What Ever Happened to the Virtual Border Fence?

The Houston Chronicle posted a very good piece about the infamous virtual fence along the US-Mexico border. The fence is at the heart of many political issues and mine fields, […]

President Obama is set to deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday, and every opinion maker and spread setter worth their words in winnings and fees has something to […]

A coalition of Latino groups says it has a formula to save Social Security for elderly Latinos. They call themselves Latinos for a Secure Retirement and they have what some […]

Little known fact: more Latinos have been deported during the Obama administration than in each of the Bush (43rd) years. In 2010 more than 400 thousand Latinos were detained and […]

My driver from the Miami airport to the hotel where I was staying for the night asked a simple question: “¿Y de qué van a hablal?” (What are you going […]

Avocado & Peas with Toasted Pita • Hors d’eourve • 6 whole pita breads ½ cup Texas olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon garlic salt 3 ripe avocados 7 […]

The leader of the Congressional Hispanic caucus says that the problem that Republicans have with Latinos is not the problem they think they have. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-TX, wrote in […]

In the interest of full disclosure I must ‘fess that I’m the product of a Catholic education (my present church going record notwithstanding). Friday mass in elementary and secundaria, and […]

A lot of the chatter I’ve been catching over the inter-webs these past few days has been about Jeb Bush’s call for a more Latino-friendly GOP. Specifically, though, the talk […]

The City of Compton, snack-dab in the middle of the sprawling Los Angeles metro area, is considering changing it’s voting habits – they might be changing from at large representation […]