May 7, 2015 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – Late Tuesday, Judge Arthur T. Anderson of the Superior Court of Arizona ruled that students granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are eligible for in-state tuition at the Maricopa County Community College District. As part of its...
Apr 30, 2015 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz released the following statement in response to today's hearing in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, which questioned the role of “birthright...
Mar 21, 2015 | News Releases, Voting Rights
FALLBROOK, CA – This week, MALDEF sent a letter to several Fallbrook Public Utility District Board Members, demanding that the system for electing board members be changed to comply with the California Voting Rights Act. Fallbrook PUD currently elects board...
Mar 20, 2015 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF condemns the decision by producers of Fox daily talk show “The Real” to dress their hosts in costumes stereotyping Mexican culture during a recent segment on cooking quesadillas on March 10, 2015. Hosts, Tamera Mowry-Housley;...
Mar 17, 2015 | Court Cases Education, News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
AUSTIN, TX – MALDEF strongly supports a bill introduced late last week by Texas State Representatives Armando Walle and Mary Gonzalez, HB 3671, the only comprehensive school finance bill filed during the 84th Texas Legislative Session. MALDEF, Intercultural...
