Introducing the America’s Voice/Latino Decisions 2016 Senate Project
Introducing the America’s Voice/Latino Decisions 2016 Senate Project
*For those of you who like political inside baseball, X’s and O’s and all that, you’re gong to love this. America’s Voice and Latino Decisions will do three waves of […]
Wolf, David and Martha — Pull Us Out of the Rabbit Hole
*This was intended for a pre-GOP presidential debate timeframe. But I think the ideas stated by Trujillo and Cisneros have value the day after. They take the debate moderators to […]
U.S. Rep. Gene Green: Garcia Challenge A “Hail Mary”
*So here’s the deal: Adrian Garcia quit his job as Sheriff of Harris county, Texas to run for Mayor of Houston. He cane in third. His county Democratic Party big-wigs […]
The Koch brothers’ grand plan to liberate the poor
*Turkeys for votes? Thanks to Henry Flores for sending us this article. VL By Greg Sargent, The Washington Post The other day I noted that the Koch brothers were funding […]
Central American Migration: New Concerns As Numbers Rise One Year After Unprecedented Influx
*This news has been less than a trickle in mainstream media. The presidential horse race, today’s poll, whatever Trump said and the fear of terrorism have taken over the headlines […]
‘Trump effect’ may fuel Latino voting
*Thoughtful piece by Taquista Mercedes Olivera. A couple of take-aways: you can no longer blame Latino apathy as the entire reason they don’t vote, and it’s not really true that […]
Hispanic Conservatives: Cruz “Perhaps Worse” Than Trump
*That’s saying a lot. Especially given that tonight will be the last GOP presidential debate of the year, and that Cruz is surging in the polls, and that Trump has […]
‘East of Salinas’ Profiles an Undocumented 8-Year-Old Math Whiz
*This Independent Lens documentary airs December 28th on PBS. It’s about the 8 year-old son of migrant farm workers who happens to also be a gifted math whiz. VL By Andrew […]
Tucson: 26,000 checks, 83 deportations
*This is the first thing that comes to mind: 26 thousand immigration checks over a period of 16 months by the empowered Tucson police, and they nab 83 deportable people. […]
Community Rallies Around Mexican Grocery Store
*A good happy ending story. It started badly, with vandalism on the wall of a Mexican grocery store: Go back to Mexico now. The community around Las Palmas store in […]
