How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids’ Education
How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids’ Education
*In 2012 3.5 million children in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools had at least one undocumented parent. “Immigration policy is education policy.” VL By Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic […]
Donald Trump’s remarks spur Latino ‘naturalization blitz’ before election
*What’s that saying in Spanish? “No hay mal que por bien no venga.” Trump’s rantings today are producing the Latino voters of tomorrow. VL By Daniel Hernandez, The Guardian Donald […]
Despite political storm, Gov. Suana Martinez has 56% approval in New Mexico
*This is according to a Latino Decisions poll published last week. We’re paying attention to New Mexico politics because the state is once again considered a swing state in presidential […]
Iowa Latinos emerging as small, but potentially significant political force
*I’ve been intrigued by the Latinos-in-Iowa story. They’re 5 percent of the population, yet the presidential campaigns and Latino organizations are spending a lot of time and energy registering, motivating […]
A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
*The rallying call fact in Dolores Huerta’s piece is that during the next president’s first year in office four Supreme Court justices will be 80 years-old, and the average retirement […]
Latinos and the lost message of Martin O’Malley
*We love the horse-race, or else we wouldn’t be watching the polls and reading political reports. Martin O’Malley is far from making a dent in the Democratic field, but it […]
Amid Intense VP Buzz, Julián Castro Tours Iowa for Clinton
*This past weekend U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Javier Palomarez endorsed Julián Castro for Vice President. Castro wasn’t there for the endorsement, he was traveling through Iowa, stumping for […]
For Many Latinos, Race Is More Culture Than Color
*This is an old issue, but this article focuses, in part, on the political consequences of the answer. Political representation (voting districts) is divided by racial identification with the idea […]
Why immigration is a big deal to conservatives
*You may have been asking yourself this same question. One answer is to brand immigration opponents as nativist – there’s a history of intolerance tied to extreme conservatism that’s hard […]
Minneapolis students stage walkout to protest immigration policies
*Many of the student protesters said they have been personally affected by the Obama Administration’s recent deportation raids. There’s no mention in the story about the similarity with the L.A. […]
