GOP Readies Immigration Measures
GOP Readies Immigration Measures
*What are the chances that the GOP congress will be able to find a viable middle ground among themselves? It would be good if they’d codify an intended end – when […]
Florida Latinos support normalizing relations with Cuba
*Florida is changing. The epicenter of anti-Castro sentiment isn’t as strong as it once was. VL By Adrian Pantoja, Latino Decisions Cuba issue significantly less salient – even to Cuban Americans […]
Arizona DREAMers Can Get Driver’s Licenses Starting This Week
*It took the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to decide that this wasn’t an issue. But don’t hold your breath, this is Arizona after all. I suspect there will be an […]
US-Cuba deal puts human rights on the island in the spotlight
*Well … yeah. The President said “this is still a regime that oppresses its people.” VL By Fox News Latino HAVANA (AP) – To many exiles and their allies, President […]
Politico: Obama May Give Dems 80 Percent of 2016 Latino Vote
*This is continued fallout from the Tom Perez assertion that “Obama is the first Latino president.” Several questions come to mind: Is 80% an overstatement? Does this mean that Latinos […]
The first Latino president?
*This article produced a minor cyber-quake this morning. So much was revealed about President Obama’s politics and how Latinos view him, and also about the parallel cyber universe. Obama’s Labor […]
One sentence that explains the politics of Obama’s immigration actions
*A short and to-the-point little post. What’s the sentence in question? Not what you may think. VL By Dara Lind, Vox According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, a […]
Obama The ‘First Latino President’? No, But Here’s 6 Hispanics Who Might Be One Day
*Here’s a good response to Labor Secretary Tom Perez saying that his boss, President Obama, is the first Latino president. I don’t expect unanimous agreement on the politicians on the […]
How Florida’s demographics made the US-Cuba deal possible
*A view that’s sure to cause some push-back. Fifty years of hard line politics will eventually wear off. VL By Dara Lind, Vox The US government’s hardline attitude toward Cuba has […]
Here’s how our immigration laws actually encourage illegal immigration
*How “go to the back of the line” is an anachronism and mired in confusing immigration red tape. VL By Tina Griego, The Washington Post The debate over President Obama’s executive […]
