How the Exit Polls Misrepresent Latino Voters, and Badly
How the Exit Polls Misrepresent Latino Voters, and Badly
By Gary Segura, Latino Decisions Did you know that, despite running exceedingly racialized anti-Latino advertisements in Nevada’s Senate race, Sharon Angle got 30% of the Latino vote? Jan Brewer also did […]
Young Latino Voter Turnout Pivotal for the Election
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Young Latino voters are often lauded as a pivotal vote and there’s growing optimism that they will not be disengaged this November. The Center for Information and […]
Sergio Romo Wears “I Just Look Illegal” Tee at Giants Parade
By Latino Rebels This just in, from the online coverage of San Francisco Giants World Series parade. Giants closer Sergio Romo wore the following tee during the parade: What do you […]
Does Texas Agent’s Excuse for Killing Immigrants Make Sense?
By Christopher Sherman, Huffington Post Latino Voices McALLEN, Texas — Texas law enforcement agents were close enough to a pickup truck to see it was carrying people, not drugs, before […]
The selling of Día de los Muertos in Los Angeles
By Tony Castro, Voxxi Leave it to America to merchandize Mexico’s traditional Day of the Dead, but nowhere is the selling of Día de los Muertos bigger than in Los […]
Immigration Vs. The Economy: What Will Unlock Latino Votes?
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA We present excerpts from a conversation with pollsters, reporters and policy experts on how the issues of immigration and the economy are driving the decisions […]
Texas DPS Helicopter Sniper Kills Two Men on Border Highway
By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer First the armored boats with machine guns on the Rio Grande now helicopter snipers. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, seems bent […]
Advocates Lash Back Against Billboards and Voter Intimidation
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi There are seven days left until Election Day, but as noted in several news reports, tactics of voter intimidation in battleground states can still affect voter psychology. Civil […]
Baseball or Béisbol?
By Cheech Marin, Huffington Post Latino Voices There is something strange happening to our national pastime. At first, I couldn’t put my finger on it. Everything seemed normal. I was […]
US & UK Media Fail in Coverage of Mexican Beggar Child
By Latino Rebels The last few days a story from Mexico made the English-language online media in both the U.S. (CBS News,Jezebel) and the U.K. (The Daily Mail). The story involved a person in […]