First Latina Senate chief of staff banks on Hispanic turnout in CA Congressional race
First Latina Senate chief of staff banks on Hispanic turnout in CA Congressional race
*Renteria is running in a Latino majority district, but that majority doesn’t translate to votes. Latinos in CA’s 21st congressional district are like Latinos across most of the country, they […]
Fighting birth defects with corn tortillas
*What do you think? Sounds like a good idea … VL By News4SanAntonio SAN ANTONIO – There’s a push to fight birth defects by adding a special ingredient to corn […]
KKK Joins Immigration Debate With Calls for “Corpses” on the Border
*Terrible, beyond words. Thanks to Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucination of the “Mexican” in America and Maria Carla Sanchez for suggesting this article. VL By Keegan Hankes, Southern Poverty Law Center With thousands of undocumented […]
Immigration is now President Obama’s worst issue
*The economy and the Veterans Affairs scandal polled higher for the President than the immigration issue. VL By Aaron Blake, Washington Post Immigration has emerged as perhaps President Obama’s worst issue […]
The Nuevo South: A Changing Landscape
*The number of Latinos in the South is growing. Eduardo Diaz took a tour through places like Birmingham, Charlotte and Atlanta and he tells us that not only are there […]
Sobremesa: A Conversation with Al Kauffman, a front row view of Latino civil rights
Who is Al Kauffman? If you’re not from Texas, or a student of U.S. Latino civil rights, that’s a valid question. I was at one of those fundraising rubber chicken […]
Executive Action on Immigration and Democratic House Incumbents 2014 Prospects
*Rumors are rampant that Pres. Obama will use executive action on immigration next month. What effect will this have on national, mid-term politics? Some polls indicate that the effect will […]
Julián Castro sworn in, spends first day as HUD Secretary
By Ben Lane, Housingwire Julián Castro is no longer the mayor of San Antonio. He is now the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development after being sworn in on […]
Latinos rise in higher education
*The fact that more Latinos are entering and staying in college could be the result of systemic and generational changes in attitudes towards higher education in the Latino community. That, […]
Poll: Most Americans Want to Shelter, Not Deport, Migrant Children
*The anti-immigrant protesters seem to be getting most of the attention concerning the undocumented minor situation at the border. It turns out things aren’t what they seem. The loud anti-protesters […]
