The ‘Dreamers’: They anger the GOP and power Democratic campaigns
The ‘Dreamers’: They anger the GOP and power Democratic campaigns
*A big part of the energy of recent Latino political activism is coming from the DREAMers. Their initial focus was immigration and little else, but now they’re branching into electoral […]
Media consolidation at point where Univision buying The Onion makes sense
*By 2020 34 percent of Latinos will speak only English at home. This percentage isn’t lost on Univision executives who have been looking for a way to enter the bilingual/English […]
Immigration case could hurt Republican outreach to U.S. Hispanics
*The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Obama executive actions on immigration case could be a Catch-22 for the GOP. The case involves the Republican’s attempt to stall or a […]
The good news about Latino millennial voters, tucked under a stack of numbers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco [tweet_dis]Forty-four percent of eligible Latino voters are millennials.[/tweet_dis] There’s good news in that, but it’s hiding under the bad news that’s tucked under the obvious news. […]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
*The Obama administration and immigration activists are breathing a collective sigh of solace. The U. S. Supreme Court had left the president’s executive actions on immigration case out of its initial […]
A History of Latino Conservatism, Part 2: The Rise of Latino Neoliberalism
*If you’ve asked yourself how the GOP could engender two presidential candidates with Latino last names, the answer, according to Aaron Sanchez, is 100 years in the making – and […]
The Latino vote is bigger and better educated than ever before, a new report finds
*According to the latest Pew numbers, Latino millennials should be the new political target – half of eligible Latino voters are millennials and their education level is rising. But, the […]
Immigration and the 2016 Election
*There’s one interesting point in this article – most of it is a rehash of the same old ideas about immigration and politics. What’s interesting is buried in the 6th […]
This is America’s Least Diverse City…and It’s Not Black or White
*This is where I grew up, and yes, it’s very Mexican-American, overwhelmingly so. It was that way in my childhood and adolescence, and it’s that way today as well. I’ll […]
How an FCC proposal could hurt Latinos
*We need to keep an eye on this. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is considering a proposal to eliminate broadcast exclusivity rules. Those are the rules that make sure TV broadcasters […]
