GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates
GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates
The problem with putting a price on politics is that you put a price on politics – it’s a doomed idea by definition. Case in point: the GOP says it will spend […]
Alabama Rep. Should Apologize For Anti-Immigrant Rant
[Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed from Somos Republicans.] By Bob Quasius Recently, Congressman Mo Brooks said he would do anything short of shooting illegal immigrants. Even his colleagues in Congress rebuked […]
Mexican Born Pastor Forms “Hispanic Tea Party”
Mexican-born Texas pastor Armando Vera formed what he calls the Hispanic Tea Party back in June because he says the conservative movement focuses too much on politics and not enough […]
Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders
Austin, Texas — Last week I helped organize a meet-and-greet for Joaquín Castro in East Austin that brought a full spectrum of over 200 reporters, politicos, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, community […]
SB 1070 Advocate Recalled In Arizona
Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce is set to be recalled, as enough signatures have been gathered to force a special election this November. If you recall, we reported that the […]
To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos, Register 15 Million
Before we begin mobilizing Latino voters for the 2012 presidential election, we must understand the population of available voters in our community as well as the total number of Latino […]
Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas
You’d need a diagram to figure out exactly how it happened, but suffice it to say that the state senators in Texas gathered their marbles and went home. And just […]
Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference
By Melissa Del Bosque Thursday in San Antonio, the national press got one of their first honest-to-God looks at Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential potential. They got to evaluate his candidate […]
John McCain Uses One Fire To Start Another
By Randy Parraz Most recently Arizona has been in the national headlines because of the outbreak of wildfires. At no time in our history have we ever experienced fires of […]
Texas Gov. Perry Gets Cold Reception At NALEO Conference
There was a point during Texas Governor Rick Perry’s speech to a packed lunch crowd at this year’s National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference that I […]