Blog Entries by Gabriel Lerner from 12/2011

Occupy Los Angeles: What Is The Role Of The City's Latinos?

Publicado 12.01.2011

Andrea Long-Chavez in Los Angeles contributed to this report. Los Angeles County, California, is home to 1.8 million Latinos. It is also home to O...

Mexican Drug War: U.S. Accused Of Laundering Drug Cartel Money

Publicado 12.06.2011

In the beginning there was Fast and Furious, a botched operation carried by the Phoenix office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosi...

Mexican Drug War: U.S. Accused Of Laundering Drug Cartel Money

Publicado 12.06.2011

In the beginning there was Fast and Furious, a botched operation carried by the Phoenix office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosi...

Boyle Heights Beat: Hard Times In Boyle Heights, East LA Community Joins Together

Publicado 12.06.2011

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears on Wednesdays. By Rosa Solache Famil...

Alabama Immigration Law: Business Concerns Prompt State's 'Second Thoughts' On Law

Publicado 12.09.2011

It was bound to happen. For months, critics have said that Alabama's anti-immigrant law HB56 was too strict, that it was discriminatory, that it wo...

The Iraq Conflict: The War That Changed Latinos

Publicado 12.19.2011

Last Saturday, quietly, without cheers, excuses nor lamentations, the Iraq War was over. Before dawn, the last convoy was crossing the international b...

Obama Continues To Lose Support Among Hispanics

Publicado 12.22.2011

Despite the best efforts of the White House, including meetings with Hispanic leaders and journalists, support for President Obama among Latinos keeps...

Boyle Heights Beat: Teaching By Example

Publicado 12.23.2011

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. This is the last article of the series. By Yazm&iacut...

California To Stop Towing Unlicensed Drivers

Publicado 12.25.2011

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Police in California will soon stop towing cars from unlicensed drivers at sobriety checkpoints. A state law that takes eff...

Paraguay Awaits Lugo's Exit

Publicado 12.25.2011

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay's congress closed its doors last week for more than two months of paid vacation, showing no interest in giving Presiden...

Uphill Climb For The National American Latino Museum

Publicado 12.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Television's highest-earning actress and a San Francisco art museum chief are two of the key figures in the bid to establish a new mus...

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's Head Of Security Captured In Mexican Drug Cartels Battle

Publicado 12.25.2011

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army announced Sunday that it had captured the head of security for Sinaloa drug cartel head Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman...

Latinos Bid Loud 'Adios' To Depressing 2011

Publicado 12.27.2011

2011 is almost gone. For Latinos in the United States, it was primarily a year to forget. Life hasn't been good, and Hispanics have suffered the s...

Hispanic Voters Favor Obama, Despite Record Deportations, Over Romney And GOP Rivals

Publicado 12.28.2011

Despite their overwhelming disapproval of the Obama administration's record deportation levels, Hispanic voters give the president a substantial lead ...