NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote
NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote
By Hunter Walker, Talking Points Memo New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote. The proposal, which would allow […]
The Downton Abbey Exception & 4 Other Stupid Immigration Amendments
By Adam Serwer, Mother Jones Defying expectations, Congress is poised to take a serious shot at immigration reform. A bipartisan group of eight Senators has agreed on a bill. One […]
Immigration Bill Passes First Early Test in Senate
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro, Reuters (Reuters) – In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly […]
The Immigration Amendments You Need to Know
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) By Jordan Fabian, ABC/Univision Senators filed a whopping 300 amendments to the bipartisan immigration reform bill this week, setting the stage for intense debate over core […]
Six Take-Aways from the Census Bureau’s Voting Report
PRESS RELEASE The report from the Census Bureau on the diversifying American electorate in 2012 confirms an historic turnout milestone first noted last December by the Pew Research Center, but undercuts a number […]
Gabriel Gomez Lacks National GOP Support In Mass. Senate Race
By Fox News Latino Massachusetts’ first Latino candidate for the U.S. Senate has yet to capture the attention of national Republican leaders. While local Republicans are excited about Gabriel Gomez, major GOP donors […]
Jersey City Mayor Blames “Latinas” for Naked Photos
By Ken Thorbourne, The Jersey Journal Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy’s newly expanded version of how he came to be photographed naked on his stoop shortly before the November 2004 […]
Continuing the Green Case for Immigration Reform
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco In case you missed it, the Sierra Club came out in support of comprehensive reform—and more explicitly, a path to citizenship. This keeps the debate alive, […]
Is Bill Richardson the Latino Sovereign?
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Of course not. Bill Richardson is not a Latino King, Khan or Potentate. So does Bill Richardson get to decide who is Latino and who isn’t? Not at […]
L.A. Mayoral Candidates Court Latino Voters
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times The two candidates vying to be mayor of Los Angeles courted Latino voters Saturday, promising to do more to help those who are seeking […]