Will San Diego have its first Latino mayor?
Will San Diego have its first Latino mayor?
By Craig Gustafson, U-T San Diego Bob Filner won last year’s mayoral contest with overwhelming support from Latinos who often chanted “Sí se puede” (Yes we can) at his campaign stops, […]
Federal shutdown looming; more than 150,000 Latino federal workers
By Suzanne Gamboa , NBCLatino The dark clouds of a government shutdown loomed over Washington Monday with government offices preparing to shut down in the coming hours while waiting for Congress […]
The Effect of Protests on Latino Political Attitudes Towards Government
By LD Guest Blogger Sophia J. Wallace, Michael Jones- Correa And Chris Zepeda-Millan, Latino Decisions Academics, media pundits, and activists alike have often pointed to the policy and institutional changes that […]
Latino voters eyeing lawmakers on immigration
By Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A significant majority of Latino voters list immigration overhaul as a crucial issue and would be less likely to support a candidate who blocked […]
How Wendy Davis and Latinos could turn Texas blue, or not
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The big news out of Texas, “leaked” before it was “ready,” is that Wendy Davis will run for Governor. Some background: Wendy Davis is Senator Wendy […]
Dolores Huerta Says Latinos Have ‘Long Road’ Ahead Despite Achievements
By EFE/Huffington Post Latino Voices Chicago (EFE).- Dolores Huerta, a defender of the human rights of Hispanic workers for more than 40 years, believes that Latinos still have a “long […]
Immigration Reform: On Again-Off Again-On Again
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The on again-off again Comprehensive Immigration Reform seems to be on again, for now. The last we heard was that CIR was dead in the water. […]
Deported Vets
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Serving in the military can help immigrants gain U.S. citizenship. But vets who commit crimes may find themselves deported despite their service to the country. […]
Why are so many Latinos pathetically apathetic?
By Latina Lista LatinaLista — Over the summer, the Association for Psychological Science released a study that amazingly was only covered by one news media outlet. It could have been because it focused […]
High rate of deportations continue under Obama despite Latino disapproval
By Mark Hugo Lopez and Ana Gonzalez-Berrra, Pew Research Cetner In an interview with Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart on Tuesday, President Obama said that it would be difficult to halt the deportation of immigrants living in […]
