The Tale Of Romney And The DREAMer
The Tale Of Romney And The DREAMer
What happened between an undocumented student and GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a recent Manhattan fundraiser reads like something written by the the Brothers Grimm. A deceivingly simple story […]
Latino Abortion Stereotype Shattered
This puts a twist in the Republican belief that Latinos are conservatives at heart, but vote liberal because of tradition. The anti-abortion, or right to life, stance is a major […]
Gingrich Attacks Romney For Being Bilingual
Newt Gingrich managed to make America look xenophobic recently the way he chose to attack his rival, Mitt Romney recently. The Gingrich campaign has launched a new attack ad against the […]
Tea Party: Don’t Say “Republican” To Latinos, Say “Conservative”
Is changing voter attitudes as easy as swapping one descriptor for another? In political circles, it can be. But what about in Latino politics, specifically? According to a Reuters report, a […]
The Latino Voting Rights Saga: It’s Complicated
A three-judge federal panel in Washington will be hearing two weeks’ worth of testimony, starting this week, on Texas’ congressional redistricting maps. Again? If you’re thinking, “Didn’t they already do this?” […]
Fired New Mexico DMV Employee Sues Over “No Spanish” Rule
The Mexican American Legal Dense and Education Fund has gone to the defense of a Latina who was fired for calling-out discriminatory practices at the New Mexico driver’s license bureau. […]
A 2011 Retrospective Of Latino Struggles
By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]
Mitt Romney Is Sending Mixed Signals To Latino Voters
Mitt Romney was acting a bit temperamental yesterday as he sought votes from Latinos, particularly in Florida. He proudly released a Spanish language video in which his son Craig spoke […]
6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”
There is a reason that government and marketers in the United States want to dump all persons of Latin American ancestry into one big “Hispanic” pail. It’s the same reason […]
Ray Suarez: Arizona, Nevada Will Be Pivotal In 2012 Election
By Yvonne Condes One of my journalism heroes is Ray Suarez of PBS NewsHour. On January 4, I was fortunate enough to catch him after a panel on presidential election […]
