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Rally in Madison to Defend Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented People
The Joint Finance Committee will be meeting this Thursday, May 6th to discuss the removal from the state budget of drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants. Voces de la Frontera is calling for an emergency Day of Action in Madison. There will be buses leaving Racine and Milwaukee at 7:00 a.m. with a gathering at the […]
The Real Story Behind Cinco De Mayo
As Mexican and Mexican-American restaurants all over Wisconsin take advantage of the self-proclaimed national Mexican holiday by promoting cheap Margarita and taco deals, it’s only fair that we learn the real story behind Cinco De Mayo. Many Americans assume Cinco de Mayo is either Independence Day in Mexico or it’s their opportunity to have discounted […]
The Modern-Day Three-Fifths Compromise
There is a big defect in the way Wisconsin counts prisoners in the Census. This defect is called prison gerrymandering, and it amounts to a modern-day Three-Fifths Compromise. Instead of counting prisoners as living in the community they came from, Wisconsin counts them as living where the prison is located. This results in an inflated […]