Shocking Racism Of Forced Sterilizations

June 5, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Study Reveals Shocking Racism Of Forced Sterilizations When a woman identified by the pseudonym of Minelva entered Pacific Colony, a California "home for the feebleminded," she had suffered rape and a life of poverty, and spent much of her adolescence trying to escape from juvenile detention or state boarding homes. Viewing those experiences as symptoms of genetic and mental deficiency, Pacific Colony's doctors diagnosed her as a sexually deviant "high moron." They ordered her to be sterilized without her consent in October of 1936 at the age of 16, dismissing the pleas of her parents, who objected to the operation on religious grounds.  Continue reading... U.S. Immigration Law Is Biased Against Women Shakira Is Not Only Talented, She's A 'Genius' Number Of Disappearances In Mexico Constitute Human Rights Crisis, Amnesty International Says Enrique Lizalde Dies At 76 Mexican Soap Star: 'I'm Gay And I Say This With Pride' Latinos Drive 'Fast & Furious 6' To The Top 11 Awesome Things About Mexico Study Reveals Shocking Racism Of Forced Sterilizations 11 Awesome Things About Mexico Immigrant Kids Thrown In Adult Prisons For Months: Report SIMON ROSENBERG The Administration's Border Strategy Is Working By any measure the U.S. government's policy towards the border in recent years has been successful, and with the passage of the well-crafted and thoughtful Senate bill, the border can become safer still. Continue reading... GRETCHEN SIERRA-ZORITA Hispanics and Television News Media: Standing on the Outside Looking In On primetime, Latinos have no Al Sharpton, no Joy Reid, no Donna Brazile, no Eugene Robinson, no Oprah Winfrey. Even though Latinos are 50 million strong and clearly decided the 2012 election, they are largely absent from the production, writing and telling of their stories. Continue reading... SANJEEV K. SRIRAM Truth, Justice and the American Way for Immigrant Kids Justice is lacking for immigrant children because of the social and policy barriers they face when trying to access programs for health insurance, nutrition, and early childhood education. Continue reading... JIMMY A. HERNANDEZ Immigration Reform an Opportunity for Republicans to Attract Latinos... and Millennials The GOP has lost support from a fast-changing electorate, one that's becoming increasingly younger, more diverse, and more supportive of equal rights. What's the party to do? Continue reading... JEFF VALDEZ The Spanish Imposition It seems that American marketers in their effort to reach Spanish-speaking Latinos see those last two letters and believe they have an EZ solution to reaching myself and others (Gom-ez, Martin-ez, Gonzal-ez) in Spanish. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003