Stories by Alana de Hinojosa

Alana de Hinojosa is an intern at AlterNet. Email her at alana@alternet.org, and follow her on Twitter @alanahinojosa.

Must-See Clip: What Rep. Steve King Has In Mind When He Hears 'Latino Outreach'

The three hateful amigos are at it again!

A group of young immigrants known as the Dream 8 risked everything in order to challenge Obama’s record deportations.

The ongoing public outcry over Zimmerman's acquittal may actually spark some change.

Crossing the border is not a game or a sport; it is a desperate, lonely and potentially lethal experience.

The militarization of the border has become not simply a means to an end, but the end itself.

The Virginia senator spoke on the floor for nearly 14 minutes in Spanish, the first senator ever to do so.

A prank calls attention to the discrimination and bariers undocumented students face in higher education.

Why are schools so eager to adopt police roles and assist in the creeping (and creepy) militarization of U.S. institutions?