Tea Party: Don’t Say “Republican” To Latinos, Say “Conservative”
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 […]
5 Jobs For Recently Unemployed SB1070 Sponsor Russell Pearce
Times are tough. After his recent recall in Arizona, the architect of Arizona’s SB1070, Russell Pearce, is out of work and hanging around a Home Depot east of Tempe hoping […]
Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote
Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]
Is The Tea Party Backing A Fake Latina Candidate In Arizona?
In light of allegations of a fake Latina candidate in a Senate recall election, the Arizona Secretary of State has been asked to undertake an investigation into the campaign of […]
Al Madrigal Takes On Tea Party Presidential Debate
The Daily Show’s Senior Latino Correspondent Al Madrigal took on the Republican presidential contenders last night at the Tea Party debate. The big joke is that no one is conservative […]
Security, Voter ID As Racializing Immigration Reform
The single most important public policy issue for Latinos of all nationalities is immigration reform. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which used to be called Immigration and Naturalization […]
Tea Party Associated With Racist Immigration Group FAIR
That an Ohio chapter of the Tea Party blatantly announces its affiliation with FAIR, or the Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform (FAIR), highlights the fact that the Tea Party […]
Voter ID Laws In Wisconsin Target Latino Voters
In May Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, signed a voter ID bill requiring voters to show ID when they went to vote. This meant that, without an ID, people could […]
Rick Perry Walks An Immigration Tightrope
In what may have been the most surreal moment of the present GOP presidential campaign, Arizona’s sheriff Joe Arpaio tweeted this: Just received phone call at my house from TX. […]
Immigration Debate: Latinos Carry Burden Of Proof
If you’ve ever wondered about the type of muck that sits at the bottom of the Tea Party barrel, here’s a sample: U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), was in Farmington, NM, […]
