It’s Not The Size Of The Latino Electorate That Matters
It’s Not The Size Of The Latino Electorate That Matters
All of the punditry and political posturing, all of the urgency and calls for action, all of the outrage and tacit and direct messages sent will be for naught if […]
Newt Gingrich Uses The Jedi Mind Trick To Win South Carolina
Go ahead, call Newt Gingrich a deceptive, racist, amoral sack of putrid excrement. Go ahead and question his ethics and bring up that, during his tenure as Speaker of the House, […]
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 […]
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?” […]
It’s Time To Think Outside The Box On Immigration
By Christine Goffredo, otherwords.org Mariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had […]
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 […]
For The GOP, Failing On Immigration Means Failing At The Polls
By Eliseo Medina Republicans seem to be suffering from a case of political amnesia. There is no other explanation for their continued bashing of immigrants. Tim Tancredo’s anti-immigrant campaign went […]
Obama’s Labor Appointments Are Long Overdue
By René Lara, Political and Legislative Director of the Texas AFL-CIO President Barack Obama recently appointed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the government agency that is supposed […]
