5 Reasons Why Hispanics Should Support Jon Huntsman
5 Reasons Why Hispanics Should Support Jon Huntsman
By Alejandro Ramirez, Hispanic Talk News Many Hispanics feel disenfranchised with the current Republican presidential candidates. Organizations like Somos Republicans, the largest Hispanic GOP group, have consistently called for a shift […]
Latino Civil Rights Leaders: William C. Velásquez
William C. Velásquez was born in San Antonio and had a long career of political activism mostly in Texas before he died at the young age of 44 in 1988. Among his […]
Is The Tea Party Backing A Fake Latina Candidate In Arizona?
In light of allegations of a fake Latina candidate in a Senate recall election, the Arizona Secretary of State has been asked to undertake an investigation into the campaign of […]
Obama’s Popularity Falls Among Latinos In 3 Key States
According to a new poll, Barack Obama’s popularity has declined amongst Latino voters in three key states: Florida, Colorado, and New Mexico. Data from the survey, conducted jointly by conservative […]
Rick Perry Throwing Latinos Under The Bus To Win
By Raul A. Reyes, otherwords.org Texas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt “called” to run for president. In August, he hosted “The Response,” […]
Voter ID Laws In Wisconsin Target Latino Voters
In May Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, signed a voter ID bill requiring voters to show ID when they went to vote. This meant that, without an ID, people could […]
Romney Courts Latino Voters, Ignores Latino Press In Florida
Yesterday at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly in Tampa, Florida GOP candidate Mitt Romney took the opportunity to try to court Latino voters — by ignoring the Latino press. This seems […]
Obama Polling Far Above Any GOP Candidates With Latinos
A poll released last week by the group Public Policy Polling shows that even though Latinos aren’t crazy about President Obama right now, they’re even less enthusiastic about the current […]
Latinos Lose In Arizona’s AG Suit Against Voting Rights Act
On August 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into legislation.The V.R.A. closely followed the wording of the 15th Amendment; it applied a nationwide prohibition against denying or […]
Arizona AG Sues Federal Govt To Overturn Voting Rights Act
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, also known as the guy who tried to ban Mexican-American studies courses in public schools, is suing the federal government claiming that parts of the […]