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From Soapbox to the Floor
How will the Tea Party freshmen–with their utopian small-government views–actually govern? by Abby Rapoport, Forrest Wilder & Dave Mann from the Texas Observer In politics, 2010 was the year of […]
Latinos Need Health Care Reform, Spanish Speaking Providers
Latinos not only need health care reform, but Spanish speaking health care professionals, writes Matthew Stieglitz in an excellent post from Latino Politics Blog. Stieglitz’s abuelita broke her hip during […]
Familialismo, Elder Caregiving A Burden For Latinos
Because of the Latino value of familialismo, The New York Times says that Latinos — and Latinas in particular — bear a greater burden of caring for their elderly relatives […]
Latino Republicans Work To Recall Arizona’s Pearce
A group of conservative Arizona Latinos, Somos Republicans, is behind a move to recall that state’s senate president Russell Pearce. For those not in the know, this is the kind […]
Latino Groups List Their Policy Wishes for Obama
There was a time, not too long ago, when immigration was not high on the list of Latino political priorities. I remember polls that indicated education, followed by jobs and […]
What’s a Pocho?
What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]
King:Deported DREAMers Like Peace Corps Voluteers
Apparently, and according to a Fox News Latino post, the new chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, spent his childhood reading the US […]
Latino Chasm in the Mormon Church
It’s about immigration, but it’s also about faith. And in a tightly-knit group like the Latter Day Saints it feels like the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s (or the Garcia’s and Martinez’…it’s […]
New Latino Mayor in Providence, RI
Providence, Rhode Island, is debuting its first and new Latino Mayor. Angel Taveras, 40, was sworn-in in a small, private ceremony at his home surrounded by his family. Part of […]
Latino Youth Leadership = Salsa Music and Pizza
One of the great American traits is improvisation. From a nation of immigrants, one of our greatest cultural gifts to the world has been Jazz, the quintessential improvisation. But it […]