Joaquin Castro Hails Latino Civil Rights Pioneers At MLK Tribute
Joaquin Castro Hails Latino Civil Rights Pioneers At MLK Tribute
By Fox News Latino Standing before the Lincoln Memorial, Rep. Joaquin Castro paid tribute Wednesday to Latino civil rights activists of decades past, and said they had drawn inspiration from […]
Did CA Assembly Speaker Perez opt for “political bullying” at big Latino convention?
By Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle California’s Democratic State Assembly Speaker John Perez is a man with a lot of clout in Sacramento — but did he engage in some “political […]
‘Chicken Causes Latino and Black poverty’ comment elicits response
By Peter Marcus, The Colorado Statesman Republican state Sen. Vicki Marble’s comments this week linking poor health within black and Latino communities to diets including barbecue chicken has led to Democrats […]
CA Governor Brown considers allowing 3.4M non-citizens to serve on juries
By Frank Stoltze, Southern California Public Radio California could become the first state to allow non-citizens to serve on criminal and civil juries, under legislation now on the governor’s desk. “The […]
New Obama Directive Aims To Stop Detention Of Undocumented Parents With Minor Children
By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino A new little-noticed directive by the Obama administration calls on immigration authorities to exercise discretion when dealing with undocumented immigrants who have minor children. The directive, issued […]
Colorado Senator blames chicken for Black, Hispanic poverty
By fox2now (KTVI) – Democratic lawmakers couldn’t believe their ears as they listened to Sen. Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, deliver a long soliloquy explaining that more blacks and Hispanics live […]
Joaquin and Julian Castro’s national road show
By Alexander Burns, Politico In Washington, much of the Democratic Party is experiencing a “Back to the Future” moment, with a pair of white politicians pushing 70 — Hillary Clinton […]
Racist Juror Comment Leads To New Trial For Mexican Restauranteurs
By Huffington Post Latino Voices Here’s one juror who has trouble laying aside his prejudice. A federal judge allowed two Mexican restaurant owners, in the state of Maine, accused of hiring […]
Texas AG says lawyer advised Latinos to break Voter ID law
By Christy Hoppe, Dallas Morning News Attorney General Greg Abbott accused a lawyer for Hispanic legislators of providing unethical advice to Latino voters by suggesting they ignore state law and […]
California GOP turns to immigration to fight extinction
By Jake Sherman, Politico MODESTO, Calif. — Republicans in Washington are taking a piecemeal approach to immigration reform — a strategy that could give the party’s most polarizing figures a […]