Amid Intense VP Buzz, Julián Castro Tours Iowa for Clinton
Amid Intense VP Buzz, Julián Castro Tours Iowa for Clinton
*This past weekend U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Javier Palomarez endorsed Julián Castro for Vice President. Castro wasn’t there for the endorsement, he was traveling through Iowa, stumping for […]
For Many Latinos, Race Is More Culture Than Color
*This is an old issue, but this article focuses, in part, on the political consequences of the answer. Political representation (voting districts) is divided by racial identification with the idea […]
Migrants’ interest in voting rises
*Back in June, when Donald Trump made his infamous “Mexicans are rapists” campaign kick-off speech, there was a prediction: that Latinos would be so insulted by his remarks that they […]
Why immigration is a big deal to conservatives
*You may have been asking yourself this same question. One answer is to brand immigration opponents as nativist – there’s a history of intolerance tied to extreme conservatism that’s hard […]
If you’re a teacher, say “please” and “thank you”
*Ray Salazar tells us there’s a new no-nonsense trend in education. It requires teachers to be direct and to focus on instruction – “don’t say please and thankyou.” Ray takes […]
Minneapolis students stage walkout to protest immigration policies
*Many of the student protesters said they have been personally affected by the Obama Administration’s recent deportation raids. There’s no mention in the story about the similarity with the L.A. […]
Adios Underworld Pioneer Sana Ojeda – I think
*Sam Quiñones always writes fascinating stuff. This time he tells us the latest about California’s Latino criminal underground. The history of California’s criminal groups is a part of the history […]
22-Year-Old Latina Sabrina Pasterski May Be The Next Albert Einstein
*She was wait listed at MIT, now she studies space-time and black holes at Harvard. I get the feeling that even without Ivy league schools she would find a way […]
U.S. illegal immigrant population falls below 11 million
*Facts are pesky things when you’re trying to convince voters that immigrants are swarming across the U.S. border. The number of undocumented in the U.S. has been declining steadily for […]
Déjà Vu in Oregon. Not exactly.
*It’s unfortunate, Eduardo Diaz tells us, that in the reporting of the takeover of federal lands in Oregon the claims of tribal sovereignty have been ignored. In the summer of […]