President’s Commission On Latino Education Gets To Work This Month

After 18 months of community hearings and 7 months of preparation, President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Education will officially get to work this month. Here’s what we know about the Commission’s work so far, as […]

What do you do if you’re an iconic rock star and have the attention of a filled-to-capacity baseball park where you’re being honored with a “Beacon of change” award? If […]

By Lionel Sosa Lamar, where did you go wrong? You were such a sensitive fellow when we worked together 30 years ago. You’ve always been an anti-immigration advocate but as […]

By Eileen Smith, from Texas Observer From Texas Observer, where this blog was first published.   ONE OF TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY’S EMERGENCY ITEMS this session was to ban so-called sanctuary […]

President Obama seems to be on an immigration bender. Three weeks ago he met with Latino thought leaders to discuss immigration. One week later he convened Latino top-tier entertainers for […]

The Chief of Police of Seattle, Washington, has drawn the proverbial line in the sand. Chief John Diaz has said that he will not tolerate police officers who use racial or ethnic […]

Here’s a good indication as to where Oklahoma lawmakers’ minds are. The Associate Press is reporting An illegal immigration bill being considered by lawmakers this year will target human smugglers […]

Ever wonder how that fast food place or the neighborhood restaurant stays open in a deep recession? According to fruitnet.com, it’s likely because of Latino consumers. …the US Hispanic segment accounted for over 50 […]

Here’s a different way to look at how Latinos are affecting business as usual in the United States. It comes from a report in the Seattle Post Intelligencer: because Latinos are younger […]

Before he traveled to El Paso to make a speech about immigration President Obama convened three different groups of Latino leaders and celebrities at the white House to, supposedly, lay […]