Category Archives: politics

#Ayotzinapa43: El Maratón de Tizapa

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Publicado en PROCESO Hace 16 años el guerrerense Antonio Tizapa dejó Tixtla para irse a Nueva York. En el pueblo se quedaron su esposa y sus tres hijos, uno de los cuales Jorge Antonio, es uno de los 43 normalistas de … Continue reading →

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Poniatowska: México vive su hora más oscura

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

La escritora pidió a la comunidad inmigrante se una a las demandas por justicia para los 43 estudiantes desaparecidos Publicado en El Diario La desaparición de los 43 estudiantes rurales de Ayotzinapa es un horrible recordatorio de que el actual … Continue reading →

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Rubén Salazar on PBS tonight

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

I will talk at length later about “Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle“, the documentary examines the life & mysterious death of pioneering journalist, Rubén Salazar, a UTEP graduate. The documentary will premiere at 9 p.m. EST on PBS. In … Continue reading →

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Un chicano orgulloso arruinó la fiesta de Mariano Rivera

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Del montículo a los asuntos de su comunidad, Sergio Romo, de los San Francisco Giants, tiene mucho qué decir Nueva York—Las voces clamaron para que su héroe entrara a rescatar al equipo después de que le rindieron un homenaje para … Continue reading →

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#Bringthemhome: Disagreement and parental love behind Dreamer’s plight

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Marco Saavedra’s dad is torn by the path his son has taken and wishes he could come back to the family business in The Bronx. Antonio Saavedra wishes good luck and says goodbye to the voice of his son Marco … Continue reading →

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Video stream: Bringing the Dream back home

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

12:51 a.m. Update: Almost 12 hours after trying to reenter to the United States, at least nine undocumented immigrants were detained and sent to the Florence Detention Center in Arizona, according to NIYA. There is no information on the other 30 … Continue reading →

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Undocumented youth on a mission to bring the Dream back home

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Update: Watch the live video stream of the action straight from Nogales. Undocumented youth fighting for their rights have taken Mitt Romney’s self-deportation message and turned it into their most radical act of civil disobedience yet. Three of them took … Continue reading →

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The Superman Question, Freedom University, and Celebrities

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Immigration reform and celebrities mixed yesterday. I am not talking about the nannies and other service workers making easier la vida de los famosos, at least not directly. Ayer, some famosos came out publicly in support of immigration reform. The … Continue reading →

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Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa is free, René Meza Huerta is not

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

René Meza Huerta remains in custody of federal immigration agents four days after Tucson Police pulled him over for a traffic violation, and organizers there are working on a campaign to demand his release. Along with him, immigrants rights activist Raúl … Continue reading →

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Updated: Tucson Activist Raul Alcaraz Ochoa Arrested After Trying to Prevent Detention

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

UPDATE (7 p.m. EST): Border Patrol confirmed that Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa was released with no charges pressed against him, but gave no information on René Huerta, the father of six that was arrested with the Tucson activist. “The Office of … Continue reading →

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