Stories by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. subscribe to Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez's feed

The Root of Youth Civil Disobedience in Arizona

Posted on: Jul 8, 2010, Source: New America Media

For many youths in Arizona, the right to their own narrative -- the right to memory -- is worth getting arrested for.

Arizona's Immigration Law: a Modern Expression of Manifest Destiny

Posted on: Jun 18, 2010, Source: New America Media

These Arizona laws are part of a spasmodic reaction to the "browning of America."

Census: Masking Identities or Counting the Indigenous Among Us?

Posted on: Mar 4, 2010, Source: New America Media

In 1848, the former citizens of Mexico were designated “white” because of U.S. slavery and legal segregation. This artifact of history complicates the U.S. Census to this day.

A "Dream" Student's Homeland Security Nightmare

Posted on: Oct 26, 2009, Source: deleted

Since 2001, they’ve failed to garner the 60 votes necessary in the Senate to bring the Dream Act to a full vote.

The GOP Clings to Guns, Gays, God, and "Go-Home"

Posted on: May 10, 2009, Source: New America Media

Whether conservative or moderate, Republicans are mired in outmoded myths about America.

Bush's Commutation Of Trigger-Happy Border Patrol Guards' Sentences a Final Slap in the Face

Posted on: Jan 27, 2009, Source: New America Media

On his last full day in office, Bush commuted the sentences of ex-border patrol officers who shot a Mexican man and lied about it.

The New Jim Crow: Sham Trials the Norm for Mexicans in Arizona

Posted on: Jan 19, 2009, Source: New America Media

Every day, of the 1,000 migrants apprehended in Arizona, 70 are "randomly" selected and processed like cattle through Tucson's federal court.