My Transnational Contraception Story

By: Thursday August 12, 2010 6:57 am

My experience with health care in my native country led me to take health insurance for granted and consider health care as a human right. What a shocking experience to come to the U.S. as a penniless international student!

Written by Susana Sanchez for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

CNN: It’s Time to Deport Lou Dobbs

By: Wednesday September 23, 2009 7:20 am
(Promoted by jasonrosenbaum - More pressure on Dobbs. Is it death watch time yet?)

The real question is, what else does Dobbs have to do to get fired? He called Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst a “public service,” perpetuated the birther conspiracy, has congratulated the Minutemen, and just last week was honored by the anti-immigrant group FAIR – designated a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Weekly Immigration Wire: Child of Immigrants Nominated to Supreme Court

By: Thursday May 28, 2009 8:42 am

On Tuesday, President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor could be the first Latina appointed to the Supreme Court. Predictably, attacks and slurs from the Right are already flying. Regardless, Sotomayor would be an excellent choice for the Supreme Court, signaling to Latino/as that the White House is aware of our need for more representation in government.

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