Youth
Student wins deportation battle
December 16, 2009Like thousands of undocumented youth living in the U.S., Rigoberto Padilla has led a normal life. He graduated from high school, enrolled in college, and joined the honor society.
Read moreRestaurant workers stand up to robbery on the job
November 25, 2009DEARBORN, Mich. - On Monday, people were robbed and cheated. If justice ruled, the perpetrator would find the police knocking on his door.
Read moreU.S. students win ‘new day’ for Honduran workers
November 19, 2009In a big victory for a U.S. student campaign, Russell Athletics, the largest supplier of team uniforms and apparel, agreed to reopen a Honduran factory that it shut down after its workers formed a union.
Read moreSan Francisco Board set to overturn mayor’s veto on immigrant youth
November 5, 2009San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is expected to overturn the mayor's veto of an immigrant rights bill that would preserve the city's sanctuary tradition.
Read moreReport calls for fairer treatment of Latino youth in justice system
May 28, 2009A new report released by the National Council of La Raza and the Campaign for Youth Justice yesterday finds that the U.S. justice system incarcerates more Latino youth than White youth and treats them more harshly...
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