Children Of Immigrants Fight Back

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

It’s hard out there for children of immigrants. They are often mislabeled as “language-impaired” when in reality they’re still learning English – particularly if other language is spoken at home.

Immigration Reform And Gay Rights: A Molotov Cocktail?

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

Wanna watch anything more explosive than immigration and gay rights in this country? Try putting them together.

Back To The Antebellum: Immigration And Birthright Citizenship

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

The argument proponents of birthright citizenship use sounds a lot like the one the Supreme Court used to deny blacks, freed and enslaved, the right to be citizens of this country.

Postville, Iowa: Ground Zero In The Immigration Reform Debate

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

If indeed there's immigration reform coming, it will be due in no small part to the efforts of St. Bridget in Postville and its allies in other religious communities.

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A Toast To Chicano/Latino Graduates

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

Many programs have been started to make second generation Latino students succeed. Sadly, it's often people like me who end up benefiting from them, and on top of that, we end up serving as a measuring stick for what a Latino, an immigrant, even a second generation should look like. It's not fair.

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Swine Flu Has Nothing To Do With Illegal Immigration

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

It's not like the virus asks potential victims to see their documents. Amigo, can I hitch a ride with you to Houston? I have a pandemic to break.

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An American Family At A Theater Near You

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

The Flores family in Lydia, a new play by Octavio Solis, is an American family that happens to speak Spanglish, listen to Pedro Infante, and celebrate quinceañeras as a right of passage.

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Of Tancredo, Immigrants, And Freedom Of Speech

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

I'm not sure those students in North Carolina were the first ones to disrupt Tancredo's speech.

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The Myth Of Black Versus Brown

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

Latinos and blacks suffer under the same economic system established by "the man." That's reason to unite, not fight.

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The Return Of The Dream Act

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

We educate them, feed them, teach them about America, and then we shut the door on them. All that money and energy invested for naught. How's that for irony?

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Changing The Immigration Conversation

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas

The country is engaged in a lively debate about who has the right to be here and who should go "home" (wherever that is). But it's time to end the mudslinging.

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Obama Supports Immigration Reform. But Not Right Now.

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

Just because the Prez said we "need comprehensive immigration reform" doesn't mean he's about to launch another major initiative.

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Spring Break In Mexico, Just Stay Away From Drug Dealers

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

Traveling to Mexico is indeed dangerous... if you're planning to compete with the drug cartels.

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Immigrants Belong In The 'Beloved Community,' Too

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas

Religious activism could be the missing piece in achieving comprehensive immigration reform. And the most important part of that piece is white evangelicals.

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VIDEO: Mayor V's Magical Victory Speech

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Contributor

VIDEO: Magic Johnson sets up Mayor Villaraigosa's (long) victory speech.

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Villaraigosa Should Finish His Second Term

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Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Columnist

We've definitely had worse governors. But maybe, just maybe, Villaraigosa should finish some of the projects he's begun and demonstrate what he can do for this city of four million souls first.

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