Hispanos in Law
Name one current Hispanic member of the United States Senate.
Who is? :
Ted Cruz – Republican (Texas)
Catherine Cortez Masto – Democrat (Nevada)
Alex Padilla – Democrat (California)
Ben Ray Luján – Democrat (New Mexico)
Ruben Gallego – Democrat (Arizona)
Bernie Moreno – Republican (Ohio)
This 2012 executive action, which shielded undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation.
What is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”).
This 1848 treaty ended the Mexican-American War and transferred over 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory, including present-day California, Texas, and New Mexico, to the United States, making roughly 100,000 Mexicans instant U.S. residents overnight.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Ratified in 1868, this constitutional amendment guarantees that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
What is the 14th Amendment?
With three members each, these two nationalities are tied as the most represented on this very board. (Name One)
What are Mexican and Guatemalan?
This United Farm Workers co-founder used fasts, strikes, and the Delano grape boycott to win labor rights for California farm workers.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This temporary immigration protection, granted by the Secretary of Homeland Security, allows nationals from countries experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions to live and work legally in the United States. El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, and Venezuela have all had their nationals designated under this status, making it a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Latino immigrants.
What is Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?
This Mexican holiday commemorates the unlikely 1862 victory of General Ignacio Zaragoza's outnumbered army over French imperial forces at the Battle of Puebla, and while it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico itself, it has become one of the most widely celebrated Latino cultural holidays in the United States.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This constitutional amendment guarantees every person in the United States, citizen or not, the right to remain silent when questioned by police and the right to an attorney before interrogation
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Founded on September 21st, 1999, under President Dr. Judith Rodin, this University of Pennsylvania center, also known as the Center for Hispanic Excellence, was built through the persistent dedication of core founders, including staff, faculty, students, and alumni, and continues to serve as a cultural home for Latino students and the broader Philadelphia community.
What is La Casa Latina?
This individual was the first Latinx Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
The 1986 law granted amnesty to roughly 3 million undocumented immigrants, most from Latin America.
What is the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, also known as Reagan amnesty?
This hero of South American independence was a prominent political leader known for his vision of Latin American unity and deep understanding of political theory and republican government.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants or employees based on national origin, making it illegal to refuse to hire someone because they are Latino, speak with an accent, or have a foreign-sounding name.
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Puerto Rican-American composer and playwright is best known for a 2015 Broadway musical that retold the story of a Founding Father entirely through hip-hop, R&B, and show tunes.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This Cuban-American became the first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General under George W. Bush
Who is Alberto Gonzales?
Named after an Arizona man of Mexican descent, this 1966 ruling requires police to inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This early Mexican-American civil rights organization, founded in Texas in 1929, predates both the NAACP and MALDEF and spent decades fighting school segregation, jury exclusion, and employment discrimination against Latino Americans through litigation and advocacy.
What is LULAC: the League of United Latin American Citizens?
This 1896 Supreme Court decision established the doctrine of "separate but equal," legally sanctioning racial segregation across the United States for nearly six decades until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This prominent Puerto Rican artist recently showcased himself at the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Name who he is, and identify two political references made during his performance.
Who is Bad Bunny?
Born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mexican immigrant parents, this jurist made history when President Kennedy appointed him to the federal bench in 1961, making him the first Mexican-American federal judge in United States history. He later served on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and was reportedly considered by President Carter as a potential Supreme Court nominee. This distinction would have made him the first Latino Justice nearly three decades before Sonia Sotomayor.
Who is Reynaldo G. Garza?
The 1954 case brought by Mexican-American families that extended the 14th Amendment equal protection to Latinos as a class.
What is Hernandez v. Texas?
Originally announced in 1823 to warn European powers against colonization in the Western Hemisphere, this policy was dramatically expanded in 1904 when President Roosevelt asserted America's right to intervene in unstable Latin American nations a justification later used to back brutal dictatorships, topple democratic governments in Guatemala and Venezuela, and fuel civil wars across Central America that drove hundreds of thousands of Latino refugees north to the United States.
What is the Monroe Doctrine/Roosevelt Corollary?
This landmark 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, giving federal courts the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution, a foundational doctrine that has been invoked in nearly every major civil rights case in American history.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This South American nation became the first team to win the FIFA World Cup in 1930, claiming the inaugural tournament on home soil by defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final.
What is Uruguay?