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Why Puerto Rico’s Act 22 on Capital Gains Taxes and Passive Income Is Probably Illegal
If you didn’t know, Act 22 is a law exempting new residents of the Island from capital gains taxes and other passive income.
Engaging Immigrant Parents: In the Schoolhouse and Beyond
“I am no longer afraid and know that my voice is powerful and needed,” one parent said.
Honduran Authorities Detain U.S. Human Rights Observer 11 Hours at Airport a Day Before Elections
“They were denying that there are human rights violations happening in the country by doing that.”
Bolivian Cholita Fashion (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: November 26, 2017
Latin America Demonstrates Leadership at COP23
Several specific countries are playing leading roles and standing out for their work among other developing nations around the world.
Undocumented Youth and Allies Disrupt Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Direct Action
They are calling on community to take fight to their districts and to Capitol Hill.
A Letter From Siham Byah, a Single Mom Being Detained by ICE
“I am writing these lines from the Bristol County Jail, where I was brought upon my unjust, unwarranted, and uncalled for ambush-style arrest…”
The Real History Behind Thanksgiving (VIDEO)
What you didn’t learn in school.
A Stranger in a Strange Land: Growing Up Cuban-American Under the Embargo
I was so politically, physically, and aesthetically estranged from my heritage that it felt like a lie.
How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression in Florida
As someone who was not able to vote for most of my adult life, I consider the voter suppression tactics seen in Florida a national embarrassment.
Puerto Rico’s Government Seems to Blame Everyone Else for Uncounted Hurricane Deaths
61 days later, we’re still waiting.
FCC Plan to Repeal Open Internet Protections Leaves All Consumers, Especially Latinos and People of Color, Vulnerable to Corporate Greed
“As we’ve seen through the documents released under NHMC’s FOIA request, the FCC would rather sit on this evidence than put it to good use in making better policy to benefit millions of Americans.”
Gutiérrez: Trump’s Decision to End TPS to Haitians Is Another ‘Short-Sighted, Self-Inflicted Wound’
“[Trump] wants to delegitimize immigrants and immigration while playing to the xenophobic elements of the Republican political base.”
Driving While Brown
What steps can communities take?
Our Power PR Campaign Arrives in Puerto Rico to Join Just Recovery Efforts and Assess Impact of Jones Act
#OurPowerPR was launched in New York to support Puerto Ricans with a just recovery for the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
The Places Getting Justice Dept $ for Cops Because They Agreed to Work With Feds on Immigration
“I applaud their commitment to the rule of law and to ending violent crime, including violent crime stemming from illegal immigration.”
Watch San Juan Mayor Yulín Cruz’s Message Two Months After Hurricane María
“Inequality, an impoverishment of our population is the rule of the day.”
The Jones Act: Breaking the Chains (VIDEO)
It has crippled the Puerto Rico economy for close than a century.
UN Climate Summit Fails to Include Human Rights Protection for Land Defenders, Including Berta Cáceres
New Report “Dam Violence: The Plan That Killed Berta Cáceres,” launched at COP23, denounces Honduran state agents and DESA dam executives as intellectual authors of assassination.
Will Puerto Ricans Return Home After Hurricane María?
How many Puerto Ricans who have fled the island might return home—and how many are gone for good?
Two Months After Hurricane María and Unity for Puerto Rico? (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: November 19, 2017