Twenty-five years ago, California's public education system ranked number one in the world
by any number of measures of quality. In California ranked number one in the nation …

on the African American example. Mexican Americans intermarry much more than do blacks,
live in less segregated areas, and face less labor market discrimination, which suggests a …

Manifest Destinies tells the story of the original Mexican Americans—the people living in
northern Mexico in 1846 during the onset of the Mexican American War. The war abruptly …

International human rights issues in the United States obviously are shaped by many factors.
My focus in this essay is on an issue that, at first glance, might appear insignificant …

The article explores the historical roots of the Latin American region's strong commitment to
the idea of universal human rights, focusing on four key intellectual moments: the ethical …

Despite rhetoric that suggests that the United States opens its doors to virtually anyone who
wants to come here, immigration has been restricted since the nation began. In this book …

How racial barriers play in the experiences of Mexican Americans has been hotly debated.
Some consider Mexican Americans similar to European Americans of a century ago that …

The 1982 US Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe, which made it possible for
undocumented children to enroll in Texas public schools, was a watershed moment for …

The trope of language barriers and the toppling thereof is widely resonant as a reference
point for societal progress. Central to this trope is a misleading debate between advocates of …

This article provides a general overview of LatCrit theory as a genre of contemporary critical
legal scholarship. LatCrit theory self-consciously does not limit itself to law or to scholars …