A report by a Latino advocacy group and the University of North Carolina was released early this week. The report says minority families are being disproportionately hurt by the housing crisis and need relief from foreclosures even if they lost their jobs, as well as the chance to buy affordable homes and stronger consumer protections.

By Joel García.

Immigrants, like my father and mother, have long been known for taking low paying jobs. The reason for this is simple; there are not many jobs low skilled workers with a considerable language barrier qualify for. However, immigrants within time learn enough of the language to get by and master a trade. Then with a modest savings over time many immigrants manage to start up their own business enterprise and begin to thrive in a capitalist society. Apparently, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in all of us and immigrants are not exempt from it.

By Stephen A. Nuño.         
The first reality is that we are here and we are not going anywhere.  This is our home.  Indeed, this is the home of our ancestors.  We draw much of our culture from our Spanish/European heritage, but we draw much of our blood from our indigenous veins.  The Seal of Los Angeles [...]

The Americano believes that the United States can and should have a generous legal and documented immigration policy based on the needs of free markets and quality: a more effective approach in which free markets dictate the kind of professions and the skills our country needs. Immigrants should be expected to embrace the ideals of [...]