statistics...
View ArticleThis Year’s Best-Kept Secret: The Next Generation of Community Radio
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View ArticleTexas Dems see chance to become relevant again
It would seem that Texas Republicans have never been stronger. An all-but-certain Republican successor is emerging to follow the departing Gov. Rick Perry. They're jubilant over their victory at the...
View ArticleRepublican Gowdy Cites Optimism on House Immigration Plan
Representative Trey Gowdy, a leading Republican on immigration, voiced optimism that the U.S. House would pass a plan, be ready to negotiate with the Senate by year-end, and set the stage for enacting...
View ArticleNew face of the war on immigrants?: US immigration reform
After years of false starts, the US Congress now seems set to pass some version of long-awaited immigrant reform legislation. On June 27 the Senate passed a bill that observers have referred to as the...
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