Children at our Border: Questions and Answers about Children Fleeing Violence in Central America, is a new ADL website dedicated to the humanitarian situation at the border In response to anti-immigrant rhetoric that demonizes and dehumanizes children fleeing violence, ADL issued this call for civility in the debate. ADL joined in a Jewish community statement that emphasizes the need to ensure that...
San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association is excited to welcome the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) to San Diego for it’s 2014 Latino Political Convention. As part of the host committee, SDLRLA will be hosting a convention kick-off happy hour welcoming attendees from across the country. Speakers at the convention include...
For our Immigration Practice Attorney members: Wondering what to do now with the recent changes/updates in DACA? NALEO has provided the following infographics in Spanish and English: Rev.Stand.Alone.Renewal.FAQs.6.5.14 SPANISH.PDF Rev Stand Alone Renewal FAQs 6 5 14.pdf What To Do Now – DACA Renewal INFOGRAPHIC SPANISH.PDF What To Do Now – DACA Renewal INFOGRAPHIC Final.pdf...
San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Endorses Candidate for District Attorney San Diego, CA – San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, San Diego’s Latino Bar Association, held its first District Attorney Forum on Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. to address issues facing the Latino community and all San Diego residents. In attendance...
SDLRLA is proud to endorse the following judges for re-election: Judge Popkins (www.electjudgepopkins.com) A former public defender since 1985; as an attorney, he tried over 100 cases and was lead counsel on 20 murder jury trials. He is highly respected by the prosecution, law enforcement and the criminal defense bar. Click here for more info. Judge Schall...
The Lincoln Club of San Diego County is one of the largest in California, according to its website, with over 300 members. Their mission is “to advance free market principles and ideas by recruiting, endorsing and financing business-friendly candidates and ballot measures that reflect their commitment to responsible public policy, the expansion of economic opportunity,...
SDLRLA is proud to be one of 39 organizations and leaders who asked San Diego Police Chief Lansdowne to go further than collecting racial data for traffic stops. “As concerned members of the community, we strongly encourage you to not stop at collecting data only for vehicle stops,” the letter said. “Collecting data on all...
SDLRLA is proud to co-sponsor, in conjunction with The San Diego Lawyer Chapter, California Western School of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law and the University of San Diego School of Law Student Chapters of the American Constitution Society, as national partners of Community Cinema, the screening of “State of Arizona.” This vérité documentary captures the...
SDLRLA is proud to announce that it is officially endorsing candidate David Alvarez for Mayor of San Diego. Mr. Alvarez is a San Diego native who grew up in the Barrio Logan area of San Diego. He was elected to the San Diego City Council in 2010, where he chairs the Natural Resources &...
Last Wednesday at University of San Diego’s Shiley Theater an estimated 400 members of the community joined SDLRLA and its partnering organizations to hear from the top four polling candidates for Mayor of San Diego: David Alvarez, Mike Aguirre, Kevin Faulconer and Nathan Fletcher. Hailed as “beautifully executed from the registration table to the close of the...